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Jump in hiring fuels optimism for economic recovery

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 379,000 jobs last month in a sign the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop, vaccinations ramp up, Americans spend more and states ease business restrictions.

Port details how the pandemic affected its fire station project

By BENJAMIN MINNICK

Port of Seattle commissioners are expected to meet tomorrow to consider a request to increase the budget of a fire station project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.



Anchorage lifting some capacity limits

Anchorage will lift its coronavirus-related capacity restrictions on many businesses and will ease limits on other places where people gather under a new emergency order set to take effect today.


Wood treatment plant fined $223K

The state has fined a Eugene wood treatment plant more than $200,000 for hazardous waste and water quality violations that regulators say occurred over the last five years.


Hotels to pay $105K over price-gouging

Four Oregon hotels will pay $105,600 in penalties and reimburse at least 100 customers to settle allegations of price gouging during wildfires last year.


Luxury seller Saks to spinoff website

Saks Fifth Avenue is spinning off its website into a separate company, with the hopes of expanding that business at a time when more people are shopping online.


Previous Stories


March 5, 2021
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SDOT now has 25 mph limits on 415 miles of arterial roads
Recently opened Seattle apartments almost fully leased
Avenue 55 sells Port of Tacoma industrial buildings for $61M
Hatchery to rely on native steelhead
Mortgate rates higher, now 3.02%
260 Hillman City units take shape near MLK, with brave buyer sought
155 Green Lake units approved, then appealed to Hearing Examiner
Alexandria pays $45M for offices
Vaccine eligibility to expand March 22
CBO expects federal debt to double over next 30 years
New push for deal on infrastructure
Tribes, EPA sue phosphate mine
Tech pulls stocks lower as bond yields increase

March 4, 2021
What if you can’t dig your way out of a brownfield cleanup?
Service sector growth slows sharply in February
How to keep the creative spark in a virtual world
KM selling 1 acre in U District, zoned for up to 320 feet
First spans for pedestrian bridge over I-5 arrive at Northgate site
Foundations for healthy and sustainable urban places
Bel-Red office building planned
$3.6M Mercer Island office building sold
A changed workforce and the implications for workplaces and cities
Solid sign-ups for Biden's new ‘Obamacare' coverage offer
Bed Bath & Beyond hopes to revive brand
Amazon sued over discrimination, sexual harassment claims
Snowpack high after February storms
U of O returning to in-person classes
California city bans new gas stations
Northwest Pipe sees $5.2M earnings
Technology stocks lead indexes lower

March 3, 2021
Wave energy testing project off Oregon coast OK'd
OneLin plans over 1,000 U District units on three sites
Caribbean seeks vaccines to revive economy
Queen Anne site sells for $3.2M
Nordstrom earnings beat expectations
Postman to chair cannabis board
Biden vows vaccine for all by May 31
Army recruits soldiers for Alaska
Stocks drift lower on Wall Street

March 2, 2021
Zoom posts big quarter even as subscriber growth slows
AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China's rise
St. Louis mayoral candidates look to address crime
Oregon could become 2nd state to permit human composting
9 U District units sell for $2.3M
Texas power company seeks bankruptcy protection after storm
91 Roosevelt units move closer to MUP
Sumner warehouse sells for $8M
2 Alaska cities to enlarge cemeteries
Portland protesters smash windows
USDA puts brakes on copper mine
Idaho asks for bird feeder removals
Dow jumps 603 points

March 1, 2021
Rights groups target Beijing Games sponsors
AIA names five Seattle members as 2021 fellows
Gemdale buys second SLU site for $24M, with new office tower planned
Kirkland property sells for nearly $34M
Kennewick facility district faces fine
$175M rent aid bill goes to Idaho gov.
Alexandria buys Bothell business park for $200M
Dick's announces new Bellevue location
$10M sale for Redmond building
Mortage rates up; now at 2.97%
All Oregonians eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by July
Alaska university regents give teams more time to fundraise


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