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2024-10-18
WA’s carbon market pumps billions of dollars to state projects. What happens if it vanishes?
By Amanda Zhou Seattle Times staff reporter Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, -
2024-10-11
Boeing to cut 10% of workforce, stop most 767 production amid strike
Boeing will lay off 10% of its workforce in the coming months and cut its commercial jet production amid a month-old strike that has left the company burning through cash as its factories sit idle. By Lauren Rosenblatt, Alex Halverson and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The company said Friday it would end production of its Everett-built 767 -
2024-10-11
Workers without WFH options are compensated for it, study finds
By Irina Anghel Bloomberg Hybrid work has lifestyle benefits for those who can do it — and financial benefits for those who can’t. A new study found that remote workers in the U.K. sacrificed pay growth in the first two years after the COVID-19 pandemic, while in-person staff saw bigger gains to compensate for the -
2024-09-30
Ask Angi: What do I need to know about indoor air quality?
By Angie Hicks Tribune News Service You give plenty of thought to how your home looks, sounds and even smells. But beyond just odors, you need to give serious thought to what’s going on with the air in your home. Bad indoor air quality (IAQ) is about more than just smell, but health and allergies. -
2024-09-13
Sea-Tac Airport cyberattack caused by global ransomware gang, Port says
A ticket agent with WestJet Airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport writes a luggage tag by hand at the airport on Aug. 26, after a cyberattack disrupted computer systems. The cyberattack, by a group called Rhysida, resulted in internet and technology outages during the busy traveling season leading up to Labor Day. (Ellen M. Banner / -
2024-08-25
Inside Boeing’s factory lapses that led to the Alaska Air blowout
By Dominic Gates and Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporters The near-catastrophic midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January was caused by two distinct manufacturing errors by different crews on successive days last fall in Boeing’s assembly plant in Renton. The first manufacturing lapse occurred within -
2024-08-25
Sea-Tac Airport officials confirm cyberattack disrupted service, websites
By Caitlyn Freeman and Rebecca Moss Seattle Times staff reporters Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials confirmed Sunday that an apparent cyberattack took down websites, email and phone services at the airport and Port of Seattle this weekend, disrupting travel plans. The outages were first reported Saturday morning and stretched into Sunday afternoon, with officials offering no -
2024-08-08
See how new Boeing chief Kelly Ortberg’s pay compares with WA’s best-paid CEOs
By Alex Halverson Seattle Times business reporter Newly appointed Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has the chance to reach a $22 million compensation package next year, which could make him one of Washington’s highest-paid CEOs. Ortberg, who started in the job Thursday, will also receive compensation for the remainder of 2024. He’ll receive a cash payment -
2024-08-02
Let’s honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels
All six of the Blue Angels fly in formation at the end of last year’s airshow. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times, 2023) By Breck Lebegue Special to The Seattle Times It’s time to salute and say goodbye to the Blue Angels at Seafair. Although we need skilled fighter pilots to defend our nation and -
2024-07-28
Data centers guzzle power, threatening WA’s clean energy push
July 28, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated July 30, 2024 at 4:11 pm By Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone The Seattle Times & ProPublica First in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times.