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FILE -- Snow-capped Haleakala serves as a backdrop as Paia, Maui’s Scott Picton, left, plays a guitar and Saskatchewan’s Shannon and Dan Runcie walk on Sugar Beach in South Maui, Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2019. Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to build new telescopes on the summit of Haleakala volcano.

In Hawaii, Maui council opposes US Space Force plan to build new telescopes on Haleakala volcano

June 6, 2024, 8:07am Business

Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Wednesday voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to build new telescopes on the summit of Haleakala volcano, the latest observatory project to meet objection in the islands. Read story

The first two buildings in the Port of Woodland’s Rose Way Industrial Park are ready to be leased.

Port of Woodland in growth mode; Rose Way Industrial Park could employ hundreds when completed

June 5, 2024, 3:29pm Business

Decades of effort by Port of Woodland officials is coming to a head next week, as the port is set to officially open the first two of its buildings at the Rose Way Industrial Park. Read story

The New York Stock Exchange, right, is shown in this view looking east on Wall St. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Global shares are mixed as investors weigh data highlighting a slowing U.S. economy that offers both upsides and downsides for Wall Street.

Stock market today: Wall Street barrels to records as Nvidia tops $3 trillion in total value

June 5, 2024, 1:45pm Business

Wall Street barreled to records Wednesday as its frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology keeps sending stocks higher. The rally sent the total market value of Nvidia, which has become the poster child of the AI boom, above $3 trillion for the first time. Read story

Boeing's Starliner capsule, atop an Atlas V rocket, lifts off from launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are headed to the International Space Station.

Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays

June 5, 2024, 1:35pm Business

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. Read story

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

PeaceHealth nurses will vote on contract that includes raises but doesn’t increase staffing levels

June 5, 2024, 12:02pm Business

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will vote Thursday on a contract that includes higher wages but does not increase minimum staffing requirements at the Vancouver hospital. Read story

Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives in Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 9, 2024. Months after Disney DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement Wednesday, June 5, that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World.

June 5, 2024, 7:45am Business

Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney… Read story