Paul Roberts

A Kroger grocery store is seen, Jan. 23, 2021, in Novi, Mich. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation's largest grocery chains.

Shoppers love Washington’s move to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, but legal experts are puzzled

January 18, 2024 at 8:48 p.m.

A lawsuit by Washington state to block a proposed $25 billion merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons is getting some qualified kudos from legal experts and lots (and lots)...

Jakob Lorz es el propietario de Lorz Automotive en Rainier Valley de Seattle, un taller de reparación de automóviles que abrió a principios de marzo. La escasez de mecánicos de automóviles capacitados lo obliga a trabajar 12 horas al día, seis o más días a la semana, para satisfacer la demanda.

¿Buscas un buen mecánico? Lo más probable es que el taller al que llevas tu auto, también

September 10, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

Cuando Mike Zebley aceptó este año un trabajo de reparto de herramientas a los talleres de automóviles del área de Seattle, enseguida se dio cuenta de que lo que la...

Rocío Elizabeth Arriaga Briones afuera de la antigua ubicación de la Asociación de Comerciantes de South Park, un centro de negocios para microempresarios latinos y un grupo de jóvenes. Arriaga Briones busca que la Ciudad de Seattle sea sede de la Asociación de Comerciantes de South Park en una ubicación temporal en un lote vacío cerca del Puente de South Park.

La brecha económica es cada vez más profunda: cómo la pandemia afecta a las microempresas

April 1, 2021 at 4:28 p.m.

En un gran lote de grava cerca del South Park Bridge de South Seattle, un puñado de micrompresas tendrían una segunda oportunidad de sobrevivir a la pandemia. Rocío Elizabeth Arriaga...

The DC Department of Employment Services, which handles unemployment claims for DC residents, is seen in Washington, DC, July 16, 2020. - Americans worry as unemployment benefits are due to end soon. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

¿Te imaginas tener que devolver los beneficios por desempleo?

November 19, 2020 at 5:05 p.m.

La semana pasada, Sonja Knudson recibió una noticia desagradable: Los 8,350 dólares en beneficios federales de desempleo que recibió la primavera pasada del Departamento de Seguridad del Empleo (ESD) estatal...

A Starbucks Coffee shop is seen in 2018 in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By 2025, Starbucks wants people of color represented in at least 30% of roles in corporate operations and 40% of retail and manufacturing roles.

Starbucks puts money behind diversity talk: Executive pay tied to goals

October 15, 2020 at 7:34 p.m.

Starbucks plans to significantly boost racial diversity among its workforce — and it's making that goal a factor in the pay of its senior executives. By 2025, the Seattle coffee...

Amazon expands its checkout-free store lineup with Seattle opening of first Go Grocery

February 25, 2020 at 8:10 p.m.

Amazon's next step in its disruption of the grocery store business is rolling out in Seattle. Amazon Go Grocery, the online retailer's first checkout-free grocery store, opened Tuesday morning in...

Microsoft makes big push to tackle climate change, vowing to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030

January 17, 2020 at 10:08 p.m.

In the latest move by Big Tech to address climate change, Microsoft has promised to be "carbon negative" within the decade and to use its technology, money and influence to...

HIDDEN PROTECTION

August 11, 2021 at 8:07 a.m.

The actions of Bruno Kosinski demonstrate that law-abiding citizens can protect themselves with con- cealed firearms (Metro, Dec. 9). But if even the police admit that private citizens are sometimes...

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