Business Briefs: Hundreds show up for Boeing job workshops
Published 12:01 am Saturday, April 16, 2011
About 770 people have signed up so far for free workshops on navigating Boeing’s hiring process through the Everett WorkSource, said Rick Van Cise, communications manager for WorkSource. Centers in Mount Vernon, Tacoma and Auburn also are hosting workshops. At the first event in Everett on Friday, 295 people registered. Some were turned away because of a lack of space. WorkSource just added a workshop April 22, in Everett. The April 29 event has filled. Additional workshops are planned through May 21. To register for a workshop in Everett, call 425-257-1219 or register in person at 3201 Smith Ave., Suite 413, in Everett. Go to www.go2worksource.com for more information.
Everett shipper sends giant crane to China
FESCO, which regularly visits the Port of Everett, is moving the world’s largest mobile land-based crane from here to Hunan province in China. The crane, made in Kennewick, has a 400-foot boom and a 160-foot jib and will go to Shanghai to assist in construction of a nuclear power plant, company officials said. The crane weighs more than 4 million pounds (1,850 metric tons) and was scheduled to arrive in China on Friday. The crane was designed and manufactured by Lampson and can carry 2,358 metric tons.
Microsoft book is history, not ‘revenge’
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen defends his new book in Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes,” saying it was meant as an important slice of technology history and not as revenge against Bill Gates. In an interview with Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes,” Allen, 58, said he wanted to tell that history the way it happened. He said he hopes people understand and respect that. In the book, Allen writes about difficult years working with Gates during the early years of Microsoft Corp. He recounts overhearing Gates talking to CEO Steve Ballmer about reducing Allen’s stake in the company — while Allen was undergoing cancer treatment in 1982. Allen left Microsoft in 1983 as a multi-billionaire. “Unable to stand it any longer, I burst in on them and shouted, “This is unbelievable! It shows your true character, once and for all.” Allen wrote.
Cruise season begins at Seattle waterfront
The cruise season has begun in Seattle with Friday morning’s arrival of the Crystal Symphony. The ship operated by Crystal Cruises can carry more than 900 passengers and has a crew of more than 500. It’s the first of 195 port calls this summer at two terminals on the Seattle waterfront. The Port of Seattle says the ships will bring more than 800,000 passengers through the city, boosting the local economy. The port says cruise ships generate more than 4,400 jobs and $425 million in annual business revenue. Other lines offering Alaska cruises through Seattle are Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess and Royal Caribbean. Disney ships join the lineup next year.
From Herald news services
