Business
2,500 Boeing workers to resume work in Everett and elsewhere
With COVID-19 still a concern, the company promised to “have all of the necessary safety measures in place.”
Business
Airlines cut Paine Field departures to a handful a day
Alaska Airlines is down to four daily Everett departures. United is flying once or twice.
Northwest
Filing for unemployment starts off a little bit ‘clunky’
New claims in Snohomish County — 21,148 — were down slightly from the previous week’s tally.
Northwest
Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market
Shutdown orders have halted open houses, sellers are delaying listings and buyers are losing their jobs.
Business
GM, Bothell’s Ventec get $489.4 million order for ventilators
The federal government is buying 30,000 of the life-sustaining machines to be delivered by August.
Northwest
Pandemic reflected in newspaper industry’s struggles
Not helping financially is the fact that many newspapers allow free online access to COVID-19 stories.
Business
Monroe maker of hair products switches to hand cleaner
Federal regulators eased the rules around the production of hand sanitizer, but not the formula.
Business
Lynnwood firm makes aerosol boxes to protect medical workers
Plastic fabricators are rushing to build simple plastic boxes to help guard against COVID-19 infection.
Business
Food manufacturers shift into overdrive to keep shelves full
Nobody but nobody is questioning food manufacturers’ inclusion on the list of essential businesses.
Business
CEO of Economic Alliance steps down, interim CEO appointed
Patrick Pierce steps down after four years at the helm for job in Clayton, North Carolina
Local News
Everett Trader Joe’s closed due to workers ill with COVID-19
The store will close for cleaning. Five other Trader Joe’s stores closed temporarily this week.
Business
Democrats urge Boeing to take bailout money, pay workers
Washington’s four Republican U.S. representatives did not sign the letter.
Life
Virus humbles once-thriving restaurants in Snohomish County
Grace Correa lost her marriage, home and business. She invested in a new restaurant. Then came COVID-19.
Business
Boeing extends temporary shutdown of Puget Sound plants
The company had planned to reopen on Wednesday. About 60 Everett employees have tested positive.
Business
‘Essential’ businesses: Florists, boat sellers and toy makers
Interpretations of the governor’s stay-home order are many, and some strain credulity.
Northwest
Ride the Ducks Seattle files for bankruptcy after closing
The tourist attraction never recovered financially after a 2015 crash that killed five and injured 60
Business
Boeing takes new blow with Avolon scrapping $8 billion order
The plane-leasing company will also defer delivery of 25 Boeing and Airbus narrow-bodies.
Business
Key system on Boeing’s KC-46 tanker needs a complete redesign
The change in the Everett-built airplane involves a remote vision system used for aerial refueling.
Business
Boeing to offer buyouts, weighs wide-body production cuts
The buyouts would keep a $60 billion bailout option viable. Forced layoffs would complicate that effort.
Local News
What’s essential? Cannabis, and sales are brisk in Washington
Pot shops stay open amid COVID-19, with curbside pickup. And stimulus checks are coming soon.