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Workers monitor electricity production at Avangrid's green energy sites across the country Tuesday from the company's National Control Center in Vancouver. The company produces energy for millions of homes across the country.

Avangrid sends 9,000 megawatts of green energy across the U.S.; its control center is in Vancouver

Workers monitor electricity production at Avangrid's green energy sites across the country Tuesday from the company's National Control Center in Vancouver. The company produces energy for millions of homes across the country.

June 27, 2024, 6:08am Business

As some continue to question whether green technologies can translate into well-paying jobs, Avangrid, a sustainable energy company, has steadily been proving they can. The company, based in Orange, Conn., has brought jobs to Clark County. Read story

FILE - An Amazon Prime truck is seen on April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time

FILE - An Amazon Prime truck is seen on April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

June 26, 2024, 2:55pm Business

Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock past that threshold. Read story

The Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in New York. Shares have advanced in Europe and Asia after a rebound for Nvidia offset weakness on Wall Street.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts in subdued trading around last week’s records

The Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in New York. Shares have advanced in Europe and Asia after a rebound for Nvidia offset weakness on Wall Street.

June 26, 2024, 1:44pm Business

A mostly subdued day of trading Wednesday left stock indexes on Wall Street close to the all-time highs they set last week. Read story

A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

Judge hears arguments about WA farmworker wages

A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

June 26, 2024, 7:49am Business

A federal judge in Seattle heard arguments Friday about farmworker wages in Washington state. Read story

FILE - Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf at a market in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, U.S. federal food safety regulators warned Bimbo Bakeries USA - which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas&rsquo;, Entenmann&rsquo;s and Ball Park buns and rolls - to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don&rsquo;t.

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann’s not to claim foods contain allergens when they don’t

FILE - Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf at a market in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, U.S. federal food safety regulators warned Bimbo Bakeries USA - which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas&rsquo;, Entenmann&rsquo;s and Ball Park buns and rolls - to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don&rsquo;t.

June 26, 2024, 7:49am Business

Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don’t. Read story

Volkswagen is recalling over 271,000 SUVs because front passenger air bag may not inflate in a crash

June 26, 2024, 7:44am Business

Volkswagen is recalling more than 271,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the front passenger air bag may not inflate in a crash. Read story

FILE - Tthe exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013.

IRS delays in resolving identity theft cases are ‘unconscionable,’ an independent watchdog says

FILE - Tthe exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013.

June 26, 2024, 7:44am Business

An independent watchdog within the IRS reported Wednesday that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases, delays that are “unconscionable.” Read story

FILE - Workers continue to build rows of solar panels at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction in Arlington, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2011. One of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s signature laws aimed to invigorate renewable energy manufacturing in the U.S. It will also helped a solar panel company reap billions of dollars. Arizona-based First Solar is one of the biggest early winners from the Democrats&rsquo; Inflation Reduction Act, offering a textbook case of how the inside influence game works in Washington.(AP Photo/Ross D.

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

FILE - Workers continue to build rows of solar panels at a Mesquite Solar 1 facility under construction in Arlington, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2011. One of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s signature laws aimed to invigorate renewable energy manufacturing in the U.S. It will also helped a solar panel company reap billions of dollars. Arizona-based First Solar is one of the biggest early winners from the Democrats&rsquo; Inflation Reduction Act, offering a textbook case of how the inside influence game works in Washington.(AP Photo/Ross D.

June 26, 2024, 7:43am Business

As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Read story