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| Jul 27, 2026 | Canada’s No Meat Factory Closes US Plant-Based Facility, Laying Off Over 120 Workers | 3 Mins Read Canadian plant-based meat startup No Meat Factory has shuttered its $19M facility in Stanwood, US, laying off 123 employees and leaving its British Columbia site as its only production hub.
The contraction of the North American ... |
| Jul 24, 2026 | YesVets event celebrates employers, military and veterans | YesVets event celebrates employers, military and veterans
Washington celebrated National Hire-a-Vet Day with a successful job and resource fair at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma on July 15.
The National Hire-a-Vet Day Job & Resource... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Veterans invited to National Hire-a-Vet Day YesVets event in Tacoma on July 15 | Veterans invited to National Hire-a-Vet Day YesVets event in Tacoma on July 15
OLYMPIA - The military community is invited to meet with recruiters from more than 80 private and government employers at an in-person job and resource fair in T... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | EOC activates for World Cup | As the FIFA World Cup 2026 continues here in Washington, the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) at Camp Murray is fully operational and working around the clock to ensure that both residents and the millions of soccer fans visiting fo... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | WSDA headquarters reopening to the public | Media Inquiries: 360-464-0118
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) headquarters building in Olympia will reopen to the public beginning Monday, March 21.
WSDA is working with the o... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Seattle World Cup organisers say Pride events will go ahead outside Egypt-Iran match | Dec 10 : World Cup organisers in Seattle on Wednesday said their Pride events would go ahead as planned outside a June match in the city between Egypt and Iran despite objections from sports officials in the two countries where homosexualit... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital | “It turns doctor-patient confidentiality into government surveillance,” said Jennifer Levi, GLAD Law’s senior director of Transgender and Queer Rights. Related Articles
FACT FOCUS: A look at RFK Jr.’s misleading claims on US dietary guideli... |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The Political Landscape: A Tug-of-War Between Power and Progress | In the ever-shifting sands of American politics, two recent events highlight the struggle between authority and innovation. On one side, a federal judge has halted a controversial executive order from former President Trump regarding electi... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach | Casper also noted that, when it comes to citizenship, “there is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections and the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship.”
Cas... |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Washington Cop With Odd Predilection For Seeing Knives And Shooting People In The Head Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison | It’s very rare to see a cop charged with any crime in a shooting, much less charged with murder. It’s even rarer to see a cop convicted. It’s been happening a bit more recently, but that may just be recency bias now that more of the country... |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Trump sued by twenty-two states over executive order on birthright citizenship | Attorneys general from 22 states have filed lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants.
The lawsuits, which were filed in two federal distr... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Are US State Bans on Food Waste Bans Really Not Working? | 5 Mins Read Several US states have introduced food waste bans. But of the first five, only one state’s approach has worked, according to one study. But there’s more than meets the eye.
To curb the US’s gnawing food waste problem, a number o... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Judge: Owner of repeat scammer Labor Law Poster Service broke the law nearly 600,000 times | Michigan defendants targeted Washington businesses
SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and ruled that the Michigan-based owner of Labor Law Poster Service broke the law nearly 600,000 times... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 2024 Oct Veteran Voices - WA Dept of Veterans Affairs | In this edition:
This past Gold Star Families Day, held on Sept. 29, 2024, our nation honored the profound sacrifices made by the families of our fallen heroes. Their strength and resilience are a testament to the enduring spirit of our nat... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Biden administration proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat | Employers would have to take steps to protect tens of millions of U.S. workers from extreme heat under a rule proposed by the Biden Administration on Tuesday.
In what would be the first major regulation of its kind, the new rule would add s... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | How U.S. homeowners can score tax breaks and other Biden climate cash | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
U.S. homeowners and renters can now use tax credits included in the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act to help pay for energy-efficient home improvements to lower t... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Regulators Must Clear the Runway for U.S. Clean Hydrogen to Take Off - Report Finds | Report from Troutman Pepper law firm says transparency on tax credits, and standards for hydrogen certification, are needed to unlock clean hydrogen's ceiling
Domestic manufacturing, infrastructure investment, and export markets identi... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Waffle House servers are getting a raise — to $3 an hour | Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III says the restaurant chain is making its "single largest additional investment in our workforce" in its 68-year history by hiking base pay for servers to three bucks an hour.
The raises take effect t... |
| May 1, 2024 | Selective Reports First Quarter 2024 Results | Net Income of $1.31 per Diluted Common Share and Non-GAAP Operating Income1 of $1.33 per Diluted Common Share
Return on Common Equity ("ROE") of 11.5% and Non-GAAP Operating ROE1 of 11.7%
Selective's Quarterly Analyst Confere... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Washington Selects Fusion Health as State-Approved EHR Vendor | Fusion wins contract through competitive procurement
WOODBRIDGE, N.J., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion Health, a leading provider of specialized EHR and pharmacy management solutions for corrections, psychiatric hospitals, and other c... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Oregon Medicaid patients get air conditioning, mini fridges as climate change drives health concerns | Oregon is shipping air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks to some of its most vulnerable residents, a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to prevent the potentially deadly health effects of extreme heat, wildfire s... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | National Politics | Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents | Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS)
South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states.
