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At PicoBrew in Renton, boxes of supplies are being thrown out into a dumpster outside their manufacturing center on SW 7th Street, Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

New owner of Seattle home beer-brewing startup PicoBrew plans to cut jobs, auction equipment, sell off other assets

The Seattle-based kickstarter darling aimed to automate some of the beer-making process, making it easier for aspiring home brewers and others. Its new owner has other plans.

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In this May 6, 2020 photo, a person rides past a boarded up and closed Old Navy clothing store in downtown Seattle. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW205 WATW205
Economy

‘Hundreds of millions of dollars’ lost in Washington to unemployment fraud amid coronavirus joblessness surge

Allan Brothers Fruit Compliance Director Greg George, left, and Director of Production and Operations Tony Garcia share a conversation on the upper level aisle above the apple sorting unit Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Naches, Wash.
Local News

In Yakima’s apple industry, the surging COVID-19 pandemic has brought a wave of cases, and labor strife

Shopping retail is just one of several activities that can resume in Phase 2 of Washington state’s plan to reopen. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
Life

When can you get a haircut, go to the gym or eat at restaurants, etc., in Washington?

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This Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 photo shows a home for sale sign in Orange County near Hillsborough, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) NCGB101 NCGB101
Real Estate

Even if you want to buy a home, it’s harder now to get a loan. Or tap home equity.

Goodwill employee Isabel Esnard checks the temperature of a customer as he enters the store during the first day of reopening of non-essential stores in Miami-Dade County at the Goodwill Bird Ludlam store on May 18, 2020 in Miami. (Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS) 1665381 1665381 1665381
Business

Reopening U.S. economy will mean creating all kinds of new jobs

Bar stools sit on top of the counter at Cafe Racer on March 18, 2020. Cafe Racer was in the midst of a fundraiser to save the cafe before the coronavirus effectively shut the city down.
Workforce

You are not alone: Resources for businesses and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state

FILE – In this March 18, 2020 file photo, a visitor walks in an empty hallway at The Fashion Mall at Keystone in Indianapolis. As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some corporations are taking the first steps toward bringing their employees back to work. Retailers, restaurants and mall operators are looking at China’s experience to see how they can reopen stores. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) NYBZ802 NYBZ802
Careers

Q&A: What workers need to know about going back to the job

Boeing 737 MAX

Called a ghost plane or whitetail, the white planes seen here are painted white because the airline it was built for no longer wants it. It will be painted with a new livery after the plane is ungrounded and Boeing secures a customer. Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes destined for airlines worldwide, are parked at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Washington. In March 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded the passenger airliner after two separate crashes. Photographed on November 13, 2019.

Seattle Times wins Pulitzer Prize for Boeing 737 MAX coverage

Some of about 60-737 MAX airplanes share a parking lot between East Marginal Way South and the Duwamish Waterway across the street from Boeing Field in Seattle on February 20, 2020. 213077

Delays in 737 MAX certification flight may push off Boeing’s goal to win approval by midsummer

Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes built for airlines worldwide, have their engines and landing gear protected from the weather while they are parked at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Washington. In March 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded the passenger airliner after two separate crashes. Photographed on November 13, 2019. 212113

Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of undelivered 737 MAXs, orders inspections

Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

Complete coverage of Boeing’s 737 MAX »

Technology

Restricted to our homes for months now, many of us have been putting up with a persistent annoyance: a lousy internet connection. As people have hunkered down to contain the spread of the coronavirus, average internet speeds all over the world have slowed. (Glenn Harvey/The New York Times) — FOR USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED TECH FIX BY BRIAN X. CHEN FOR MAY 20, 2020 — ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT21 XNYT21

Everything you need to know about slow internet speeds

Tech Reviews & Tips

Fraudsters see opportunities to target us in these uncertain times. Here are their most popular schemes and how we can protect ourselves. — FOR USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED TECH FIX BY BRIAN X. CHEN FOR MAY 13, 2020 — ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT56

Don’t let fraudster rats take your identity and money; here’s a guide to popular scams

Real Estate

A steady stream of cars goes through the drive-through at Starbucks on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. near S. Graham St. in Seattle Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Starbucks landlords, especially of busy drive-throughs, say they’re not willing to give in to Starbucks’ request for 12 months of lease concessions. This particular location also has no inside seating. 214008

