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Scammers are at work again, WA state officials say. Here’s what you need to know

July 10, 2024, 8:32am Business

A new scam is targeting area residents, the state Department of Transportation announced via social media on Monday. Read story

FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, appears onstage with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI&rsquo;s first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. Microsoft has quit its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its role is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year. In a letter sent on Tuesday, July 9, 2024,  Microsoft confirmed it was resigning, &ldquo;effective immediately,&rdquo; from its role as an observer on the board.

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence pacts intensifies

FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, appears onstage with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI&rsquo;s first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. Microsoft has quit its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its role is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year. In a letter sent on Tuesday, July 9, 2024,  Microsoft confirmed it was resigning, &ldquo;effective immediately,&rdquo; from its role as an observer on the board.

July 10, 2024, 8:22am Business

Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year. Read story

Clearwater Paper fined for failing to report chlorine releases

July 10, 2024, 8:13am Business

Federal regulators announced Tuesday that Clearwater Paper Corp., based in Lewiston, has agreed to pay a fine for failing to properly report chlorine releases in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read story

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

Seattle OKs incentives for developers turning offices into housing

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

July 10, 2024, 8:12am Business

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to cut red tape and slash costs for developers who convert commercial buildings into housing, a bid to address the city’s glut of unused office space and shortage of housing. Read story

NW french fry giant sued over ‘artificially inflated’ share prices. Stock drops 30%

July 10, 2024, 7:57am Business

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. and two senior executives violated federal securities laws as the frozen potato giant implemented a software system, according to a class action lawsuit filed last month. Read story

The Port of Morrow, Ore., is surrounded by four industrial parks with data processing centers, an ethanol plant and food processors. It produces tons of nitrogen-rich water that it sends out to area farms to use on crops, but over the years, too much nitrogen has been spread, contributing to groundwater contamination.

Pacific Northwest data center boom could imperil power supply within 5 years

The Port of Morrow, Ore., is surrounded by four industrial parks with data processing centers, an ethanol plant and food processors. It produces tons of nitrogen-rich water that it sends out to area farms to use on crops, but over the years, too much nitrogen has been spread, contributing to groundwater contamination.

July 10, 2024, 7:52am Business

The Pacific Northwest’s power grid could be pushed beyond its limits in just five years by the staggering electricity demands of the booming data center industry, regional power planners recently reported. Read story

The Main Street Safeway in west Vancouver. Nine Clark County Safeways are set to be sold, according to Kroger’s divestiture list released as part of its merger with Albertsons.

9 Safeways in Clark County will be sold as part of Kroger-Albertsons merger plan; buyer says no stores will close

The Main Street Safeway in west Vancouver. Nine Clark County Safeways are set to be sold, according to Kroger’s divestiture list released as part of its merger with Albertsons.

July 9, 2024, 2:40pm Business

Eleven Clark County grocery stores will be sold as part of the planned merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, the companies disclosed Tuesday. Read story

A bike rider approaches the New York Stock Exchange, rear, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York. Global shares are mostly higher, with Japan&rsquo;s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumping 2% to finish at another record high.

Stock market today: Wall Street wavers following congressional testimony from Powell

A bike rider approaches the New York Stock Exchange, rear, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York. Global shares are mostly higher, with Japan&rsquo;s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumping 2% to finish at another record high.

July 9, 2024, 1:45pm Business

Stock indexes on Wall Street closed mixed Tuesday after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in front of Congress did little to change the market’s expectations for the timing of a Fed interest rate cut. Read story