“I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik,... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Congress needs to up funding for food safety oversight, FDA official says | Listen to the article 4 min
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The Food and Drug Administration requested $7.2 billion as part of President Biden’s fiscal 2025 proposed budget to “strengthen a... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | FCC Prepares To Restore Net Neutrality, But The New Rules Might Be Weaker Than The Ones Discarded By Trump | The FCC has announced that it will vote to restore the net neutrality rules stripped away by the Trump administration during an agency meeting on April 25.
A reminder: net neutrality rules prevent giant telecoms from abusing their market po... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | More people could move after the 2024 election — just like politics have pushed people to relocate for hundreds of years | Real Estate More people could move after the 2024 election — just like politics have pushed people to relocate for hundreds of years
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| Mar 21, 2024 | Future funding for Oregon wildfires still up in the air | As wildfire season approaches, the Oregon Department of Forestry faces ongoing budgetary concerns after lawmakers failed to pass any additional funding for the agency during the short legislative session.
Why it matters: Fighting wildfires ... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Health | Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults. Some states want to boost awareness | Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS)
Responding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus on Black and rural residen... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | U.S. measles milestone: 60 cases so far in 2024 — more than all of 2023 | The U.S. has now tallied at least 60 confirmed or suspected measles cases investigated so far this year by authorities in 17 states — more than the 58 cases reported nationwide in all of 2023. It comes as health officials are grappling with... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Editorials | Editorial: U.S. lawmakers must prioritize child care | While creating a bleak portrayal of a dystopian United States last week, Sen. Katie Britt briefly touched upon a topic that should draw bipartisan support in Congress.
In delivering the official Republican response to President Joe Biden’s ... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Illinois' recreational weed market is most expensive in the Midwest | Illinois hit record sales for recreational marijuana last year, showing that the high cost to buy it here — among the priciest in the U.S. — has not deterred buyers.
Why it matters: Tax revenue from recreational marijuana goes to several st... |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Del Monte Foods to close 2 plants amid a ‘reset in consumer behavior’ | Dive Brief:
Del Monte Foods will close plants in Toppenish, Washington, and Markesan, Wisconsin, to “align and streamline operational capacity with consumer demand.” Production will end on April 26, with labeling and distribution activities... |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Flexport reportedly working on deal to acquire Convoy’s trucking tech | (GeekWire File Photo)
More details are emerging about where Convoy’s assets may end up.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Flexport is in talks to buy the technology of Convoy, the Seattle-based trucking marketplace startup that a... |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Convoy hit with class action lawsuit alleging violation of WARN Act | (Convoy Photo)
Trucking marketplace startup Convoy is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from a former employee, less than a week after the company’s sudden shutdown.
The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in Seattle, alleges t... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Convoy CEO says he’s ‘heads down’ working on a deal following shutdown | Convoy CEO Dan Lewis at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. (Photo by Dan DeLong for GeekWire)
Convoy CEO Dan Lewis said he’s “heads down” working on a deal “that will include some of the Convoy team and our tech/services,” according to a new post fr... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Convoy scrutinized for worker rights law compliance following abrupt shutdown | (GeekWire File Photo)
Trucking marketplace Convoy last week laid off a majority of its workforce without any severance — a surprising and sudden shutdown for one of the Seattle region’s biggest startups.
Now a Detroit-based law firm focused... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Seattle warehousing startup Flexe lays off 33% of workforce amid freight industry slowdown | Flexe co-founder and CEO Karl Siebrecht. (Flexe Photo)
Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff.
The company confirmed the cuts to GeekWire but did not provide specific head... |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees | Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S.
SkyKick targets Information Technology Services Providers (ITSPs) that help small and medium-sized businesses with their cloud inf... |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Job Growth Momentum: May Sees Increase in Payroll Employment, Decline in Unemployment Rate | payroll job growth
Promising Economic Indicators: Payroll Employment Soars, Unemployment Rate Shrinks in May APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The state of Washington experienced a significant gain of a... |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Microsoft увольняет 689 сотрудников из своих офисов в Сиэтле | Корпорация Microsoft увольняет 689 сотрудников из своих офисов в Сиэтле, следует из сообщения Департамента занятости штата Вашингтон. В компании подтвердили грядущие сокращения в Редмонде, Белвью и Иссакуа.
Наиболее от увольнений пострадают... |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Microsoft is even cutting cloud and AI workers in its plan to lay off 10,000 employees, internal email shows | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Aug 24, 2021 | Your pandemic unemployment benefits end soon. Here’s when the $300 per week goes away. | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
In September, federal unemployment benefits will be winding down for good across the co... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more | — Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year.
