Seattle Business
Seattle mayor, city execs take pay freeze
SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels announced Friday that he will be among 100 senior city executives who will have their salaries frozen or rolled back to 2008 levels.
Seattle utilities loosen rule for rate assistance eligibility
SEATTLE -- Local utilities have made changes to its utility rate assistance programs in order to aid more residents in a pinch during these tough economic times.
Will dispute disqualify Mercer project from federal funding?
SEATTLE -- A legal twist could mean trouble for the city's plan to solve the Mercer Street mess. The state Supreme Court is getting involved just as the city is preparing to apply for federal stimulus funds.
Seattle Children's sees dramatic growth in uncompensated care
It may be as good a method as any to measure the stress in the region's economy: whether families can pay their medical bills.
Seattle tattoo parlors busy despite recession
SEATTLE - It’s hard to believe someone would pay hundreds of dollars for an experience Dawn Yackel says is like “broken glass being drug across your skin,” but she happily hands over her hard earned money for a new tattoo.
Plan would let Seattle regulate town cars and limousines
Consumers looking for a stylish ride from a hotel or ferry docks could get stronger protections this year under legislation aimed at for-hire chauffeurs in Seattle who are uninsured or unlicensed.
Metro can extend bus transfers when weather warrants
A cold front brought snow to the Seattle area on Monday, just as local officials continued to respond to perceived shortcomings in the government response to a severe December storm that shut down much of the region.
I-5 Seattle construction noise rattles nerves
Many of us have been caught in the gridlock from the massive construction project along Interstate 5 in Seattle.
Seattle area getting faster Clearwire later this year
Clearwire's finally bringing its faster broadband service to its hometown this year. During the company's earnings report today, it said Seattle is among the metro areas getting the faster service it now offers in Portland and Baltimore.
Port Angeles pays $10,000 to maintain air service to Seattle
PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles City Council agreed to give Kenmore Air $10,000 to help maintain regular flights between the city and Seattle.
Seattle transportation infrastructure
Dreaming up a Highway 520 bridge nightmare
Expert: No big crash expected for Seattle housing market
The chief economist for the National Association of Realtors said there will likely be some recovery in the housing market in late 2009 but questioned whether it will be maintained going into 2010.
Metro Transit criticized for snow response
King County Metro Transit received a dusting of criticism for its response to Thursday morning's snowfall, when many commuters were left waiting in an information vacuum.
Web site launched to coax users onto shared transit
If you make it as easy as possible to take a bus, train or car pool to work -- short of making the trip free -- you can get more people out of their cars and into alternative modes of transit.
Microsoft contractors getting 10 percent rate cut
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is slashing overtime, hours and pay for U.S. temporary workers as part of an overall push to curb expenses during the recession.
Global-health jobs, transportation projects to strengthen downtown Seattle, group says
Downtown Seattle, like almost everyplace else, took its economic lumps in 2008. Washington Mutual disappeared. Other prominent employers laid off workers. Office and retail vacancy rates grew. The new-construction pipeline started to dry up.
Port of Seattle develops plan to reduce Sea-Tac emissions
The Port of Seattle is developing a plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions it produces at Sea-Tac Airport by 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
Seattle shut out of state’s stimulus money
Seattle won’t be getting any road projects funded from the Legislature’s share of federal transportation stimulus money, the chairmen of the state House and Senate transportation committees said Tuesday.
Tiger Woods style golf and food at Seattle's Hotel 1000
Everyone who loves golf is cheering at the news that Tiger Woods has recovered enough to return to the world of golf. What a way to celebrate the coming of spring! Tiger has long been acknowledged as the great master of the game. But a little know...
Dozens of Seattle-area homes hit the auction block
SEATTLE - Home foreclosures have more than doubled in western Washington in that last two years. Today dozens of homes hit the auction block, but many of them couldn't sell.