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UAW President Shawn Fain speaks during a rally for the Michigan Democrats at MotorCity Casino, Sound Board Theater in Detroit on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

With Trump headed back to the White House, here’s how the UAW moves forward

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks during a rally for the Michigan Democrats at MotorCity Casino, Sound Board Theater in Detroit on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

November 17, 2024, 5:50am Business

The United Auto Workers’ campaigns to keep President-elect Donald Trump out of the White House, to organize more nonunion auto plants and to pressure Stellantis NV over its commitments to an idled Jeep plant in Illinois haven’t gone as planned. Read story

Anker Prime Charger.

Tech review: Gifts to keep the techie in your life charged up

Anker Prime Charger.

November 17, 2024, 5:42am Business

Christmas is coming, and gift giving can be a challenge for the techies on your list. Read story

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

Lower taxes, higher tariffs: What Trump’s tax plans mean for you

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

November 17, 2024, 5:42am Business

Taxes may not be the first thing on your mind following the presidential election, but there’s no doubt that tax policy will play a key role in the year ahead, given that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2025. Read story

Bob Manning, senior shell design technician, demonstrates how a personalized hearing aid is modeled for an individual ear at Starkey Headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Apple headphones can work as hearing aids. Leading hearing aid maker Starkey says it welcomes competition

Bob Manning, senior shell design technician, demonstrates how a personalized hearing aid is modeled for an individual ear at Starkey Headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

November 17, 2024, 5:12am Business

Ross Graham loves loud bands like Nine Inch Nails, and in his younger days he used to frequent ear-numbing concerts and crank up the volume on his headphones. He thinks it was a 2013 concert by the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band in Indianapolis that probably wrecked his hearing. Read story

Cherries hang on a tree in 2015 at the Lyall Farms in Mattawa.

WA businesses brace for curbs on immigration, trade under Trump 2.0

Cherries hang on a tree in 2015 at the Lyall Farms in Mattawa.

November 17, 2024, 5:05am Business

While the American business community is broadly bullish on a second Trump administration, many businesses in Washington state want to see the fine print on the president-elect’s economic policies. Read story

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

The Columbia River feeds Washington’s booming apple industry — and its economy

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

November 16, 2024, 6:13am Business

Tim Calhoun operates a small orchard and fruit distribution business about 2 miles off the Yakima River. Walking through rows of apple trees last month as the end of the harvest approached, he explained how he came to run the operation. Read story

A Clark County Public Works crew replaces filter cartridges in an underground vault on Hazel Dell Avenue. Public Works&rsquo; clean water division is proposing new stormwater rates to keep pace with required services.

Clark County Council approves increases to clean-water rates for first time since 2015

A Clark County Public Works crew replaces filter cartridges in an underground vault on Hazel Dell Avenue. Public Works&rsquo; clean water division is proposing new stormwater rates to keep pace with required services.

November 16, 2024, 6:11am Business

With only three members present, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved increases to annual clean-water fees — the first increase since 2015. Read story

Drivers make their way through the intersection of Evergreen Way and 32nd Street in Washougal in 2022.

Washougal rail crossing project estimates jump as much as $20M

Drivers make their way through the intersection of Evergreen Way and 32nd Street in Washougal in 2022.

November 16, 2024, 6:09am Business

Washougal city leaders are optimistic they will be able to fund the 32nd Street rail crossing project despite cost estimates coming in as much as $20 million higher than originally projected. Read story