A spokeswoman has confirmed reports that Shanghai Airlines, which earlier this month signed a deal to buy nine 787s from the Boeing Co., has also placed an order for two 767-300ER jets. The deal would be worth more than $256 million at list prices, but analysts say airlines have been negotiating discounts of 25 percent or more. Boeing has been considering whether to end 767 production, but the order gives the company a backlog of 30 767s – enough to keep the Everett assembly line going into 2008.
Ice cream plant opens doors today
Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream will have its grand opening ceremony at noon today at the corner of 86th Avenue SE and Maltby Road in Maltby. The parlor is next to the company’s new environmentally friendly production plant, which replaced a smaller plant in Lynnwood earlier this year. The business can be reached at 360-668-8535.
Home sales slip, but only slightly
Sales of previously owned homes fell in July as some house hunters were put off by galloping prices, but the pace of sales was still the third-highest ever, suggesting the red-hot market isn’t cooling much. The latest snapshot of activity in the housing market released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday showed that July sales of existing homes – including single-family, town homes and condominiums – totaled 7.16 million units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
Verizon, Yahoo offer cheaper Net service
Verizon Communications Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have teamed up to launch a cheaper high-speed Internet service designed to compete against cable operators and dial-up service providers. For $14.95, subscribers will be able to download Web pages via a digital subscriber line at speeds of up to 768 kilobits per second and upload data at 128 kilobits. The cheaper service, which requires a one-year contract, offers Yahoo premium services, such as anti-virus protection, on-demand music videos and unlimited photo storage.
Correction
Chris Fleck of Puget Sound Tax Service, who was quoted in a story on Page D1 of the Business section on Monday, is an enrolled agent with the Internal Revenue Service, meaning he’s passed a testing process that allows him to represent clients directly with the federal tax agency. Fleck said he and his wife pay $219 a month for medical costs through a health savings account. The story applied an incorrect title to Fleck and confused the monthly payment for his health plan with the amount he saves. Fleck estimates the plan saves him $360 a month.
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