Starbucks gets cold reception after demanding rent breaks from landlords

Retail

A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX in final stages of completion, gets its fuel tanks filled at the Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to the Boeing 737 final assembly factory in Renton on October 23, 2019. 211884

Ryanair maps growth plan with Boeing 737 MAX jets while rivals shrink

Maritime Industry

Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Trident Seafoods Tod Hall, at left, Manager of Vessel Operations, Roger LeBel, Island Enterprise Purcer and Mike Luchino, Director of Operations for Catchers Processors group at the Tacoma pier where the ships are being prepared for the trip to Alaska. 213655

As Alaska fishing season set to begin, fearful communities and seafood industry try to prevent spread of coronavirus

Boeing & Aerospace

A Boeing employee moves a work cart away from the engine of a Boeing 737 MAX jet at a Boeing airplane manufacturing plant Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Renton, Wash. Boeing says it will cut about 10% of its work force and slow production of planes as it deals with the ongoing grounding of its best-selling plane and the coronavirus pandemic. With air travel falling sharply because of the virus, airlines have delayed orders and deliveries of new planes, reducing Boeing’s revenue. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Boeing factory workers cope with the coronavirus threat as layoffs loom

Amazon

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos spoke about Amazons sustainability efforts a day before workers around the world, including more than 1,000 of his own employees, are scheduled to walk out to spotlight climate change. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Amazon’s shareholders to meet virtually amid company’s ‘hardest time’ and unprecedented scrutiny

Amazon at 25

FILE – In this file photo made Nov. 16, 2009, Stephen Guymon, of Twin Falls, Idaho, separates packages for final shipment inside the 800,000 sq. ft. Amazon.com warehouse in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com Inc., reports quarterly earnings Thursday, April 22, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin file) NYBZ139

Tell us about your Amazon experience and what else you want to know

Microsoft

Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at the tech companies event explaining how they will work out a new plan to reduce their carbon footprint Thursday, January 16, 2020. 212702

Microsoft president urges Congress to fund rural broadband internet connectivity in wake of coronavirus

Economy

In this May 6, 2020 photo, a person rides past a boarded up and closed Old Navy clothing store in downtown Seattle. The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW205 WATW205

‘Hundreds of millions of dollars’ lost in Washington to unemployment fraud amid coronavirus joblessness surge

Featured Columnist

For America and China, breaking up is hard to do

Money Makeovers

Standing on his front porch Thursday, March 19, 2020, David O’Meara takes in the view. 213399

Old-fashioned retirement protects Seattle ironworker and his wife during market sell-off

Personal Finance

The economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus has prompted a helpful — if temporary — change in the window that Americans have into their credit files. You can now get free copies of your credit report from the three big credit bureaus each week. (Till Lauer/The New York Times) — FOR USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED CREDIT REPORTS WEEKLY BY ANN CARRNS FOR MAY 15, 2020 — ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT42 XNYT42

One side effect of the coronavirus: Free credit reports each week

Markets

A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX in final stages of completion, gets its fuel tanks filled at the Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to the Boeing 737 final assembly factory in Renton on October 23, 2019. 211884

Ryanair maps growth plan with Boeing 737 MAX jets while rivals shrink

Artificial Intelligence

Fatima Abu Zeid , a mother of 6 children shows her biometric ID card at the Qalandiya checkpoint in northern Jerusalem on February 25,2020. Israel upgraded its West Bank checkpoints with facial recognition technology to verify Palestinians’ identities as they cross into Israel. The new system is helping to shorten the amount of time it takes to cross the checkpoints but the use of the technology is drawing criticism about the role the controversial technology plays in Israel’s military control over Palestinians. (Photo by Heidi Levine for The Seattle Times).

A tale of two AI cities: The Seattle connection to Israel's surveillance network

Local Business

FILE – In this April 15, 2020, file photo, a smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, of Cranston, R.I., shows notes he made for contact tracing. Grande began keeping a log on his phone at the beginning of April, after he heard Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo urge residents to start out of concern about the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) NYAG602

Coronavirus will come roaring back in King County without contact tracing, other measures, report finds

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