Business

You may be eligible for free credits on Amazon. But they disappear Saturday

Amazon customers who purchased e-books between April 2010 and May 2012, may be eligible for free credits, which expire Saturday, June 24.

Business

All grown up: Olympia Coffee set to expand to Seattle, Tacoma

Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., which operates three cafes in Olympia, is set to open new cafes in West Seattle and Tacoma this fall.

Business

State & Central, a new neighborhood destination for burgers and beer

Once a used sporting goods business, the 1,500-square-foot building at State Avenue and Central Street has been transformed into a neighborhood pub.

Business

Amazon-Whole Foods deal expected to pay off for South Sound shoppers

Amazon purchase of Whole Foods is expected to bring technological innovations to how shoppers buy their groceries.

Business

Former Facebook exec to keynote Chamber of Commerce event

Randi Zuckerberg, who helped create Facebook Live, will speak in Tacoma at an October business conference.

Business

Forgot your password? You have too many and stores are losing business over it

Online stores lose a third of customers even though they are already in the checkout line, a new study finds. Part of the reason is forgotten passwords.

Business

Would you move to Arizona to save your job? Boeing’s asking that question

Boeing couldn’t have picked a place more different from Western Washington to send potentially hundreds of Puget Sound’s Shared Services Group jobs.

Business

Amazon will teach you the skills to work elsewhere

Amazon says 10,000 of its workers nationwide have participated in Career Choice program since its start in 2012, with the expectation of reaching 20,000 by 2020.

Business

Critics: Senate bill's cuts to Medicaid would harm Florida

The Senate has released its long-awaited bill to dismantle Obamacare and critics warn that proposed cuts to Medicaid could be disastrous for the roughly 3.6 million Floridians relying on the program.

Business

Intercept attempt fails in missile defense test off Hawaii

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency says it failed to intercept a ballistic missile during a test off Hawaii.

Business

Trump wants Jets owner, former Dodgers co-owner as US envoys

President Donald Trump says he'll nominate New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, former LA Dodgers co-owner Jamie McCourt to be U.S. ambassadors.

Business

Employer: Bear was hyper-aggressive in attack on 2 women

An employer says a hyper-aggressive black bear moved back and forth between two women in a ferocious attack earlier this week that left one dead and the other injured in a remote area of Alaska.

Business

In major blow to Brazil, US suspends meat product imports

The U.S. says it is suspending imports of Brazilian meat products because of safety concerns, delivering a major blow to Brazil, which is one of the world's largest exporters of meat products.

Business

How the Senate health bill compares to House, 'Obamacare'

Comparing the Senate health care bill to its House counterpart and 'Obamacare'.

Business

Governor urges lawmakers to adopt House GOP budget idea

Maine's Republican governor is urging lawmakers to avert government shutdown by passing a budget backed by House Republicans.

Business

California AG bans state travel to Texas, 3 other states

California's attorney general is blocking state-funded travel to Texas and three other states in response to what he considers anti-LGBT rights laws enacted this year.

Business

AP sources: Cavs, Chauncey Billups remain in holding pattern

AP sources: Cavaliers and Chauncey Billups still in contact, but not offer made for front-office position.

Business

Armed services chairman to seek $640 billion in DOD spending

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he'll push to increase defense spending by $37 billion more than the Trump administration proposed to pay for more troops and new weapons.

Business

RI House approves free college tuition pilot, car tax cut

The Rhode Island House of Representatives has voted to cut the state's hated car tax, and approved a pilot program to provide tuition-free community college to in-state students, as it considers the budget.

Celebrities

Spokesman: Cosby plans tour to educate youth on misbehavior

Bill Cosby will organize a series of town hall meetings to help educate young people about problems their misbehavior could create, a spokesman for Cosby said Thursday.