aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

With the failure of American Marine Bank on Bainbridge Island becoming Washington State s third bank failure of 2010 on Friday, I thought it would be interesting to take another look at our state s troubled banks.The following charts are based on dat...

aggregated from: Daily Weekly

It would seem that Mayor Mike McGinn has taken a side in the long standing debate over port truck reform. In a letter sent January 22, McGinn asks Senator Patty Murray for her support in... Continue reading Port of Seattle Trucker...

topics: mayor, senator

aggregated from: James Wallace on Aerospace

Air New Zealand will install lie-flat economy and premium economy seats in its new 777-300ER set for delivery in November, the airline announced Monday....

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

It would appear that our old friend Bill Virgin (formerly of the print P-I), is now writing a weekly column for the Tacoma News Tribune. Here are a few excerpts from his latest piece regarding what we may expect to see in store for the local economy...

topics: bellevue, development, housing, housing-market, real-estate

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Washington State s Chief Economist Arun Raha has been speaking this week about his expectations for Washington s economy in 2010 and beyond, including his outlook for the local real estate market.Raha said the nation s big banks are in better shape a...

topics: commercial-real-estate, everett, housing, housing-market, real-estate

aggregated from: Daily Weekly

It's a regular love-fest for Sen. Maria Cantwell, who recently teamed up with John McCain to try to roll back deregulation of Wall St. A week ago, the Daily Beast declared Cantwell one o... Continue reading Where Was 'Fat Cat'-Hat...

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It's a regular love-fest for Sen. Maria Cantwell, who recently teamed up with John McCain to try to roll back deregulation of Wall St. A week ago, the Daily Beast declared Cantwell one o... Continue reading Where Was 'Fat Cat'-Hat...

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Barack Obama yesterday:President Barack Obama outlined major new government stimulus and jobs proposals on Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to spend our way out of this recession. Without giving a price tag, Obama proposed a package of new s...

topics: energy-efficient, housing, mortgage, real-estate

aggregated from: Slog

Really, Jonathan? The worst imaginable outcome?Of course, I completely agree that a public option is what we ultimately need, and that the plan to mandate insurance without it amounts to more support of a corrupt and inhumane private health insurance...

topics: democrats, economy, government, health-care, liberal

aggregated from: Daily Weekly

Tim Eyman's getting an early Christmas present this year. After weeks of talking new taxes, Governor Christine Gregoire will release her proposed budget adjustments to get us through the s... Continue reading Christine Gregoire's ...