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Paccar is negotiating a lease with Boeing Field, above, ahead of its departure from Sea-Tac Airport. King County | Ned Ahrens By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Feb 26, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? Paccar Inc. will vacate its Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hangar five years early. The Port of Seattle waived about $2 million

As the Puget Sound region continues to attract new residents, record visitor demand, and expanding global business ties, its infrastructure and workforce face unprecedented pressure—and opportunity. Leaders from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, MLK Labor, and Visit Bellevue share how they’re adapting to rapid growth, strengthening global access, and preparing the region for the next decade of

Alaska Air CEO Ben Minicucci named Executive Of The Year By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 11, 2025 Story Highlights What’s This? Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci completed the $1.9 billion Hawaiian Airlines acquisition in September 2024. The merger enables Alaska to compete globally with international routes. Minicucci also played a central role

Sea-Tac Airport’s air traffic control tower, pictured in 2021. Air traffic controllers have gone weeks without pay amid the government shutdown. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion and Lauren Ohnesorge – Puget Sound Business Journal Story Highlights FAA begins cutting flights at 40 airports amid government shutdown. Seattle-Tacoma Airport faces 10% reduction affecting 267

Commercial passenger airplanes are seen parked at Sea-Tac Airport. Taxiing times at airports have been on the rise in recent years, and experts say there are few easy solutions. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals Nov 3, 2025 Story Highlights What’s This? Average departure taxi time increased to

By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Story Highlights Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels plans 200-acre sustainable aviation fuel facility in Longview. Company mitigates financial risk through insurance underwriter partnership for funding. Facility expected to produce 60 million gallons of SAF annually. A sustainable aviation fuel company is eyeing a site on the Columbia River in Cowlitz

By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Flying Food Group has leased 95,700 square feet at an industrial building in SeaTac. The space is located in Bridge Industrial’s 169,600-square-foot Bridge Point SeaTac 300 building, which was completed in 2024. Flying Food is the building’s first tenant. The Chicago-based airline catering company’s lease at

An arbitrator in November ruled in favor of the developer of a building a 358-acre community just north of Cle Elum’s downtown. The city says it now owes the developer $25.9 million. Courtesy of Trailside Group By Rick Morgan – Inno Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 25, 2025 Updated Jun 25, 2025 4:14pm PDT Listen to

Americans appear to be bracing for economic uncertainty, and the demand for leisure travel is tracking the decline in consumer confidence. Getty Images | Izabela Habur By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 12, 2025 Listen to this article5 min Story Highlights Airlines trim summer schedules because of economic uncertainty. Spirit, JetBlue, WestJet

By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 19, 2025 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport managing director Lance Lyttle was named the CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority on Wednesday. Lyttle is now in contract negotiations with the Orlando, Florida, authority but is expected to begin the role in mid-April. Port of Seattle Commission President