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This pipeline project promises to boost gasoline supplies in Southern California
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan have announced plans to move forward with a pipeline project that would provide Southern California a much-needed connection to gasoline and other refined products via fuel terminals in other parts of the country.
In a joint statement, the two companies said there’s been more than sufficient interest from ...Read more
Redfin failed to disclose pay in job ads, lawsuit claims
Seattle-based real estate giant Redfin failed to disclose pay in its job openings, a new lawsuit claims.
Skagit County resident Shannon Spencer alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court that Redfin’s job advertisements did not include wage scales or salary ranges, as required by Washington law.
In 2023, Washington ...Read more
Why it is so hard to find, afford renting a Seattle single-family home
Tracy Cambron couldn't afford to buy a house in Seattle when she moved here a decade ago. Still, she wanted to give her two kids a childhood like hers — one where they could play in a yard, trick-or-treat at neighbors’ houses and pass a football in the street.
She rented single-family homes in Seattle neighborhoods to give them that ...Read more
Sky-high office vacancy levels haunt Bay Area's three major downtowns
Sky-high office vacancy rates still haunt the downtowns of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco, despite bursts of tech lease deals in Silicon Valley that have largely bypassed the urban cores of the Bay Area’s three largest cities.
The vacancy levels for office space remain stuck above 30% in San Jose’s, Oakland’s and San Francisco’s ...Read more
Seattle renters, landlords clash over ratio utility billing system
How renters pay for utilities in Seattle has become a hot topic over the last year.
A system that divides a building’s total utility bills between units instead of a flat rate has raised fairness and transparency concerns among tenants. Some claim the system allows landlords to rake in more money while circumventing recently imposed rent ...Read more
Tesla boosts spending plan to $25 billion in AI, robotics push
Tesla Inc. anticipates billions of dollars in additional spending this year to support Elon Musk’s ambitions to transform the electric-vehicle pioneer into an AI and robotics company.
Capital expenditures this year will exceed $25 billion, the company revealed Wednesday, roughly three times last year’s outlay. The planned investment is up ...Read more
Why it's getting hard to use miles to book your flight
Air miles are becoming a precious commodity as uncertainty grows about the outlook for ticket prices and the availability of flights.
Frequent flyers are increasingly using their miles to hedge against global travel chaos by making overlapping bookings across different routes per trip, according to travel experts. Because award tickets ...Read more
Trump compliments outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook, but adds vulgar insult
It’s not every U.S. CEO who gets complimented by the U.S. president on their way out of their company — or gets insulted in vulgar terms at the same time.
But Tim Cook now has that double-edged distinction, after President Donald Trump this week declared he was a fan of the outgoing Apple CEO, but also recalled what he described with a ...Read more
American Air explores Alaska Air revenue-sharing deal
American Airlines Group Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. are pursuing potential revenue-sharing agreements and other strategic partnerships, people familiar with the matter said, in a push for scale as the U.S. carriers grapple with higher costs and fierce competition.
The idea of a merger was raised as part of the talks around a stronger ...Read more
Boise's viral 'Dan the Pizza Man' earned a $170K tip. What Domino's just did
A Boisean’s simple act-of-kindness-gone-viral is now the inspiration for a coupon code coming to Domino’s nationwide.
With a new code rolling out April 30, Domino’s and The Coca-Cola Company are teaming up to honor Dan Simpson, a 68-year-old pizza delivery driver, for going the extra mile on one recent Friday night delivery in Boise.
But...Read more
Best Buy's outgoing CEO and her replacement see AI as 'pivot point' for tech retail
For Corie Barry, any decision on a CEO transition comes down to a simple test: timing.
“Philosophically, I think any CEO transition begins with two things,” Barry said in an interview with the Star Tribune. “Hopefully, it’s the right time for the person. More importantly, it needs to be the right time for the company.”
After 27 years...Read more
Updated lawsuit: Metro Surge cost St. Paul, Minneapolis businesses $600M
Operation Metro Surge led to an estimated $600 million loss in revenue to businesses in St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to a new filing in a lawsuit against the federal government.
The lawsuit says St. Paul and Minneapolis residents also missed out on an estimated $240 million in wages.
Filed by the state of Minnesota and both Twin Cities ...Read more
MrBeast sued over claims of sexual harassment, firing a new mom
A former female staffer who worked for Beast Industries, the media venture behind the popular YouTube channel MrBeast, is suing the company, alleging she was sexually harassed and fired shortly after she returned from maternity leave.
The employee, Lorrayne Mavromatis, a Brazilian-born social media professional, alleges in a lawsuit she was ...Read more
Boeing lost $7M at the start of the year; plans to boost Max production this summer
Boeing lost $7 million in the first three months of the year, failing to turn a profit but marking a drastic turnaround from the same time period a year ago, when it lost $31 million.
The company again spent more money than it brought in during the first quarter, burning through $1.5 billion in cash from January through the end of March. But ...Read more
Ford, Carhartt join to open Detroit ToolBank with rentable equipment
DETROIT — Detroit ToolBank opened its doors on Tuesday evening, offering the opportunity for nonprofits, churches, student organizations and other volunteer groups to rent shovels, rakes, and other equipment for community development projects in the state.
Dearborn's Ford Motor Co. through Ford Philanthropy and Carhartt Inc. are behind ...Read more
Starbucks expansion in Nashville brews bitterness in Seattle
As the magnitude of Starbucks’ ambitions in Nashville comes into focus, reaction in the global coffee giant's home base of Seattle is also sharpening.
On Tuesday, Starbucks said that its new Nashville office will grow to up to 2,000 workers over the next five years. With that headcount, Nashville's workforce would be more than half as big as ...Read more
Amazon launches weight loss drug program
Demand for weight loss drugs is ballooning across the U.S. — and Amazon wants in.
The Seattle-based tech giant launched its own GLP-1 program Tuesday aimed at streamlining access to weight loss drugs, with primary care, upfront pricing and doorstep delivery.
The new program integrates Amazon One Medical, a primary care service that combines ...Read more
After Epstein scandal, Hollywood bidders race for Wasserman's $3 billion agency
Several private equity firms and Hollywood power players, including United Talent Agency and longtime agent Patrick Whitesell, have expressed interest in buying parts of Casey Wasserman's music and sports management firm after it abruptly went up for sale.
Wasserman became ensnared in controversy earlier this year after his salacious decades-...Read more
Netflix plans to buy historic Radford Studio Center
Streaming entertainment giant Netflix is in negotiations to buy the historic Radford Studio Center lot in Studio City.
Netflix plans to purchase the Los Angeles studio that has been home to generations of landmark television shows, including "Gunsmoke" and "Seinfeld," according to two people with knowledge of the pending deal who were not ...Read more
UnitedHealth has changed nearly half its top 100 executives in a year
Strong financial results show UnitedHealth Group is making headway on turnaround plans, alongside sweeping leadership changes under CEO Stephen Hemsley.
The Eden Prairie-based health care giant raised its profit outlook and reported quarterly revenue and earnings that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, April 21.
The company also pointed...Read more
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