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Seattle home prices continue to soar at record-breaking pace

Home prices in the region leapt 25% in June compared to a year earlier.

Business

Airbus nabs $4.9 billion order from Boeing customer Jet2

Boeing had supplied Jet2 with its 737 model in the past.

Madison Bauer mixes drinks Wednesday afternoon at Bluewater Organic Distilling in Everett on August 25, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Business

Challenges remain for the area’s recovering tourism industry

Revenue picked up this year at restaurants and hotels, but the delta variant could blunt further gains.

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New Herald Publisher Josh O'Connor named April  17, 2013.
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Business

New role for Sound Publishing President Josh O’Connor

O’Connor will oversee operations in Washington, Alaska and Canada for parent company Black Press.

Business

Hiring grows in Washington, but COVID surge raises red flags

New unemployment claims in Washington dipped last week, but a recent COVID surge could bring layoffs.

A small amount of debris covers the ground where Ivar's tables and chairs had been set up in the parklet where the former Mukilteo Ferry Landing was located on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 in Mukilteo, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Whose asphalt is this? ‘Parklet’ is no longer a dining area

The city of Mukilteo has erected red tape around the former ferry ramp where Ivar’s wants to serve…

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Life

You voted: The best taco in Snohomish County

Quite possibly the info you’ve been waiting for.

Business

Boeing employees’ safety independence is under scrutiny by FAA

Many company engineers who were surveyed said they couldn’t raise concerns without interference.

Business

Should Everett’s in-home businesses be given more latitude?

Under a proposal, businesses in residences could conduct in-home sales and hire up to two employees.

Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 rocket launch platform, named Cosmic Girl, takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave (MHV) on its second orbital launch demonstration in the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman)

Business

Branson’s Virgin Orbit to list in SPAC deal backed by Boeing

The satellite-launch company uses a customized Boeing 747 jumbo jet to launch its reusable rockets.

Rudi Alcott

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Rudi Alcott named publisher of The Daily Herald in Everett

Sound Publishing President Josh O’Connor has held the job since 2013. Alcott was a longtime publisher in Federal…

Business

Whidbey Island tourism spikes in 2021

Daily visitors to Island County boomed this year despite COVID, with economic impact far-reaching.

From left, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett; Everett Community College President Daria Willis; Herman Calzadillas, dean of the college’s Advanced Manufacturing Training and Education Center; Brandon Anderson, legislative director for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace; and Elliott Black, director of U.S. Department of Transportation’s Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program. They were touring the Advanced Manufacturing Center at EvCC on Friday. (Janice Podsada / The Herald) 20210820

Business

After 100,000 lost jobs, aviation industry aims to roar back

The director of the Aviation Jobs Protection Program heard survival stories Friday from aviation companies in Everett.

Local News

Fewer renter protections after Monday, but help is available

Programs in Snohomish County can aid tenants behind on rent, but to avoid eviction, they must use them.

A Value Village store is seen Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Edmonds, Wash. The company that operates 300 Value Village, Savers and other thrift stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia is suing Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, saying his office has violated its rights by demanding $3.2 million to settle a three-year investigation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Northwest

Appeals court overturns ruling against Value Village

A 2019 ruling found the thrift chain misled customers by deceptively marketing itself as a charity.

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Life

You voted: The best sushi in Snohomish County

Because it’s smooth, raw, flaky and healthy…

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You voted: The best steak in Snohomish County

For all you red meat lovers..

Houses at the end of the 2100 block of 93rd Drive SE in Lake Stevens used to front a forest. Now the property has been clearcut for the new Costco store near the intersection of Highway 9 and 20th Street SE. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald) 20210810

Local News

Lake Stevens neighbors mourn 1,000s of trees at Costco site

A woodland off 20th Street SE has been leveled, leaving wildlife in search of new habitat.

A combine transfers wheat into a grain truck, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, near Pullman, Wash. Across eastern Washington, a drought the National Weather Service classified as "exceptional" has devastated what is normally the fourth largest wheat crop in the nation. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Northwest

Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop

The current estimate for the crop is 117 million bushels, down from last year’s 165 million.

Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle.  Boeing is paying $17 million and promising to take steps to fix production problems with its popular 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, May 27,  that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 models including NGs and the Max.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Business

Boeing poised to win crucial 737 Max deal in India

A new Indian low-cost airline is in talks with Boeing to purchase 737 Max jets.