
Light rail is a target to critics, but the economic benefits are clear | Jon Talton
Progress on light rail to the Eastside opens the prospect of reclaiming much of the transit lost in 1970. Studies and experience make economic benefits...
Talton writes about business and the Pacific Northwest economy in the Sunday Seattle Times.
Progress on light rail to the Eastside opens the prospect of reclaiming much of the transit lost in 1970. Studies and experience make economic benefits...
Cascadia is the Northwest's bid for economic might in the age of Donald Trump. It's not a secession movement but an effort to knit together...
As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund leaders gather in Trump's Washington, they face a growing trade war that will affect the Northwest.
Trump as "tariff man" puts the world and Northwest economy at risk, Jon Talton writes. The history of such levies include the Great Depression and...
From a New Mexico startup to the "lost decade" and now an admired prominence, Microsoft put the Seattle region on the Big Tech map, Jon...
Opening the industrial district south of downtown Seattle to apartments brings support and opposition, both with good arguments, columnist Jon Talton writes.
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency brings great risks to Seattle, the Northwest and the nation, columnist Jon Talton writes.
The amount of money the government is taking in is outstripped by federal outlays. Fixing this won't be easy, especially in this political environment, Jon...
High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and political will, Jon Talton writes.
Brian Niccol, who was hired to lead Starbucks last year, is shaking things up at the corporate offices and in the chains many stores.