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New community library planned for Woodland

By EMMA HINCHLIFFE

A new 7,500-square-foot community library is planned for Woodland, a small city in both Clark and Cowlitz counties located around 20 miles north of Vancouver.

Seattle plans to require mandatory seismic upgrades

By JOURNAL STAFF

The city of Seattle is moving ahead with plans to adopt a mandatory earthquake retrofit ordinance for the city's 1,100 Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URMs) and recently announced its intent to adopt such an ordinance in the fall of 2024.


$5M sale on Queen Anne Hill

By JOURNAL STAFF

A small old mixed-use building at 600 W. Crockett St. sold for almost $5.2 million, according to King County records.


MUP issued for 191 Rainier Valley units near station

By BRIAN MILLER

The city recently approved the final design for a 191-unit workforce housing project near Othello Station. Now Nitze-Stagen says that it also has a master use permit at 4001 S. Willow St.



New MOHAI exhibit celebrates Black architects and designers in Seattle and beyond

By EMMA HINCHLIFFE

From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers opens at MOHAI this Saturday Feb. 4.



States mull rules to tackle teacher shortage

By JESSE BEDAYN

The idea for an Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact was first proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense and is designed, in part, to support military spouses. It would effectively allow teaching licenses to be viable across members of the compact, cutting through the current 50-state patchwork of disparate requirements.


Hong Kong tries to win back tourists

By KANIS LEUNG

Hong Kong will give away air tickets and vouchers to woo tourists back to the international financial hub, racing to catch up with other popular travel destinations in a fierce regional competition.


REI lays off 167 over ‘uncertainty'

Outdoor company REI has laid off more than 100 people from its headquarters in and around Seattle, citing “increasing uncertainty” and a need to be profitable.


Portland city workers on strike

More than 600 city employees in Portland walked off the job on Thursday as they went on strike for better pay.


Amazon beats Q4 revenue estimates

Amazon reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations boosted by sales in its cloud-computing unit AWS.


Apple reports sales decline

Apple has posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years.


Starbucks misses revenue estimates

Starbucks reported lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter, hurt by COVID restrictions in China and lower consumer demand in other markets.


Facebook leads tech surge

By STAN CHOE

Wall Street's bang to start the year got even bigger Thursday, as tech stocks and a surge for Facebook's parent company led the market higher.


Previous Stories


February 2, 2023
550 units to start soon in Shoreline
Intracorp nabs rezoned former Bally property in Federal Way
Compass Housing Alliance opens its first emergency housing facility
Tenant sought for restored Washington Street Boat Landing pergola
Prime Uptown corner for sale
Kelce brothers prepare for Super Bowl showdown
Meta stock soars on Q4 results, stock buyback
Google has the next move in AI buzz
Neighbors win privacy feud with Tate gallery
Fed lifts rate by quarter-point
Stocks surge as Fed sees progress on inflation

February 1, 2023
ChatGPT releases cheating detection tool
Seattle area among strongest nationwide for construction jobs
71 Eastlake units, possibly to start this year, take shape
56 Fremont units, not quite done, face foreclosure
25 Ballard units sell for nearly $6M
20 U District units planned
Lawmakers aim to raise penalties for airline disruptions
LIHI closes on three Skyway parcels
Issaquah units change hands
NFL wasn't at its best in conference championships
Dow jumps 368 points

January 31, 2023
After Tesla price cut, Ford follows suit with Mustang Mach-E
Glacier gone after thousands of years
Oregon pins hopes on mass timber to boost housing, jobs
Alliance sells 150 West Seattle units for over $48M
120 Capitol Hill units planned next to landmarked La Quinta
Plans afoot for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, redevelopment
Boeing will open new line in Everett
LIHI buys former hotel in Lacey
State Dems choose Conrad as leader
‘Father of Peeps' Bob Born dies at 98
Fed poised for smaller rate hike
Stocks take big tumble

January 30, 2023
Local projects shortlisted for Luxe Interiors + Design's 2023 RED Awards
Washington Holdings plans 200 Belltown units near sculpture park
Inflation, spending cooled in December
Boston Metal gets $120M boost to make ‘green steel'
Intel nixes $700M Hillsboro ‘mega-lab’
Prometheus, MG2 plan Fremont units
Late loans cut into AmEx profits
Third Trader Joe's votes to unionize
Ford recalls SUVs to fix backup camera
GOP seeks to limit oil stockpile use

January 27, 2023
New Uptown community space encourages healing through art
Cascade Mall, with 64 acres along I-5, goes on the block
Harbor Pacific gets Sumner Station job
Could AI detect wildfires earlier?
Locals make list for James Beard awards
Justices take a look at capital gains tax
Mortgage rate at 4-month low
FBI ‘hacks' big ransomware gang
Sam's Club to add more than 30 stores
Stocks hit best level in nearly eight weeks


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