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,...
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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 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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...