Everett building sells for over $15M

By JOURNAL STAFF

The brand-new VA Puget Sound Health Care System Everett Clinic, at 220 Olympic Blvd., recently sold for a little over $15.5 million, according to Snohomish County records.

Americans' faith in banks low after failures

By PAUL WISEMAN and HANNAH FINGERHUT

Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation's banks and other financial institutions, a new poll finds. That's down from the 22% who said they had high confidence in 2020.

National firm acquires Blueline

By JOURNAL STAFF

National consulting, engineering and construction services firm Atwell has acquired Blueline, a 75-person civil engineering, land planning and landscape architecture firm based in Kirkland.

Fire at Seattle marina burns 30 boats on dry rack storage

An overnight fire at a Seattle marina burned 30 boats on a dry-rack storage facility, and a man found hiding in one vessel was arrested for investigation of arson, authorities said.

Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness

By CLAIRE RUSH

Oregon lawmakers passed a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package Tuesday, displaying a bipartisan will to tackle two of the state's most pressing crises.

Panera adopts Amazon palm pay

By JOURNAL STAFF

Panera Bread has become the first national restaurant chain to offer Amazon's pay-by-palm Amazon One technology.

GM to stop making the Camaro

The Chevrolet Camaro has for decades been the dream car of many teenage American males. Now it is going out of production.

Senators press Moderna CEO on vaccine price hike

By TOM MURPHY

Moderna's CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company's COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics.

SCOTUS chews on dog toy dispute

The Supreme Court is hearing a spirited dispute between whiskey maker Jack Daniel's and the manufacturer of a squeaking dog toy that parodies the liquor's bottle and label.

Stocks fall, bond yields tumble after Fed's latest rate hike

By STAN CHOE

Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated the end may be near for its economy-crunching hikes to interest rates, but it also doesn't expect to cut rates anytime soon despite Wall Street's hopes.