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CHARLEBOIS: The $800 line that could cost Canada's food industry $1 billion
Toronto Sun
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August 27, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists U.S. will close door Friday on long-standing trade convenience: The de minimis exemption The United States will close the door Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, on a long-standing trade convenience: The de minimis exemption....
With little to show from 10 years of work, Washington state suspends $292M IT rebuild
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS) After repeated delays, more than $30 million spent and little to show for it, a decadelong effort to upgrade the state’s antiquated workers' compensation system has been put on hold. On Friday, WaTech, the...
Carrier Strike Group 9 Serves as Fleet-Command Element During 2025 Seattle Seafair Fleet Week
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 27, 2025
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 08.27.2025 Courtesy Story SEATTLE – Rear Adm. Wilson Marks, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, and members of CSG 9 staff participated in the 76th Seattle Fleet Week, July 29-Aug. 3, 2025. In support of...
The Ins and Outs of Wind Energy
Heatmap News
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August 27, 2025
Was Don Quixote a NIMBY? Miguel de Cervantes’ hero admittedly wasn’t tilting at turbines in 1605, but for some of his contemporary readers in 17th-century Spain, windmills for grinding wheat into flour were viewed as a “dangerous new technology,”...
Here is where Seattle is installing new school zone speed cameras
KING 5 - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
The Seattle Department of Transportation is adding 37 speed cameras in 19 different school zones by the end of the year. SEATTLE — Back to school is just days away, and that also means school zone cameras will soon be watching drivers again....
This is the food that Arnold Schwarzenegger, seven-time Mr. Olympia, eats every day: "Some people criticize it"
MARCA
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August 27, 2025
At 78 years old, Arnold Schwarzenegger maintains a diet based on three fundamental pillars: lentils, protein powder and bananas. Among them, the seven-time Mr. Olympia especially highlights the fruit, since, according to him, it can surpass many...
City Of Seattle To Invest $170 Million In Affordable Housing Projects
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a historic $170 million investment to create, preserve, and stabilize affordable rental housing across Seattle, the largest single-year funding commitment for affordable housing in the city’s...
Bills Sign ‘Energy Guy’ at Safety After Roster Cutdown Day
Heavy.com
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August 27, 2025
Getty Former Carolina Panthers S Sam Franklin #42 reacts against the Seattle Seahawks. The Buffalo Bills whittled their way from a 90-man roster down to 53, and now the team is making some new additions to the roster. The team announced on August...
From Layoff To Legacy: Jaebadiah Gardner Leads $50M Black-Owned Development In Seattle
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
Jaebadiah Gardner By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium More than a decade after being laid off during the Great Recession, real estate developer Jaebadiah Gardner is leading one of Seattle’s most anticipated Black-owned housing projects. At the...
$10 million awarded to 930 Washington state arts and culture organizations through the Community Accelerator Grant program
San Juan Islander - Washington State
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For the first time in the program’s history, awardees represent all 39 Washington State counties. SEATTLE – August 26, 2025 – ArtsFund and Allen Family Philanthropies (formerly known as the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation) announced $10M in...
Photo gallery: Olympia Brown unveils new middle school at Aug. 26 open house
Racine County Eye - Wisconsin
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August 27, 2025
RACINE, WI — Racine Unified School District (RUSD) is hosting several ribbon-cutting events this week at schools across the district, including at Olympia Brown in Caledonia. RUSD’s nearly $1 billion facilities 2020 30-year referendum funded...
The $800 line that could cost Canada's food industry a billion
Canadian Grocer
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August 27, 2025
On August 29, the United States will close the door on a long-standing trade convenience: the de minimis exemption. For decades, this rule allowed small shipments valued at US$800 or less to cross the border duty-free, bypassing the cumbersome...
Washington state lands commissioner moves 77,000 acres of older state forests into conservation
The Reflector - Washington State
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard Eight months after Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove entered office and paused logging sales in older forests on state land, Washington’s Department of Natural Resources has identified...
Seattle reaches $15M settlement with Uber Eats over worker rights violations
KOMO News - Washington State
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) has reached a historic $15 million settlement with Portier, LLC, doing business as Uber Eats, over alleged violations of the Independent Contractor Protections (ICP) and App-Based Worker...
Grays Harbor County farm honored as Washington State Tree Farmer of the Year
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World In the nearly 120 years following Henry and Katherine purchasing a farm in the Wishkah Valley, the Lentz Family has built a legacy of growing vegetables, flowers, and trees and raising cattle. And on Saturday,...
The Plot Thickens: Guess Who's to Blame for Kroger Stores Closing In Washington State
Twitchy
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August 26, 2025
Less than a week ago, we reported that Kroger was closing stores in Washington state, citing uncontrolled crime as one of the significant factors. Rep. Jayapal attacked the company, claiming it prioritized profits over employees (because she's...
Seattle launches record $170M affordable housing investment
KING 5 - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
The city will fund new construction, preservation, and — for the first time — stabilization of housing at risk financially. SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Monday announced a historic $170 million investment in affordable housing — the...
Washington state businesses caught between high costs, tariffs — and weary consumers
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS) In the face of stubborn inflation and higher costs from new tariffs, many businesses in Seattle and across Washington face a tough choice: Eat those rising costs or pass them along. At The Masonry, which...
Duwamish industrial sells for over $7M
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
SEATTLE — A Duwamish-area building at 3701 Seventh Ave. S. sold this week for $7.3 million, according to King County records. The seller was an LLC associated with TA Realty of Boston, which acquired the property in 2022 for over $8.7 million. . . .
Seattle Seahawks Preview: Odds, Picks & Predictions for the 2025-26 Season
Covers
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Photo By - Imagn Images. The Seattle Seahawks are the long shots to win the NFC West in 2025 but even at +550 odds, a divisional crown isn’t out of the question. Year 2 under defensive czar Mike Macdonald sees the Seahawks stop unit rating out...