Economy’s no longer a selling point for Trump | Jon Talton
If history is any guide, the COVID recession should badly hurt President Donald Trump's reelection hopes. But these are no ordinary times. Economy columnist Jon...
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Jon Talton
Talton writes about business and the Pacific Northwest economy in the Sunday Seattle Times.
Seattle as the next Detroit? That’s not how we roll | Jon Talton
Detroit faced an unusual set of calamities to become synonymous with urban decline. Even Seattle's missteps won't compare.
Boeing’s 787 move shows tax breaks don’t buy happiness | Jon Talton
Consolidating the 787 assembly in South Carolina challenges the conventional wisdom on what it takes to build a strong economy. There's a reason for that.
Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse | Jon Talton
The loss of so many small businesses should be an all-hands-on-deck emergency for city leaders. So far, City Hall is worse than silent.
The murky view outside shows the climate emergency clearly | Jon Talton
Seattle's recent sickly skies are one consequence of climate change. Critics say addressing warming will be too costly. This is why they're wrong.
Here's what led to the great decline in unions and why America still needs them in this digital gilded age | Jon Talton
Many of the benefits employees take for granted came from the hard work of organized labor. But stopping the freefall of unions in the private...
Losing Boeing 787 jet would be major headwind for Washington’s economy | Jon Talton
The Seattle area enjoys a much more diverse economy than during the Boeing bust of the 1970s. But losing 787 assembly would be a major...
Never mind the frothy stock market — we could be headed into a pandemic depression | Jon Talton
A quick comeback for the economy looks increasingly unlikely. But continued policy paralysis by the federal government is brewing a long, hard time. Columnist Jon...
The pandemic isn’t the only risk to Seattle business | Jon Talton
The pandemic has brought Seattle down much harder than the Great Recession. But the crisis has been worsened by City Hall.