Category Archives: Seattle economy

Leaving Seattle, amid pondering

Posted on by July 4, 2016
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Where will all the dramatic change lead?

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Suspense in Seattle grows as tunneling moves under Viaduct

Posted on by April 26, 2016
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Elevated roadway to shut for two weeks just in case something happens

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Seattle makes it onto a great-places-to-retire list

Posted on by March 10, 2016
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Forbes.com “follow your passions” list lauds the city for arts, dining and other activities

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Seattle predictions for 2016 (sort of)

Posted on by December 28, 2015
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Tongue is somewhat in the vicinity of cheek

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In Seattle, ’twas the night before something

Posted on by December 22, 2015
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With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore

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A century ago, the Great Seattle Boom was much bigger–and sketchier

Posted on by November 20, 2015
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Its origins were gold and vice

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From Seattle area, one on, one off, new Forbes 400 list

Posted on by September 29, 2015
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Gabe Newell makes the mother of all rich lists, pushing off Bruce Nordstrom.

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Will upzoning Seattle resemble no-zoning Houston?

Posted on by July 17, 2015
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Proposal to allow multi-unit housing on all single-family lots might do the trick

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Comcast finally pays for years of bad service, in Seattle and elsewhere

Posted on by May 29, 2015
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Voices of upset consumers are heeded as merger with Time Warner Cable goes down

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Amid buzz over minimum wage rise, higher Seattle sales tax is ignored

Posted on by May 29, 2015
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Levy, nation’s highest among big cities, rose from 9.5% to 9.6%

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Is the Seattle boom becoming a bubble–and then a bust?

Posted on by April 7, 2015
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Rapid economic growth resembles bad outcomes elsewhere

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Same old Seattle faces adorn Forbes billionaires list

Posted on by March 2, 2015
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But group of nine is $11 billion richer than a year ago

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In blasting Pete Carroll, Seattle forgets it grew through similar risk-taking

Posted on by February 4, 2015
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City’s history is that of audacious gambles

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Seattle’s home state still has country’s most regressive tax system

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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Poor pay seven times more of their income in state and local taxes than the rich.

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The tunnel sinking Seattle, and other holiday tales

Posted on by December 25, 2014
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Taxes, trash also roil the local landscape

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New Seattle pot store misspells cannabis

Posted on by October 3, 2014
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Sign is eventually fixed on opening day.

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Richest people in Seattle get a lot richer

Posted on by September 29, 2014
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Net worth of nine local Forbes 400 members rises by $18.75 bllion

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Delta CEO snookers Seattle with old planes that don’t work well

Posted on by July 5, 2014
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Wi-Fi failure blocks passengers from seeing dramatic U.S.-Ghana soccer finale.

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Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage captures wide fancy

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Media far and wide cover the story

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