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Job Seekers, Relax, Cannabis Use No Longer A Barrier To Employment In Washington State
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 9:35am | 808Washington State's Senate approved a bill Wednesday that prohibits some employers from discriminating against recreational cannabis users who consume weed outside work hours. Sen. Karen Keiser (D) sponsored this legislation, SB 5123, and introduced it in the...
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Facebook Takes Advantage Of Pandemic To Score REI's Sprawling Seattle Area Headquarters
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 12:04am | 414Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has purchased Recreational Equipment Inc.’s newly-completed 400,000 square foot campus in Bellevue, Washington for $390 million, the two companies announced Monday. What Happened: The Mark Zuckerberg-led company bought the campus located on six acres...
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Boeing To Restart Production Of All Commercial Aircraft At Washington State Facilities
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 3:49am | 464Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced Thursday the resumption in manufacturing of all its commercial aircraft, in a phased manner, at its Puget Sound-region facilities from next week. What Happened Boeing expects approximately 27,000 workers at its Puget Sound facilities to resume production of all...
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Bill Gates Foundation To Fund Coronavirus Testing Kits In Seattle, Aims At Checking Spread Of Disease In The Region
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 1:21am | 465Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates' foundation is set to fund home testing kits to diagnose coronavirus in Seattle. What Happened The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will sponsor a project to allow home testing for the Covid-19 virus using a nasal swab. People who...
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Report: Boeing Subpoenaed For 787 Dreamliner Records
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 11:51am | 315The Department of Justice's investigation of Boeing is extending beyond the 737 MAX jet. The jetmaker has been subpoenaed for records tied to the production of the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina, according to The Seattle Times, which cited two unnamed sources familiar with the...
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No More iTunes Love From Costco (COST, AAPL)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:32am | 220These days, it seems that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) products are everywhere. With Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and others increasing their Apple product lineup (Target recently added the iPad to its many stores across the nation), it's almost unfathomable to think that we could one day enter a...