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Top half of Suquamish ferry leaves Tacoma

By JOURNAL STAFF

After 16 months of fabrication at Jesse Co.'s shop in Tacoma, the ferry's superstructure on Wednesday was rolled onto a barge and towed by the tug Pacific Knight to Vigor's Harbor Island Shipyard in Seattle.

Wallace, Vitamilk families gear up for final phase: Green Lake North

By BRIAN MILLER

CollinsWoerman is designing a six-story building with about 133 units, retail and parking.


Strike ends: Teamsters, concrete firms reach a deal

By JOURNAL STAFF

A contract was ratified today by 92 percent of the 294 sand and gravel workers.


Idaho city to pay after chemical burns children

News reports say city employees left toxic paint stripper on graffiti in a park.


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.


Suspected car thief climbs LA port crane, dies in fall

The man broke a window and climbed into the crane cab, then climbed out, walked to the end of the crane over water as darkness fell.


Senator: 'Buy America' plan needs flexibility

Trump's order has a provision requiring all steel and iron products be produced in the U.S. at every stage of the process — even if there is nowhere in the U.S. to produce those products.


Alaska fish plant damaged by fire

The plant’s offices, the processing section and the facility’s large freezer were destroyed. Still standing are housing quarters for about 150 workers, the egg processing house and part of the dock.


Skagit County looks at electric ferry for Guemes Island run

Since 2014, the county's Ferry Division has spent nearly half of its annual $2.5 million operating budget on maintenance and repairs of the existing vessel.


Judges favor Christie's 127-mile N.J. dune project

Property owners say the dune plan is an unwarranted government land grab and a waste of scarce taxpayer dollars.


Works begins on $1.6B NYC train hall

The light-filled train hall will be built across from the cramped and dark Penn Station.


Graves to be moved from under road

Pike County Road Commissioner Jacky Smith learned through social media that Pounding Mill Road had paved over the Green Wolford Cemetery in Kentucky nearly 40 years ago.


25-ton bronze sphere back at WTC site

Workers on Wednesday began hoisting sections of the Koenig Sphere into its permanent home at the new Liberty Park overlooking the 9/11 memorial.


Previous Stories


August 17, 2017
Students have renovated five buildings for Sitka Fine Arts Camp in Alaska
Home construction slumped 4.8% in July
$1B tower lights up San Francisco skyline
Midby files new plans for 71 units on a steep site along Westlake
Arne Bystrom's work inspired ‘happy living'
$90,000 fine for destroying wetlands
Big tracts of vacant land bringing manufacturers back to Rust Belt cities
Idaho is setting up a system to move control of water pollution from feds
Call boxes planned for Oregon bridge
Smokejumper base may stay in Methow

August 16, 2017
Weber Thompson wins 2 Gold Nuggets
City, county to build giant tunnel for CSOs along the Ship Canal
Aegis buys Dargey site for $10M
New digs in Fife for New Sound Transportation
City seeks help in selling a prime 1.5-acre parcel at Eighth and Roy
Park project reveals details about 1917 train wreck
Uptown triplex will be replaced with 51 units
Shipyard repays $9.2M to feds to settle overbilling
Trump signs order to speed permits for infrastructure construction
Home Depot sets new sales, earnings records
New turf may not be ready for opening game at Idaho school
Coal mine expansion is blocked
Tribes sue Oregon over highway site

August 15, 2017
Lake City site sold; 150 units planned
Ballard building owners ask city for a ruling on landmark status
Buy American Act delays Alaska ferry construction
BTC fisheries building wins silver
Historic Atlanta building could be replaced with Buffett's Margaritaville
Nuclear backers seek federal help to revive construction on S.C. reactors
Texas GOP takes an axe to local tree rules
Portland appeals ruling on sprinklers
Probe: VA hospital ignored leaky roof
NYC bridge lighting may cost $216M
Man falls into 10-foot sinkhole he was putting traffic cones around
London bridge over Thames is abandoned
Oregon lumber mill may burn for days
Firefighting foam fills Maine hangar

August 14, 2017
Tri-Cities Airport Terminal expansion
$1.6B Idaho facility to take nuke waste
Gym, offices proposed for site near U Village
Port seeking another $213M for IAF, North Satellite at Sea-Tac
LIHI's 70-unit complex for families in Lake City will also house a preschool
Metropolitan Grill set to reopen today
OSU Bend branch short on funding
Jarrett to direct new county effort
Fire station burns down in Portland
Alaska proceeds with hydro project
New Mexico goes after ‘dirt bandits' from Texas

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