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Over the decades, these Lynnwood plumbers have seen it all

Over the decades, these Lynnwood plumbers have seen it all

The Davises started with one truck in 1986. Many rescued wedding rings later, they have stories to tell.

Over the decades, these Lynnwood plumbers have seen it all
Here are 6 local businesses that have been around forever

Here are 6 local businesses that have been around forever

Your grandpa patronized them. Snohomish County is home to scores of longtime, locally owned enterprises.

Here are 6 local businesses that have been around forever
And we’re off! First passenger flight leaves Everett
And we’re off! First passenger flight leaves Everett
Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service

People were eager to be aboard the first flights out of the new passenger terminal in Everett.

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service
It’s as rare as a carburetor: an independent auto-parts store

It’s as rare as a carburetor: an independent auto-parts store

Greg Ouellette still enjoys the business his family bought in 1971, but the future is not bright.

It’s as rare as a carburetor: an independent auto-parts store
An Everett restaurant has defied the odds for 43 years

An Everett restaurant has defied the odds for 43 years

The Vintage Cafe’s third-generation manager has taken over the restaurant and bar.

An Everett restaurant has defied the odds for 43 years
Werner Furrer needed a paddle, so he made one — then another

Werner Furrer needed a paddle, so he made one — then another

That was in 1965. Today Monroe-based Werner Paddles is still innovating, though not so much with wood.

Werner Furrer needed a paddle, so he made one — then another
You’ll forget you’re at an airport Monday in Everett

You’ll forget you’re at an airport Monday in Everett

Meet the new Paine Field terminal with its Italian marble countertops and glass jet bridges.

You’ll forget you’re at an airport Monday in Everett
Guests tour the departure lounge of the Paine Field terminal on Tuesday. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

So far, airport earns Everett no respect

Paine Field airport opens Monday, but please don’t call it Seattle’s second airport, locals say.

Guests tour the departure lounge of the Paine Field terminal on Tuesday. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
If you work outside, you likely know this longtime outfitter

If you work outside, you likely know this longtime outfitter

An Everett father and his daughters have grown Work n’ More into a retail chain with five stores.

If you work outside, you likely know this longtime outfitter
Tools left behind: Boeing grounds some KC-46 tankers

Tools left behind: Boeing grounds some KC-46 tankers

The company cited a “foreign-object debris” issue. Deliveries to the Air Force began in January.

Tools left behind: Boeing grounds some KC-46 tankers
British Airways places a big order for the Boeing 777X

British Airways places a big order for the Boeing 777X

It will buy 18 of the new planes, with options for 24 more. Boeing now has 358 orders and commitments.

British Airways places a big order for the Boeing 777X
Riverfront development could add 1,250 more homes to Everett

Riverfront development could add 1,250 more homes to Everett

Many residents welcome a walkable area, but not the congestion that might come with limited access.

Riverfront development could add 1,250 more homes to Everett
Choice by choice, leaders chart successful courses

Choice by choice, leaders chart successful courses

We all from come from different places and circumstances and have diverse perspectives.

  • Feb 28, 2019
  • By Kathy Coffey Special to The Herald
Choice by choice, leaders chart successful courses
This might be a ‘boring business,’ but it sure has longevity

This might be a ‘boring business,’ but it sure has longevity

When Jerry Murphy bought Greenshields Industrial Supply, he was careful to change very little.

This might be a ‘boring business,’ but it sure has longevity
Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes

Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes

This time-lapse shows construction of the new airport terminal at Paine Field in Everett.

Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes
Boeing nominates former UN ambassador Nikki Haley to board

Boeing nominates former UN ambassador Nikki Haley to board

She is a former governor of South Carolina, where Boeing has an airplane assembly line.

Boeing nominates former UN ambassador Nikki Haley to board
New road provides highway access to Arlington’s industry hub

New road provides highway access to Arlington’s industry hub

Arlington Valley Road opens Feb. 22. It’s meant to reduce traffic and increase business access.

New road provides highway access to Arlington’s industry hub
Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says

Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says

After years of planning and litigation, airlines can begin service at Everett’s new terminal.

Paine Field is cleared for passenger takeoff, FAA says
How the Edmonds Theater survives in the age of Netflix

How the Edmonds Theater survives in the age of Netflix

It’s an independently owned Art Deco beauty with one screen and a motto: “New movies at classic prices.”

How the Edmonds Theater survives in the age of Netflix