Business

Dow Jones soars amid news of 90% effective COVID-19 vaccine candidate

By Susan Tompor Detroit Free Press So much for watching your 401(k)s…

  • Nov 9th, 2020

Video game prices are going up for the first time in 15 years

By Olga Kharif and Takashi Mochizuki Bloomberg News The $60 video game…

  • Nov 9th, 2020
COURTESY PHOTO The Summit Pacific Medical Center Medication Assisted Treatment Center Clinic team: Aaron DeBard, grants program manager; Dr. Shawn Andrews; Amber Miller, MA; Beth Hindbaugh, RN; Catherine Thorpe, RN; and Rebecca Bozeman, PA-C.

Summit Pacific honored for medication-assisted substance abuse treatment clinic

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) announced that Summit Pacific Medical Center’s…

  • Nov 3rd, 2020
COURTESY PHOTO The Summit Pacific Medical Center Medication Assisted Treatment Center Clinic team: Aaron DeBard, grants program manager; Dr. Shawn Andrews; Amber Miller, MA; Beth Hindbaugh, RN; Catherine Thorpe, RN; and Rebecca Bozeman, PA-C.

Holiday spending expected to decrease during the pandemic, survey shows

By Katie Park The Philadelphia Inquirer Holiday spending is expected to decrease…

  • Oct 31st, 2020

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers for seasonal surge

By Benjamin Romano The Seattle Times Amazon is filling 100,000 seasonal job…

  • Oct 28th, 2020

Boeing to cut thousands more employees as losses mount

By Dominic Gates The Seattle Times Boeing on Wednesday announced it will…

  • Oct 28th, 2020
The $1.5 billion Venetian was among the most expensive hotels in the world when it opened in 1999. Eight years later, Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson added the Palazzo, a $1.8 billion adjacent resort with its own casino. (Howard Shapiro/Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sheldon Adelson cashing out of Vegas would come at trying time for city

By Christopher Palmeri and Gillian Tan Bloomberg News Sheldon Adelson is considering…

  • Oct 27th, 2020
The $1.5 billion Venetian was among the most expensive hotels in the world when it opened in 1999. Eight years later, Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson added the Palazzo, a $1.8 billion adjacent resort with its own casino. (Howard Shapiro/Philadelphia Inquirer)

U.S. holiday sales forecasts vary on savings, stimulus effects

By Olivia Rockeman Bloomberg News There’s little consensus among U.S. economists when…

  • Oct 27th, 2020
Airports and airlines take precautions to keep customers and employees safe during the coronavirus pandemic at places such as Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey.

Airlines face bleak winter as virus slows rebound

By Siddharth Philip Bloomberg News The resurgent Covid-19 pandemic is pushing back…

  • Oct 26th, 2020
Airports and airlines take precautions to keep customers and employees safe during the coronavirus pandemic at places such as Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey.

Delta has put 460 people on no-fly list for refusing mask requirement

By Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News Hundreds of people won’t be…

  • Oct 26th, 2020

Local Business Briefs

Up to $10,000 available for Elma businesses, organizations impacted by pandemic

  • Oct 26th, 2020

Job agency sees shortage of job seekers for available jobs

According to one experienced staffing industry expert, Grays Harbor County is experiencing…

Purdue Pharma to pay $8 billion to settle U.S. opioid probe

By Jef Feeley Bloomberg News Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to an…

  • Oct 21st, 2020

Democratic congressman seeks accounting of CDC’s ‘no-sail’ order for cruises

By Jessica Wehrman CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON, D.C. — The cruise industry, shut…

  • Oct 20th, 2020

Disneyland and other Calif. theme parks get a path to reopening

By Hugo Martín Los Angeles Times Facing increased pressure from business owners…

  • Oct 20th, 2020

Coca-Cola eliminates TaB, its original diet soft drink

By Matt Kempner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — TaB, Coca-Cola Co.’s original…

  • Oct 19th, 2020

Luxury home sales are surging in Washington

By Katherine Khashimova Long The Seattle Times Underscoring the uneven impact of…

  • Oct 19th, 2020

Dozens of sponsors for Westport Derby

Dozens of local businesses helped sponsor the 2020 Westport Charterboat Association derby…

  • Oct 19th, 2020
Harbor Pacific Bottling Inc. has been chosen business of the quarter by Greater Grays Harbor Inc. (GGHI photo)

Harbor Pacific Bottling named Business of the Quarter

Harbor Pacific Bottling Inc. has been chosen business of the quarter for…

  • Oct 19th, 2020
Harbor Pacific Bottling Inc. has been chosen business of the quarter by Greater Grays Harbor Inc. (GGHI photo)

Theater chain AMC may run out of cash by year’s end, as studios delay releasing films

By Kevin Hardy The Kansas City Star AMC Theatres said it may…

  • Oct 14th, 2020