There’s no state ferry terminal on the Everett waterfront. It just looks that way. Three ferries are tied up near Everett’s Pier 3, all awaiting refurbishment by Everett Shipbuilding. “We are so busy, my hair’s on fire,” said Kevin Quigley, president of the company. He said workers are completing repairs on the Hyak, which will soon return to service. The Kittitas will be around a couple of more months as employees replace booths, tables and lighting, as well as the engines and generators. The Spokane just arrived for similar work. Quigley said his company has been the low bidder on 14 of the last 26 ferry contracts, thanks to efficiencies developed through experience. About 85 people are involved in the ferry work, and he hopes that number will go over 100 with the work on the Spokane.
Eight boats and a jet ski will be auctioned March 24 by the Port of Everett. Officials said the boats were either abandoned or were seized for nonpayment of moorage fees. The sale begins at 10 a.m. at the 13th Street boatyard at the Everett marina. The boats include craft ranging from 24 to 38 feet. Photos of the available craft are available at www.portofeverett.com/
auctions.shtml.
The Pacific Northwest is expected to have more than enough electric power for the foreseeable future, and electricity costs should remain stable, two reports from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council suggest. Judi Danielson, council chairwoman, said while supply and demand vary according to the seasons, it appears there will be a surplus at least through 2008.
General Motors Corp. and Daimler Chrysler AG’s Chrysler Group on Tuesday reported modest increases in sales of new vehicles in February, compared with a bleak month last year in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Ford Motor Co., however, saw sales fall 3.2 percent.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday that cutting the federal budget deficit would make it easier to shrink the huge U.S. trade deficit without hurting the economy. Trimming the budget deficit – reducing the government’s borrowing needs, and effectively increasing national saving – would make it less likely that the overall trade deficit would eventually hurt the prices of U.S. stocks, bonds and other assets, Greenspan said.
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