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1 Canada to boost money for ports Business
In a potential threat to Puget Sound ports, Canada pledged at least $498 million to expand British Columbia ports and improve railway connections across Canada and the U.S. to strengthen the country's status as a gateway to Asia.
10/21/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Pieces of copter pulled from bay Local News
Piece by piece, a Navy vessel recovered an Airlift Northwest helicopter from more than 500 feet of water late Friday and yesterday, possibly bringing up clues about what caused the copter to crash just over a week ago.
10/8/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Port race hits home, really Local News
But the Port, which oversees Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, connects with your life in less obvious ways. It takes property-tax money — 25 cents for every $1,000 of home value — nearly $100 for a typical King County house.
10/29/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Port of Tacoma expands and Asian trade is booming Business
With the Chinese lion dance and the mayor looking on, Tacoma recently opened a new shipping container dock — the third renovated cargo hub the port has opened this year.
10/29/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 City Council says no to housing on Seattle Port's North Bay tract Local News
The Seattle City Council voted yesterday against allowing housing on a large tract of Port of Seattle property between Magnolia and Queen Anne known as North Bay.
5/2/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Accounting error takes bite of Port of Seattle's increased earnings Business
The Port of Seattle nearly doubled its net income last year to $201 million, as revenue increased faster than expenses, and more grant money poured in. But the strong performance was dampened somewhat by an accounting glitch: a one-time charge of $9.
5/10/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Vintners here toast ruling on interstate wine sales Business
Tour buses roll up to Three Rivers Winery in Walla Walla all spring and fall, but only a handful of the 2,000 tourists who tumble out can have the signature Columbia Valley Merlot sent back to their home state.
5/16/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 Three lawmakers balk at trade pact Business
Three Washington state congressmen said yesterday they'll vote against a trade deal with Central America, joining what appears to be growing resistance to the treaty.
5/4/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 Congress under pressure as CAFTA decision nears Business
Even his name says free trade: His coincidental Scottish namesake authored "The Wealth of Nations," which has defined the benefits of the unfettered market for more than two centuries.
5/30/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 Keeping cargo on the move Business
John Munson, a lanky 23-year-old in a hooded sweat shirt, recently stopped working construction and running chairlifts to embark on a lucrative new career. Armed only with a high-school diploma, he could eventually take home a six-figure income.
4/2/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 Cruises fail to buoy the Port Business
As the Alaska cruise season gets under way, his company, Fairn & Swanson, is among those scrambling to supply the glittering ships with millions of dollars of goods, from aperitifs to wild salmon.
4/23/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 United to close Kent call center Business
The move comes as United, under bankruptcy protection since December 2002, is grappling with high fuel costs, low passenger revenue and competition from budget airlines, the airline said.
4/5/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Sims names panel to probe election office Local News
King County Executive Ron Sims today named a blue-ribbon commission to investigate the county elections office's handling of the 2004 election and propose reforms.
4/10/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 IMF policies seen firsthand in Bolivia Business
The International Monetary Fund has long prescribed tough economic medicine for poor countries — balancing budgets, privatizing industries and opening up to trade. The reforms are supposed to lift people out of poverty.
4/8/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 Sea-Tac's new shops hurt sales at old ones Business
Travelers are spending more at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport these days, but the glittering new Central Terminal, with its soaring glass wall and enticing eateries, is cannibalizing business from the other concourses. Passengers spent $7.
8/23/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 Is it all too much? Business
Each night, janitors at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport drag dozens of sturdy wooden chairs away from a soaring glass window in the new Central Terminal and arrange them at tables in the spacious food court where they belong.
8/6/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 Shurgard blames loss on climbing costs, again rebuffs bid Business
Shurgard Storage Centers rolled out a loss for the second quarter yesterday, due in part to rising expenses, while executives insisted it is "not for sale" and again rejected a $2.3 billion buyout offer by rival Public Storage.
8/10/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 City delays action on North Bay Business
The Port of Seattle faces a delay of perhaps half a year or more in efforts to foster development at North Bay, a big swath of largely vacant land near Magnolia and Queen Anne.
8/12/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Developers put clout in Port race Local News
A new, well-financed force has stepped into the normally low-key Port of Seattle commissioners' races: a political organization headed by developers Frank Stagen and Bob Wallace.
8/17/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Aegis and Oakmont sell 12 properties Business
Aegis Living and Oakmont Senior Living said yesterday they sold 12 housing centers for senior citizens to Health Care Property Investors, a publicly traded real-estate investment trust, for $256 million.
8/8/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results