The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role has included leading the company’s pandemic response, will retire at the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year in June, t... |
| Jan 24, 2021 | When Do New $300 Weekly Unemployment Payments Arrive? A State-By-State Guide | It’s been a few weeks since Congress passed a $900 billion stimulus package, extending federal unemployment relief programs. The coronavirus pandemic stimulus bill also included extra unemployment payments of up to $400 a week, contingent o... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits Are Still Going Out In These States | If you were out of work, or lost wages, because of the coronavirus pandemic, you may be eligible for a full six weeks of the supplemental $300 weekly unemployment benefits created through President Donald Trump’s executive action. |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Still Waiting For Your Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits? Here’s What To Expect-And When | Americans who’ve lost wages or jobs because of the pandemic may be eligible for a full six weeks of the supplemental $300 weekly unemployment benefits created through President Donald Trump’s executive action. But if you’ve been out of work... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Some States Are Now Providing 6 Weeks Of Extra $300 Unemployment Benefits—And More May Soon | Billions of dollars have already been distributed in the month since President Donald Trump signed an executive memo to provide an additional $300 weekly unemployment benefit for many of the nearly 30 million Americans who’ve lost wages and... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Seattle startup Pro.com cuts 52 employees as pandemic impacts home improvement projects | (Pro.com Photo)
Tech-powered general contracting platform Pro.com laid off 52 employees as the ongoing pandemic impacts home construction. Pro.com founder and CEO Matt Williams. (Pro.com Photo)
Pro.com CEO Matt Williams confirmed the job cu... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Here's how much money you could get from unemployment benefits in every state | People in Fayetteville, Arkansas, line up to receive unemployment benefits during the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters
Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In s... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Pet care startup Rover lays off 41% of workforce due to COVID-19 impact | Inside Rover’s new Seattle headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
Seattle-based startup Rover laid off 41% of its workforce today due to the economic impact and uncertainty from the COVID-19 outbreak. Rover CEO Aaron Easterly. (Rov... |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Leafly lays off additional 91 employees, eliminating more than 50 percent of staff in 2020 | Leafly CEO Tim Leslie.
(Photo by Daniel Berman via Leafly)
Leafly laid off 91 employees Monday, just two months after eliminating 54 positions at the online cannabis brand. The Seattle startup that once employed about 300 now has 140 employ... |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Seattle startups forced to temporarily lay off workers due to impact from COVID-19 outbreak | (The Riveter Photo)
With reduced revenue and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, Seattle tech startups are temporarily letting go of workers to help keep their businesses afloat during an unprecedented economic period. Coronavirus ... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | How To Find Money, Keep Your Business Going, And Help Your Employees During COVID-19 | Small Business Administration workers assisting applicants in Oklahoma in the past. Now, this ... [+] support has moved online. Wikicommons |
| Jun 5, 2012 | Turning the Unemployed Into Entrepreneurs | The dreaded pink slip – it’s still an all-too-common occurrence in America today. Despite an economy that appears to be on the road to recovery, there are still too many Americans being laid off every day. So what are we going to do about i... |
| Apr 3, 2009 | Seattle Layoff Update: Exide, Expedia, Impinj, Sun Trim Staff; MSN Encarta, Trusera to Close | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen further bloodletting in terms of area tech-company layoffs and closures. It really is brutal out there. Here is a quick recap:
—Exide T... |
| Jan 21, 2009 | Philips Closes Auburn Center, Lays Off 96 | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Philips Electronics North America is laying off 96 employees at its supply chain solution center in Auburn, WA, according to a notice from Washington State’s Employment Securi... |
| Fired for refusing a Covid vaccine? You likely can’t get unemployment benefits | Businesses are increasingly requiring their workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine as a condition of employment.
Employers like ChristianaCare, Northwell Health, Novant Health, UCHealth System and United Airlines have fired (or are poised to fir... |
| Microsoft Axes Office and Remote Workers in New Layoffs | Microsoft has announced it will be letting go of 276 Washington-based workers, as the software company restructures parts of its business just 11 days into its new financial year.
These recent cuts, which have affected customer service, sal... |
| Some states start paying $300 unemployment boost while others lag | Arizona, California, New York, Rhode Island and Tennessee are among the first states to begin paying a $300 weekly boost to unemployment benefits.
The $300 enhancement was offered by the $900 billion Covid relief law signed by President Don... |
| Unemployment benefits, emergency savings. Here’s how to get by without a paycheck after a job loss | Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Paramount are among a long list of companies with recent layoffs.
Financial advisors share tips on how to best spend your money after a job loss.
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Paramount are among a long list of... |
| Microsoft's latest round of job cuts hits 276 employees | Microsoft has announced another round of job cuts that will impact multiple positions within customer service, support, and sales departments.
The latest redundancies are separate from the 10,000 job cuts announced by Microsoft in January.
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