Chicken shop set for old Amazon roost

By JOURNAL STAFF

A new plan came last week for Starbird Chicken, a franchise operation, to take 2,927 square feet on the corner of Belmont.

$25M secured for Lummi ferry

By JOURNAL STAFF

Whatcom County and the U.S. Department of Transportation have finalized a $25 million federal grant to replace the 64-year-old Lummi Island ferry and rebuild the aging ferry terminal.

Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

The low interest-rate, low-inflation world that lasted for nearly 15 years after the Great Recession is over.

Housing to follow Mercer Island church sale

By JOURNAL STAFF

A Mormon church at 4001 Island Crest Way sold this week for $7.1 million, according to King County records.

Money available for capital projects

By JOURNAL STAFF

The state Department of Commerce has money available to support early-stage capital projects.

Construction group to meet Sept. 29

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will be hosting a hybrid Construction Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting from 9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 in the agency's large conference room 1 at 12806 Gateway Drive S.

Mortenson Q3 report: Construction costs remain mostly steady as labor, material pressures persist

By JOURNAL STAFF

Non-residential construction conditions remained mostly stable through the first half of 2026, according to Mortenson's Construction Cost Index for the third quarter of 2026, though cost pressures varied a lot depending on market, trade and project type.

Wall Street rallies near record after oil prices, bond yields ease

By STAN CHOE

Stocks got help from the price for a barrel of Brent oil falling 3.4% to $100.34. While that's still much higher than its roughly $72 price from earlier this summer, it's down from the nearly $110 it touched last week.