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Tense days for owners without legal status

By GISELA SALOMON and CLAUDIA TORRENS

Many are selling their businesses, transferring them to relatives or closing altogether to avoid a total loss if they are abruptly deported.

Tech companies move to banish extremists

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

Major companies such as Google, Facebook and PayPal are banishing extremist groups and individuals for violating service terms.


SeaTac says new road opens up new development opportunities

By JOURNAL STAFF

The $14 million road completes a new arterial corridor between South 188th Street in SeaTac and South 216th Street in Des Moines.


Walmart's online sales soar as it seeks to catch Amazon

Walmart paid more than $3 billion for Jet.com last year, and since then picked up smaller players including ModCloth and Moosejaw.


Prologis Park SeaTac sold for $6M

By JOURNAL STAFF

Prologis acquired the property through one of its AMB investments funds in 2002 for $2.9 million.


Airlines make it harder to earn free flights

By DAVID KOENIG

Use ‘em while you've got ‘em. The value of your miles won't go up.


Apple farmers may see higher returns

Europe’s apple crop suffered a 21 percent decline because of frost damage and weather, Mexico is experiencing a 30 percent drop in its apple production, and Canada’s is down by 5 percent.


Markets see big loss

About 95 percent of the companies in the S&P 500 finished with losses.


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August 16, 2017
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August 15, 2017
Health care debate strengthens Medicaid
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Buy American Act delays Alaska ferry construction
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More cities install panhandling meters
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