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Christensen Shipyards rolls last finished yacht out of Vancouver, Wash., facility

The luxury yacht-building company was founded in 1985 by Dave Christensen and has operated out of the Vancouver, Wash., facility for the past 34 years, but current owner Henry Luken plans to move operations to a bigger shipyard in Tellico Lake, Tenn. The Vancouver facility is slated to become a shipbuilding center for Vigor.

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Tableau’s NorthEdge building sits on Northlake Way in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle Monday, June 10 2019. The company announced this morning it was being acquired by Salesforce in a $15.7 billion deal. 210544

June 10, 2019 at 7:01 pm

Why Salesforce is shelling out $15.7 billion in stock for Seattle’s Tableau, in one of the NW’s largest acquisitions

While Salesforce sees buying Tableau as a way to create a second headquarters in Seattle, the deal also underscores how local tech giants Amazon and...

Tom Douglas, photographed on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, outside of Palace Ballroom.

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June 10, 2019 at 12:39 pm

Tom Douglas and Ethan Stowell will open restaurants in New York City

Seattle’s luminary chefs Tom Douglas and Ethan Stowell are opening restaurants in New York City this fall, under a partnership with Nordstrom.

Jeanene Miller, right, runs Abundant Greens Urban Farm from her Ballard driveway, Sunday, May 12, 2019 in Seattle. In the background are two first-time customers. 210217

June 10, 2019 at 6:00 am

This couple run a farm share from their Ballard driveway, with plant sales on an honor system

Talk about being neighborly. Jeanene Miller and her partner trust their community enough to run plant sales on an honor system. Their farm share has...

June 8, 2019 at 6:25 am

Bremerton bans disposable plastic bags

Bremerton's city council approved an ordinance this week banning single-use plastic bags used at many grocery stores, according to the Kitsap Sun.

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Friday, June 7, 2019. Nordstrom’s at Northgate will be closing this summer. 210531

June 7, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Downsizing Nordstrom to close its Northgate store

Nordstrom's Northgate location, one of the oldest stores in the family-run retail company, will close in August. The store's 170 employees will be offered work...

A workers walks to the parking lot at Ostrom’s Mushrooms south of Lacey, Washington, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

June 6, 2019 at 10:15 am

Ostrom’s Mushroom Farm near Lacey is closing, laying off more than 230 workers

The company's plans to close its 35-acre farm in Thurston County were reported about a year ago, but employees were given notice Monday. The operation...

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Sadiqa Sakin, Seattle Unit President, NAACP (center) talks about a program that Airbnb and the NAACP are collaborating on that would encourage people of color to become Airbnb hosts to continue to ensure that the benefits of homesharing reach all communities. She spoke at a press conference held Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle.

Lennox Matsinde (l) rents his West Seattle home on Airbnb and spoke about his experiences with Airbnb.

L – R: Matsinde; Sakin; Janaye Ingram, Director of National Partnerships, Airbnb and Jacquelyne Ward-Richardson, Fair Housing Manager, Economic Programs, NAACP.

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June 5, 2019 at 6:51 pm

Airbnb, NAACP partner to get more people of color to become homesharing hosts in Seattle

Airbnb launched a program with the NAACP’s Seattle Chapter Wednesday to recruit more people of color to become hosts on the homesharing company’s site.

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A rendering of the winning design for the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel. (Credit: Vigor/BMT)

June 5, 2019 at 7:33 am

Shipbuilder Vigor cites due diligence in delay of plant launch in Vancouver, Washington

When Vigor launches production at the former Christensen yacht site in Vancouver, Washington, about 100 workers skilled in aluminum boat production will be employed. Some...

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This is a a mixed-use, workforce housing/community center that was developed with lots of community engagement and innovative financing.

From left,
Jon Madamba with Stempaths Innovation Network (SPIN), Yordanos Teferi, Building A, Multi-Cultural Committee Coalition, Tony To, Othello Square Project Manager, Wayne Lau, Building A, Executive Director, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Uche Okezie (glasses), Homesight, Angeia Hicks-Maxie, Exective Director, Tiny Tots Development Center, Todd Johnson (glasses), and Jake McKinstry, Principal, Spectrum Development Solutions.

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June 1, 2019 at 6:00 am

With Othello Square, a Rainier Valley community gets some help in the battle against gentrification

Thanks to a novel mix of partnerships, community involvement, and philanthropy — including $8 million from Seattle Children's — a long-vacant parcel near Othello Station...

May 30, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Providence St. Joseph moves to streamline administrative operations, affecting up to 700 jobs

The Renton-based health system, now among largest in the country, aims to save costs by using Accenture, IBM and Deloitte to update administrative systems.

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