Microsoft’s plans to slash Eastside leases signal troubling trend for Bellevue

Broderick Group described Microsoft’s possible move out of Bellevue as a “catastrophic blow” to the market. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ Microsoft Corp. is gradually confirming its plans to relinquish office space on the Eastside, putting Bellevue’s real estate market on an unhealthy trend. The Redmond-based software maker doesn’t plan to renew leases on 1.1 million

Apple employees push back on latest return-to-office plan

Apple delayed full implementation of a return-to-office plan in the spring because of another Covid-19 surge. The company’s office in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is pictured here. ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ By J. Jennings Moss  –  Editor-in-Chief and General Manager, Silicon Valley Business Journal Aug 22, 2022 The news last week that Apple Inc. would, once again, fully

Viewpoint: Why many return-to-office plans are facing resistance

By Ty West  –  Editor-in-Chief, The Playbook, Jun 20, 2022 For many companies, the long-awaited return to the office isn’t going quite as expected.  Employers are facing pushback from workers. Covid-19 cases have been on an upswing, which is contributing to the resistance. Employees still have unprecedented leverage. That’s not stopping prominent CEOs like Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk from making bold declarations calling

This is how the Port of Seattle crafted its $2.3B Sea-Tac Airport expansion plan

Sea-Tac Airport passenger volumes are surging, hitting 51.8 million in 2019 and forecast to hit 56 million a year by 2027. Airport staffers are planning projects now to be finished or underway by then to ensure the facility can handle the growth. ANTHONY BOLANTE By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Trying to forecast

Port of Seattle delays environmental review for Sea-Tac airport expansions

By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 18, 2019 The Port of Seattle has delayed the environmental review process for potential Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion projects until late 2021. The public agency said a statement Monday it’s taking more time for its own environmental review following public feedback on its Sustainable Airport

Exclusive: Alaska Airlines says Sea-Tac’s $2.3B terminal expansion plan has ‘critical shortcomings’

By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 21, 2019 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $2.3 billion plan to build a standalone North Terminal to manage passenger growth has “critical shortcomings,” Alaska Airlines says. In letters to Sea-Tac Airport leaders and interviews with the Business Journal, Alaska says the facility’s plan for a 19-gate terminal

Tango Taxiway: A history of mistaken landings and almost landings at Sea-Tac

By Steve Wilhelm  –  Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 31, 2015 For 16 years pilots have mistaken Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s most prominent taxiway for a runway, landing on it four times and narrowly avoiding landing on three other occasions. Most recently an Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) pilot landed a Boeing 737 on the