More industrial space planned for Everett EVERETT -- A national development company is ready to erect a 108,000-square-foot warehouse along W. Casino Road, as demand continues for industrial buildings in Everett. [More] By Eric Fetters
Herald Writer | May 9 Port of Everett's 'green marina' recognized EVERETT -- The state's top environmental official lauded the Port of Everett on Thursday for a new marina area that he said will help clean up Puget Sound. [More] By Mike Benbow
Herald Writer | May 9 Carriers tack $20 onto roundtrip ticket NEW YORK -- The three biggest U.S. carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 roundtrip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs. [More] Associated Press | May 9
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Social networking site Facebook adds protections for young users HARTFORD, Conn. -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said Thursday. [More] Associated Press | May 9 Issuing pink slips can have legal implications It's something small- business owners dread: having to tell employees they're being laid off. [More] By Joyce Rosenberg | May 9 Gas prices, housing woes still a drag on retail sales NEW YORK -- Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April after months of dismal sales, gravitating toward less expensive discounters and wholesale clubs, but generally still shying away from stores selling clothes and other... [More] Associated Press | May 9 Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. fo Bothell loses $16.5 million in first quarter Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. of Bothell, which has struggled financially since losing a major drug development partnership last year, lost $16.5 million, or 63 cents a share, in the first quarter. Revenue totaled $1.3 million, down sharply from $5... [More] May 9 Airbus still ahead of Boeing in both jet orders and deliveries EVERETT -- Four months into 2008, the Boeing Co. still trails rival Airbus in both commercial jet orders and aircraft deliveries. [More] By Michelle Dunlop
Herald Writer | May 8