July 16, 2019, 8:20pm Business
Target Corp. has hired Facebook executive Hari Govind as senior vice president of infrastructure and operations, landing a high-profile tech veteran at a time when technology is becoming increasingly vital to the retailer's operations. Read story
July 16, 2019, 8:19pm Business
Internet searches for "Canceling Amazon Prime" were 18 times higher on Monday -- the beginning of Amazon.com Inc.'s two-day sale -- than the previous day, according to search engine monitoring firm Captify. Read story
July 16, 2019, 6:02am Business
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has risen by 10 cents per gallon over the past three weeks to $2.83. Read story
July 15, 2019, 7:13pm Business
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook's ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the Treasury chief warned it could be used for illicit activity such as money laundering, human trafficking and financing terrorism. Read story
July 15, 2019, 5:08am Business Briefs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Toyota says it will scrap plans to build the Corolla compact car at a new factory under construction in Alabama. Instead it will build a new unspecified SUV at the plant it's building with Mazda in Huntsville. Read story
July 15, 2019, 5:07am Business Briefs
Stroopwafels, maple wafers or pretzels? Now United Airlines says it's up to you. Read story
July 15, 2019, 5:07am Business Briefs
A recent University of Washington report on apartment availability verifies what many Skagit County residents have experienced for years: The Skagit rental housing market is tied with Whatcom County for the worst in the state. Read story
July 12, 2019, 9:59pm Business
Portland-based home furniture store City Home will open a pop-up shop in Vancouver starting July 17. The new showroom is at 106 Grand Blvd., No. 104, and will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Read story
July 12, 2019, 9:59pm Business
Thousands of smoke alarms have been recalled because they may not activate properly, failing to alert people of fires, authorities say. Read story
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