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PUD invests $11.2 million in energy-storing units
EVERETT — Don’t be deceived: They look like shipping containers. But the rows of massive metal boxes could…
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Everett toy maker Funko beefs up board of directors
EVERETT — Toy maker Funko added two heavy hitters in the corporate world to its board of directors…
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Boeing 777X head Feldmann to retire, Lindblad will take over
EVERETT — The head of Boeing’s 777X program, Bob Feldmann plans to retire at the end of the…
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Boeing selects site in China for 737 finishing center
The Boeing Co. says it will finish and deliver 737s to Chinese airlines from Zhoushan, an island city…
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New downtown Everett hotel sign of changing economy
EVERETT — Hotel staff and construction workers hustled around the new Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Everett to…
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Boeing 747 program gets stay of execution
EVERETT — UPS gave Boeing’s 747 program a boost Thursday with orders for 14 747-8 freighters.
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Boeing books big 3Q profit, but tricky 777 transition looms
Boeing Co. leaders Wednesday shared their view of a bright future for the aerospace giant company: annual deliveries…
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Thousands in county could benefit from minimum-wage measure
EVERETT — If voters pass Initiative 1433 on Nov. 8, how many workers will see a higher minimum…
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Boeing announces layoff warnings around Puget Sound
EVERETT — The Boeing Co. issued advanced layoff notices to about 180 employees across the aerospace company, including…
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777X supplier MTorres plans plant by Boeing Everett factory
EVERETT — Aerospace supplier MTorres has big plans for its new facility under construction near Boeing’s Everett plant.
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Polling finds strong support for minimum-wage increase
EVERETT — Initiative 1433 has a simple pitch: Give Washington’s lowest-paid workers higher wages and paid sick leave.
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WW II pilot visits his restored B-29 bomber at Museum of Flight
SEATTLE — The 94-year-old man climbed the short ladder into the Boeing B-29 bomber’s cockpit and eased himself…
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Spending key issue in race for PUD commissioner
EVERETT — Gordon Sibley is trying to do something that hasn’t happened in 22 years: beat a sitting…
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Inslee: State must fight for booming aerospace industry
LYNNWOOD — Aerospace in Washington has staggering numbers. The industry generated $94.7 billion in economic activity and supported…
Business
Big Qatar order for 787s, 777s sends a message to Airbus
The Boeing Co. won a major order from Qatar Airways that buoys its 777 production rate in Everett.…
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Study: Washington’s aerospace employment is holding steady
Washington’s aerospace industry continues to bring in more money to the state while its employment holds steady, according…
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Boeing delivers 188 commercial aircraft in 3rd quarter
The Boeing Co. delivered 188 commercial aircraft in the third quarter of the year, bringing total jetliner deliveries…
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Boeing 777, 787 order announcement expected on Friday
EVERETT — Qatar Airways is expected to announce orders for at least 30 Boeing 787 and 777 airplanes…
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Contract workers to read meters as PUD powers down estimates
EVERETT — It’s been more than a year since a change
to Snohomish County Public Utility District’s billing…
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Mitsubishi Aircraft delays delivery of regional jet, again
Mitsubishi Aircraft has further delayed delivery of its new regional jetliner, Nikkei Asian Review reported Saturday.