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The 787: Not the plane of the future

Posted Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.

Boeing's new Dreamliner reflects the tiny gains that can still be extracted from the old technology arc, and the conservatism of airliner design.

Humor: Leveraging the 'social isolation' space

Posted Sun, Nov 15, 6:15 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

In a world where "friend" is a verb, what the Internet needed was a quick way to say "get lost!"

Revisiting Bellingham's Fairhaven Highlands development

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

Troubled Horizon Bank, at the center of a massive hilltop housing plan, now says it may not survive long enough to build the project. Even so, the bank is pursuing permits and conservationists aren't sure what will happen next.

Memo to Mayor McGinn: Seattle needs to craft a 'greenprint'

Posted Mon, Nov 9, 6 a.m.

By Doug Henton

Other cities are getting their acts together, moving from grassroots upward, to create a regional green economy plan that builds on local strengths.

Like a natural disaster, without the upside

Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.

Why I support Crosscut

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

As our Charter Membership Drive continues, a few words from a Crosscut Public Media contributor

McBoeing's dumb flight plan

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.

By T.M. Sell

The company is spending $900 million to save $9 million a year in wages. But we shouldn't get mad or succumb to the blame game. We should outsmart Boeing.

Seattle Times circulation grows on P-I's demise

Posted Mon, Oct 26, 12:55 p.m.

By Bill Richards

New figures show the Times held on to two-thirds of its old rival's daily readers. But the advertising picture remains murky as the critical holiday season approaches.

Horizon Bank and the fate of Fairhaven Highlands

Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.

By Bob Simmons

Preservationists worry that the character of Bellingham's historic neighborhood rides on the FDIC's willingness to enforce its own order restricting a controversial development.

It's like a full-time gig

Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

By Michele Matassa Flores

Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?

New chapter for Elliott Bay?

Posted Sun, Oct 18, noon

By Knute Berger

Seattle's iconic Pioneer Square bookstore might move. It could also close. Tough times bring tough choices for the bookseller, and the neighborhood it has helped to revive.

Breaking Mallahan out of the 'business guy' box

Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Our writer, talking with the Seattle mayoral candidate, comes away impressed by his small-C catholicity and Northwest values.

Coming to grips with a changed old friend: McBoeing

Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.

By Matt Fikse

For a certain generation of Northwest airplane geeks, Boeing's recent troubles hit especially hard. The easiest thing may be to just call the company what it has become: McDonnell Douglas.

Hey kids: Get a job!

Posted Tue, Oct 13, 6 a.m.

By Dick Lilly

Better yet, Seattle's next mayor should make sure all high school students spend a year working. It's the best thing he can do to prepare them for adulthood ... and boost graduation rates too.

Dear Mayor (whoever you are):

Posted Tue, Oct 6, 6 a.m.

By Kent Kammerer

Without taking a position on the mayor's race, a leading Seattle neighborhood activist offers some advice for the winner. For starters, fire the bodyguard and get out there among the people.

Turbulence watch on the state's economy

Posted Tue, Sep 29, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Forbes gives the state high marks for its business climate, but you wouldn't know that at a summit of business leaders, suffering from the Boeing jitters.

Black and white (or is it red?) all over

Posted Thu, Sep 17, 6 a.m.

By Bill Richards

The Seattle Times Co. is on its way back to profitability, a glowing New York Times article reported recently, but the paper's own numbers raise doubts.

Nickelsism without Nickels

Posted Wed, Sep 16, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

Mayor Nickels forged a grand political alliance, now headless. Will it persist, will the city go back to its familiar feuding ways, or will we move on?

Business-as-usual is back in the saddle

Posted Tue, Sep 15, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

September is a time to remember 9-11 and the financial free-fall of 2008. The sad truth is that the Masters of the Universe haven't heeded the call for common sacrifice.

Is Gregoire doing enough to sweet-talk Boeing?

Posted Mon, Sep 14, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

Boeing gives her a curious brush-off. What gives, since Boeing normally has a full menu of requests from the state? Perhaps the real battle is not over the 787 but the future for 737s.

Other media

Microsoft's Office has commanded the market, now faces web competition As Office 2010 nears release, there's an ominous question: It is probably still a great product, but fewer may need it.

SLATE

What might Mayor Broadband do to increase online access? A new report shows the major gaps, particularly on Beacon Hill. McGinn pledged to expand free access throughout the city, and here's how he might do so.

PUBLICOLA

Biotech stocks are hot once again on Wall Street. Uh-oh. Share prices are rising but earnings are still very risky and bankruptcies are up.

WALL STREET JOURNAL

EADS, maker of Airbus, has lots of woes A military transport, the A400M, is four years behind schedule and way over budget. Orders are falling off or being delayed to the A380 SuperJumbo.

NEW YORK TIMES

Nathan Myhrvold is bringing advanced technology into his kitchen The ex-Microsoft wizard of Word is a serious cook and he's importing advanced science into his "molecular gastronomy."

NEW YORK TIMES

Blog posts

I Forgive You, Paul Dorpat (and maybe Ivar’s, too)

Posted Thu, Nov 12, 11:10 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

Absence of Mollusk? Sure, the underwater billboards were a hoax. But Keep Clam! It was a great promotion in Ivar Haglund's classic style.

Free advice for the unemployed

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

by Michele Matassa Flores

Not everything the state assistance center provides is worth the (free) price, but there are some valuable tips. And those who use it, the state claims, are more likely to find work.

Whidbey Island, burgeoning new-media hotbed

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 4 p.m.

by Sue Frause

In the afterglow of a successful "2012" conference in Langley, a co-producer sees evidence of the island's "hidden economy" of digital workers.

This week's 'Marketplace Minute'

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 12:50 p.m.

by Mark Matassa

Watch Marketplace Morning Report host Bill Radke cram all the week's business news into a 60-second poem. This week: GDP, oil profits, MJ's movie, public health option, and the New York Yankees.

Media watch: 787 flies to Charleston

Posted Thu, Oct 29, 11:02 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

As yesterday's big Boeing news was breaking, KING TV and KIRO-FM were all over the story.

The fine print in the Times' good-news numbers

Posted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.

by Bill Richards

Circulation audit rules allow those receiving free or heavily discounted papers -- such as former P-I readers -- to be counted as paid subscribers.

Survivor's guilt at Boeing

Posted Wed, Oct 28, 3:38 p.m.

by Ted Van Dyk

News at the company isn't good, and that's for those "lucky" enough to still be there

The real Seattle circulation figures

Posted Tue, Oct 27, 4:21 p.m.

by Chuck Taylor

Yes, the Seattle Times claims a 36 percent circulation boost since the print P-I folded. But a better calculation is before-and-after combined circulation of the dailies. By that measure, not so good.