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Doing Business In Washington
OLYMPIA - The Port of Olympia Commission will vote Monday on the next step in the redevelopment of NorthPoint, the 2.4-acre parcel at the tip of the port peninsula that could become home to a hotel and restaurant or a mixed-use office building and restaurant.
It was business as usual - maybe even business a little better than usual - at Sea-Tac Airport Thursday morning despite a nationwide Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch that blocked airlines from filing flight planes earlier in the day.
ATLANTA - For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.
The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery.
The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs – more than a third of its work force – as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.
Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed the largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy case in history earlier this year, said Thursday its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in shopping mall mortgage loans.
Shoppers increased their spending at Kmart stores for the first time in at least seven years this fall, picking up cheap toys, shoes and items for their homes.
Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, approved a pay raise for Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz to $1.3 million after three quarters of profit growth.
LACEY - The U.S. economy fell by an estimated $16 trillion in value during last fall's economic meltdown, so job creation and helping small businesses remain key priorities, Congressman Adam Smith told a Thurston County Chamber of Commerce lunch forum on Wednesday.
While the Grinch was out stealing Christmas, Mother Nature was sneaking off with a slice of Thanksgiving.