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Space Needle starts 4-year elevator renovation project

By JOURNAL STAFF

Space Needle LLC and its contractor Turner Construction this week are starting a four-year elevator modernization project at the iconic Seattle landmark that will cost $18 million to build. Initial work is taking place at night on the tower's hoistway and flat roof.

Spanish architectural surfaces firm opens showroom near T-Mobile Park

By EMMA HINCHLIFFE

Spanish architectural surfaces firm Cosentino has opened a new interactive showroom and gathering space for the architecture and design community in downtown Seattle. The new showroom, which the company calls Seattle City Center, officially opened Sept. 12.

Target to close in Ballard, U District

By JOURNAL STAFF

Target announced yesterday that it was closing nine stores in New York, San Francisco, Portland and here.


Solis, the 45-unit passive house, finally sold on Capitol Hill

By BRIAN MILLER

The 45-unit Solis, at 1300 E. Pike St., went on the on the market in December of 2020, not long after that Capitol Hill passive-house project was completed.

Amazon sued by FTC

By HALELUYA HADERO

U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.


Apple exec defends Google as default

A top Apple executive defended the tech giant's decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.''


Oklahoma City may get $900M arena

The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday to set a Dec. 12 citywide vote on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years that would fund a new $900 million downtown arena and keep the NBA's Thunder in the city through at least 2050.


Report: EV sales offer climate hope

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) is becoming harder but a narrow window remains because clean energy infrastructure has grown around the world, a new report said Tuesday.


Wall Street falls sharply as its September slump gets even worse

By STAN CHOE

Wall Street's ugly September got even worse Tuesday, as a sharp drop for stocks brought them back to where they were in June.


Previous Stories


September 26, 2023
WSU breaks ground on $80M engineering hall
Sellen tops out Storm training facility in Interbay
Berkadia brokers $60M sale for 166 Uptown units
Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment
URG now working with ZGF to reposition old Portland mall
MainStreet sells Redmond townhouse site for over $6M
$1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity
California driverless truck rule vetoed
Amazon investing $4B in AI startup
Ford pauses work on battery plant
Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant restarts
Wall Street on pace for an ugly month

September 25, 2023
Perkins & Will awarded for interior design of First Hill birthing center
Big trusses for big battery plant
31 Beacon Hill units face first design review
$200M pledged for salmon reintroduction
Westinghouse to build long-duration energy storage system in Alaska
SPU asks customers to conserver water
Ads, or a $2.99 fee, for Prime Video
High-speed trains launch in Florida
Revamped $69B Activision deal set

September 22, 2023
Escape room attraction planned for downtown waterfront
Governors, Biden push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030
111 Federal Way units trade for over $32M
Sammamish site sells for over $2M
Skanska wins contract for new middle school in Des Moines
Ankrom Moisan turns 40
Issaquah school sells for over $3M
Maui beckons tourists to stave off economic disaster
Kirkland townhouse site sells for $3M
Jobless claims fall to 8-month low
Mortgage rate edged up to 7.19%
Stocks drop in an ugly day as allure grows to buy Treasury bills

September 21, 2023
83-units, all affordable, top out at Bellingham waterfront
MUP issued for 24 Capitol Hill units
New Deal-style climate jobs program created
SLU church, designed by Olson Kundig, is city's latest events venue
Overlook Walk gets its braces off
Amazon unveils a ‘smarter’ Alexa amid AI race
Oregon AG won't seek reelection
Fed keeps rates unchanged
$600M for more free COVID tests
Homeowners face rising insurance rates
$200M Gates gift for health care
Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings
Stanford says it will return FTX gifts
MGM Resorts back up after cyberattack
Stocks fall after the Fed warns rates may stay higher in 2024

September 20, 2023
Rays new ballpark will be part of $6.5B urban project
Prospera pays over $5M for Yesler Terrace hotel site, revised MUP coming
Bellingham building mixes 56 senior units with ground-level childcare
Instacart stock surges in IPO
Amazon, Target to add holiday workers
Report: Railyard blast was accidental
Disney eyes $60B for parks, cruises
Amazon driver bitten by rattlesnake
Wall Street slips ahead of Fed decision on rates


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