Business Briefly
Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Eighty-five percent of Snohomish County’s hotel and motel rooms stayed full in August, compared with 75 percent occupancy during the same month of 2004, according to Smith Travel Research. Along with the upsurge in guests, the average room charge per night was $75.38, also 10 percent higher than last year.
Councilman Nelson wins service award
Gary Nelson, chairman of the Snohomish County Council, is this year’s recipient of the John M. Fluke Sr. Community Service Award. The South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce will present the award Oct. 19 at its annual dinner at the Lynnwood Convention Center. For information about the awards dinner, which costs $50 a person before Oct. 16, call 425-774-0507, ext. 0, or go to www.s2c3.com.
Microsoft suspends online music talks
After weeks of negotiations, Microsoft Corp. has suspended talks with the four major record companies over licensing terms for a new online music subscription service, according to people familiar with the talks. The software giant broke off the discussions Friday, citing an impasse with the record producers over royalties, sources said Tuesday.
Follow the dream, Alaska suggests
New billboards promoting Alaska as a must-visit destination feature the jolting reminder to get there before it’s too late. The Alaska Travel Industry Association launched a monthlong campaign Monday in Seattle and elsewhere proclaiming “Alaska B4UDIE” – or “Alaska, before you die” – on the state’s license plate. “People say time after time that Alaska is on the list of places they want to go,” association spokesman Dave Worrell said. “We want to get people thinking about Alaska now rather than later.”
Alaska Airline eyes Boeing Field
Alaska Airlines’ parent company has proposed building a $150 million terminal, parking garage and fuel storage facility at county-run Boeing Field to compete with a similar plan from Southwest Airlines. In a bid submitted to King County on Monday, Alaska Air Group said it doesn’t agree that large-scale passenger service at Boeing Field is a good idea. But the Seattle-based company, which operates Alaska and Horizon airlines, said if such service is allowed, it would seek to match the number of flights granted to its competitors at the airfield, which is much closer to downtown Seattle than Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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