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How can Seattleites benefit from economic booms and weather the busts? KUOW podcast 'Booming' launches Jan. 24

"Booming" is an economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing.
Joshua McNichols

Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Should rules around gift cards be relaxed in Washington state, or is that a recipe for fraud?

Retailers are speaking out against proposed changes to gift card laws in Washington state as the 2024 legislative session gets underway in Olympia.
Ruby de Luna
Business

Washington state AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger

Washington state AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger
Ruby de Luna
Business

Starbucks will allow customers to use their own cups for mobile, drive-thru orders

Customers can now use their own clean reusable cups for mobile and drive-thru orders at any participating stores across the United States and Canada.
Katie Campbell
Business

Washington AG cries fowl, but poultry payout for chicken price-fixing ruffles some feathers
Dyer Oxley
Business

Can Microsoft become an AI leader and maintain its ambitious goals to cut carbon emissions?

In January 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced one of the most ambitious plans to decarbonize of any tech company. By 2030, Microsoft would be carbon negative, removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. By 2050, Microsoft would remove all of the carbon it has ever emitted since the company’s founding in 1975.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Lummi Nation opposes BP's oil plans for Cherry Point

The Lummi Nation is voicing its opposition to British Petroleum's goal of expanding oil operations at Cherry Point, near Ferndale, Washington, north of Bellingham.
KUOW Staff
Technology

'It adds up.' Consumer group alleges Starbucks' app traps customers into paying more
Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life

Doors Open Levy will support arts organizations throughout King County

Cultural organizations in King County will receive a much needed post-pandemic boost. King Council has approved the Doors Open Levy, which will provide nearly $800 million in financial support for institutions focused on arts, science, and cultural heritage.
Mike Davis
Business

What the Alaska Hawaiian deal might mean for customers

Lots of people around here fly with Alaska miles. This week, the airline announced they’ve made an offer to buy Hawaiian Airlines. If the deal goes through, the company could see an expansion in aircraft and routes. We’ll talk to Helane Becker, an analyst with TD Cowen about how the merger might impact Seattle.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore

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