Business & Economy
Business & Economy
Stockpile of Boeing 737 MAX jets assures Moses Lake years of work
Moses Lake, Washington, doesn’t have commercial airline service, but the casual visitor to Grant County International Airport might assume otherwise. Shiny Boeing 737 MAX jets are parked wingtip to wingtip in row after row on two sides of the expansive airfield. They sport colorful liveries from a wide variety of exotic carriers such as Xiamen Air, Ukraine International, Ural Airlines and Donghai Airlines, to name a few. Continue Reading Stockpile of Boeing 737 MAX jets assures Moses Lake years of work
Bird flu means higher egg prices, now there’s a chick boom hatching across the U.S.
Bird flu’s toll on flocks across the country has meant eggs are expensive and in short supply. Continue Reading Bird flu means higher egg prices, now there’s a chick boom hatching across the U.S.
Before enormous, emotional crowd, Boeing delivers final 747
Thousands of former and current Boeing workers joined customers and other guests to bid farewell to the company’s final 747 jumbo jet. Continue Reading Before enormous, emotional crowd, Boeing delivers final 747
Delicious Death: India’s apple tariffs crush business for Northwest Red Delicious apple farmers
For decades boatloads of Northwest apples have shipped to India – especially the variety Red Delicious. But since Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum went into place, retaliatory tariffs have put a crunch on that valuable fruit market. Now, Washington state’s full congressional delegation is asking the federal government for help. Continue Reading Delicious Death: India’s apple tariffs crush business for Northwest Red Delicious apple farmers
Hay Is For Horses – Until It’s Gone
Erin Tomson bringing her horses into the family barn. Her mother Dee used to board horses at their ranch in Pullman, WA. The price of hay is making it harder… Continue Reading Hay Is For Horses – Until It’s Gone
Massive New Climate Law Could Give Pacific Northwest Green Businesses A Boost
Companies large and small around the Pacific Northwest say they are excited by growth opportunities that may flow from the climate, healthcare and tax package signed by President Biden on Tuesday. Turbocharged federal spending could benefit the region’s green energy sector in particular, although congressional Republicans remain dubious that Americans on the whole will come out ahead. Continue Reading Massive New Climate Law Could Give Pacific Northwest Green Businesses A Boost
Hydrogen Valley Vision For Southwest Washington Gets Boost From Aussies’ Proposed Plant
An Australian company is eying property next to the soon-to-close coal power plant in Centralia, Washington, to build a big hydrogen fuel production facility. Fortescue Future Industries went public with its plans during a hydrogen symposium hosted by the Economic Alliance of Lewis County on Thursday. Continue Reading Hydrogen Valley Vision For Southwest Washington Gets Boost From Aussies’ Proposed Plant
Big Factory For Electric Car Battery Materials Coming To Moses Lake, Washington
San Francisco Bay area company Sila Nanotechnologies purchased a vacant factory in Moses Lake, Washington, and announced plans Tuesday to open a big operation there to produce advanced battery materials to power electric cars. Continue Reading Big Factory For Electric Car Battery Materials Coming To Moses Lake, Washington
Green Aluminum? Complex Deal Seeks To Restart The Last Aluminum Smelter In The NW And Cut Pollution
A complex deal is taking shape to revive the Pacific Northwest’s last remaining aluminum smelter. Alcoa idled its Intalco Works smelter near Ferndale, Washington, a year-and-a-half ago and laid off virtually all the workers there. The plan to bring this industry back involves a new owner, cash from taxpayers and an uncertain new contract for cut-rate wholesale power. Continue Reading Green Aluminum? Complex Deal Seeks To Restart The Last Aluminum Smelter In The NW And Cut Pollution
Santa’s Reindeer To Get Competition: Amazon Flight-Testing Package Delivery Drones In Pendleton
E-commerce giant Amazon confirmed to public radio that it has begun flight testing of package delivery drones at a test range in Pendleton, Oregon, as well as continuing near Seattle and elsewhere. Routine delivery of online orders to consumers by aerial drones remains a long ways off, though. Continue Reading Santa’s Reindeer To Get Competition: Amazon Flight-Testing Package Delivery Drones In Pendleton
When Will Drone Delivery Be A Thing? Slow To Take Off, But Now Building In Bend
With all the news about supply chain problems, you might be wondering how to get your online purchases on time. If only the promised future of aerial delivery by drone could be realized during the upcoming holiday shopping season. Continue Reading When Will Drone Delivery Be A Thing? Slow To Take Off, But Now Building In Bend
In A Hot NW Housing Market, Even Isolated Point Roberts Is Seeing Prices Sizzle
How hot is the Pacific Northwest real estate market? So hot that even in an isolated exclave such as Point Roberts, Washington, home prices are sizzling and some properties are changing hands sight unseen. Continue Reading In A Hot NW Housing Market, Even Isolated Point Roberts Is Seeing Prices Sizzle
