Microsoft and Weyerhaueser will be among 65 companies looking to fill more than 1,500 jobs at a Seattle job fair this week. The Diversity Career Expo will be 2:30-7 p.m. Thursday at Seattle Central Community College’s Student Center, 1701 Broadway. Other employers expected at the fair include Northwest Composites of Marysville, Starbucks, REI and Safeco. Workshops for job seekers will be offered. Admission is free. Those looking for jobs should bring copies of their resume and dress for a job interview.
Bothell company’s tool honored
The Nomad augmented vision system, made by Microvision Inc., has been named a Top 20 Tool for 2004 by Motor Magazine. The editors of the magazine, which serves the aftermarket automotive industry, selected the Nomad system for auto technicians because of its originality and its ability to help technicians diagnose and repair vehicles quickly and correctly. The head-worn, laser-scanning system can display repair information in front of a technician’s eyes.
TrafficGauge plans California version
TrafficGauge Inc. said it will offer its real-time mobile traffic mapping device for Los Angeles and Orange County. The handheld, wireless device has been sold in the Puget Sound area for the past year, offering information about traffic between Lynnwood and south Seattle. Like the Seattle device, the California version also indicates when there are home games for the local sports teams.
Circuit City reports softer growth
Circuit City Stores Inc. on Tuesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.9 percent in its latest quarter, but growth was restrained by “softer” sales in August and because the Labor Day holiday fell out of the period. Total sales increased 8.9 percent to $2.35 billion in the second quarter ended Aug. 31 from $2.16 billion a year ago, driven by healthy demand for plasma-screen televisions and notebook computers.
20 Honda SUV owners report fires
Owners of new Honda CR-V sport-utility vehicles continue to report vehicle fires shortly after initial oil changes, and a federal agency is keeping an eye on the problem two months after closing an investigation. By the end of last week, 20 people had reported fires on 2004-model CR-Vs to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and another five people had reported oil leaks and smoke. That’s up from five reports in late June, shortly before the federal agency closed its investigation.
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