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.
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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.
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Posted Sun, Nov 15, 6:15 p.m.
In a world where "friend" is a verb, what the Internet needed was a quick way to say "get lost!"
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Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Mon, Nov 9, 6 a.m.
Other cities are getting their acts together, moving from grassroots upward, to create a regional green economy plan that builds on local strengths.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.
As our Charter Membership Drive continues, a few words from a Crosscut Public Media contributor
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.
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.
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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.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.
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?
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Posted Sun, Oct 18, noon
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.
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Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.
Our writer, talking with the Seattle mayoral candidate, comes away impressed by his small-C catholicity and Northwest values.
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Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Tue, Oct 13, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Tue, Oct 6, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Tue, Sep 29, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Thu, Sep 17, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Wed, Sep 16, 6 a.m.
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?
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Posted Tue, Sep 15, 6 a.m.
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.
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Posted Mon, Sep 14, 6 a.m.
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.
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Absence of Mollusk? Sure, the underwater billboards were a hoax. But Keep Clam! It was a great promotion in Ivar Haglund's classic style.
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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.
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In the afterglow of a successful "2012" conference in Langley, a co-producer sees evidence of the island's "hidden economy" of digital workers.
MOREPosted Fri, Oct 30, 12:50 p.m.
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.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 29, 11:02 a.m.
As yesterday's big Boeing news was breaking, KING TV and KIRO-FM were all over the story.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.
Circulation audit rules allow those receiving free or heavily discounted papers -- such as former P-I readers -- to be counted as paid subscribers.
MOREPosted Wed, Oct 28, 3:38 p.m.
News at the company isn't good, and that's for those "lucky" enough to still be there
MOREPosted Tue, Oct 27, 4:21 p.m.
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.
MOREPosted Sat, Oct 24, 7:20 p.m.
Bill Radke's Marketplace Minute finds an audience as a weekly radio feature.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.
Upgrading to Windows 7? Redmond's video guide, while helpful, seems almost like an Apple-produced parody.
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