April 21, 2024, 5:41am Business
Amazon’s Maple Valley warehouse is built for speed. At night, big rigs pull up to one end to unload boxes and padded mailers – some after a short drive from a bigger warehouse down the road, others following a flight in the hold of a cargo plane. Waiting employees scan,… Read story
April 21, 2024, 5:41am Business
With their life savings, childrens’ college funds and their own retirement prospects at stake, most people probably view investing in stocks as a serious business. Now and then, however, the markets produce comedy gold. Read story
April 21, 2024, 5:36am Business
In a glimmer of progress for the daunting task of reducing air travel’s climate impact, a newly built plant in rural Georgia is expected to begin pumping out the world’s first commercial quantities of a new type of cleaner jet fuel this month. Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:04am Business
Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.” Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:02am Business
Politicians are like kids learning to drive. Read story
April 20, 2024, 6:00am Business
In the scrublands of western Nevada, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel stood on a bluff overlooking several acres of neatly stacked packs of used-up lithium-ion batteries, out of place against the puffs of sagebrush dotting the undulating hills. As if on cue, a giant tumbleweed rolled by. It was the last… Read story
April 20, 2024, 5:56am Business Briefs
Vancouver-based PeaceHealth has appointed Carol Aaron to chair its Board of Directors. She succeeds Karl Carrier, who resigned as chair after more than eight years of service. Read story
April 20, 2024, 5:40am Business
Right place, right time, with an eye for opportunity, a commitment to economic growth for all, and a will to get things done. That’s entrepreneur Kameale Terry, co-founder of ChargerHelp, a Los Angeles startup. Read story
