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To save on surgery, out-of-state patients travel to Washington’s Longview

A year and a half ago, Anita Graves’ doctor told her her right knee needed to be replaced. However, rather than undergoing the procedure near her home in Omaha, Neb., where the surgery would cost about $50,000, Graves saved $13,000 by having it at the Pacific Surgical Center in Longview. “It was a miracle, because...

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KIRO TV building, located at 2807 Third Avenue in Seattle, WA. Shot Wednesday July 25, 2018.

February 15, 2019 at 3:52 pm

Cox to sell majority stake in TV stations, including Seattle’s KIRO-TV

Cox Enterprises’ 14 TV stations, which include some of the nation’s top local television stations, reach 31 million viewers nationwide. It is selling a majority...

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Some many stores and stalls at the Pike Place Market were closed Tuesday some businesses resorted to homemade signs to let the public know they were open.

LO Lack of commerce at the Pike Place Market.

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February 15, 2019 at 6:00 am

As businesses dig out of the snow, some also face digging out of the red

For the local economy, Snowmageddon giveth and taketh away. Business boomed for grocery stores and tow trucks, but commerce that relies on delivery has struggled,...

Monica Dimas prepares a pork carnita at Tortas Condesa on E. Olive Way in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The restaurant opens at 4 p.m. and stays open till way after midnight.

February 13, 2019 at 6:00 am

13 latest Seattle restaurant closures — with eviction notices, sudden shutdowns and more

Five of them are the with-zero-notice shutdown of all the branches of Blue C Sushi — and this look at closures so far this year...

February 8, 2019 at 11:40 am

What does the Seattle man who invented Pictionary think about its artificial-intelligence use?

Iconary, which pairs humans and software in a drawing-and-guessing game from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, was inspired by Pictionary, invented in Seattle more...

Ride the Ducks vehicle collides with charter bus on Aurora Bridge, Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015, in Seattle.

February 7, 2019 at 2:49 pm

King County jury awards $123 million to victims of Ride the Ducks crash

The jury determined that Ride The Ducks International bore 67 to 70 percent of the responsibility for the 2015 crash and Ride The Ducks of...

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Exterior of Expedia’s headquarters in Bellevue. Expedia is one of the top five best companies in the northwest.

Best of the Northwest photo op. Person using Expedia websites while hooked up to a bunch of wires to monitor his/her reactions to the site.

February 6, 2019 at 5:54 am

Expedia sues United in fight over ticket-distribution costs

The lawsuit adds to a longstanding battle between airlines and travel agents over the costs of distributing tickets.

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February 5, 2019 at 7:04 am

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SETS OF IMAGES FOR NANCY LESON FOOD RETROSPECTIVE – LE PICHET (CAFFE VITA), MIOPOSTO, CENTRAL MARKET SUSHI – 58368 – 032406

Jeremy Hardy (cq) serves an order at Mioposto, a newly-opened pizzeria in Mount Baker he co-owns with his business partner Peter Levy. Restauranteurs together for 18 years, they have 6 community restaurants in their stable of businesses.

January 25, 2019 at 3:29 pm

Seattle-area companies stepped up during the federal shutdown — and they aren’t quitting just yet

The shutdown sent more than 1,000 furloughed workers to obtain interest-free loans from one local lender, and plenty of other firms and institutions stepped up...

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