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Costco reports $906 million in fiscal third-quarter profit

May 30, 2019, 6:02pm Business Briefs

ISSAQUAH -- Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $906 million. Read story

Microsoft unveils personal computer game subscription service

May 30, 2019, 6:00pm Business Briefs

Microsoft Corp. says it will begin selling a subscription service for personal computer video games, two years after unveiling a similar offering for the Xbox console. Read story

Amazon’s security contractor to lay off 1,000 workers

May 29, 2019, 7:04pm Business Briefs

SEATTLE -- The contractor that has provided security at Amazon's Seattle headquarters since 2012 is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers. Read story

Dairy farms sued over animal-waste handling

May 29, 2019, 7:03pm Business Briefs

YAKIMA — Three environmental groups have sued two dairy farms in Washington state, claiming they have polluted and mishandled animal waste. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Wednesday that CARE, Friends of Toppenish Creek and the Center for Food Safety filed the federal lawsuit last week against SMD LLC and… Read story

Vancouver-based Big Al’s opens Silicon Valley location — its 5th

May 29, 2019, 7:01pm Business Briefs

Big Al's, the Vancouver-based entertainment company that opened its first complex near Southeast 164th Avenue in 2006, has opened its fifth venue, in Milpitas, Calif. Read story

Grant to boost biomass business in Skamania County

May 29, 2019, 7:00pm Business Briefs

A $190,000 federal grant will support Skamania County-based Wind River Biomass Utility LLC business operations, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Read story

Netflix speaks out against Georgia’s new abortion law

May 29, 2019, 6:03am Business

Netflix is stepping up as the only major studio or streaming service to say something on the record about Georgia's controversial new abortion law. Read story

Portland Diamond Project gets extension on port site

May 29, 2019, 6:01am Business

The Portland Diamond Project will get up to six more months to study a Northwest Portland marine cargo terminal as a potential baseball stadium site before it has to commit. Read story

Clark County Sheriff’s Office to share information on jobs

May 29, 2019, 5:55am Business

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is hosting a job informational workshop 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Public Safety Complex, 505 N.W. 179th St., Ridgefield. Read story

Air New Zealand orders 8 Boeing Dreamliners

May 27, 2019, 4:12pm Business

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Air New Zealand announced Monday that it has ordered eight new Boeing Dreamliner planes with a list price of $2.7 billion. Read story