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Kraken Founding Owner David Bonderman Dies

Kraken Founding Owner David Bonderman Dies

Bonderman worked as a security guard at the Space Needle while attending college at UW

It was only my fourth day on the job in a new city, and I found myself sitting across a table from David Bonderman. This was back in 2003. I was the newly minted editor of the Portland Business Journal, and Bonderman’s private investment group — Texas Pacific Group, known as TPG — had just…

Judges Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

Judges Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

Decision effectively ends plans that effect more than 300 grocery stores across Washington state

A woman named Kerry (she asked that her last name not be used) was perusing the canned goods section at the Magnolia QFC when she was asked if she had heard that a federal judge in Oregon had blocked parent company Kroger’s proposed merger with Albertsons. (About an hour later, a King County Superior Court…

Tacoma Mall Goes Upscale

Tacoma Mall Goes Upscale

It joins several other properties in recreating the mall experience

Many malls across the United States are struggling. So, why is Tacoma Mall investing tens of millions of dollars in a massive renovation? Mall owner Simon Property Group — best known locally as the redeveloper of Northgate Mall, now known as Northgate Station — has launched plans for a multi-million-dollar revitalization of the mall, which…

Stronger Together: Seattle U. and Cornish Announce Deal to Join Forces

Stronger Together: Seattle U. and Cornish Announce Deal to Join Forces

Combined institution could boost Seattle’s flourishing creative economy

A few months ago, the president of Seattle University approached his counterpart at Cornish College of the Arts with a proposal: Let’s join forces. Today, the two Seattle educational powerhouses announced a plan that would create a unique entity combining the Jesuit tradition of education with a strong emphasis on arts and design. The boards…

Starbucks Dubbed a ‘Loser’ for Recent Performance

Starbucks Dubbed a ‘Loser’ for Recent Performance

Problems are ‘deep-seated and multi-faceted’

Restaurant Dive (one of the many Dive verticals) cited an unfocused menu, a brand identity crisis, and political perceptions related to the war in Gaza and unionization efforts as reasons for a 10% drop in foot traffic and a 6% plunge in sales…

Seattle Theatre Group Buys Kerry Hall from Cornish College

Seattle Theatre Group Buys Kerry Hall from Cornish College

Capitol Hill’s historic building will stay in the arts community

Seattle Theater Group has purchased Kerry Hall from Cornish College of the Arts for $6 million…

Costco’s Kirkland Signature Scores With Shoppers

Costco’s Kirkland Signature Scores With Shoppers

The private-label brand is among the most popular in the U.S.

If you’re a fan of Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand, you’re not alone…

Amazon Fresh Reopens Seattle Stores

Amazon Fresh Reopens Seattle Stores

The three stores feature a new design and a broader selection

Amazon Fresh is reopening three stores in the Seattle area after extensive redesigns featuring colorful layouts and a wider assortment of products…

Microsoft To Grant $50,000 to 50 Nonprofits For Its 50th Birthday

Microsoft To Grant $50,000 to 50 Nonprofits For Its 50th Birthday

50 for 50 program seeks ‘community champions’

Microsoft turns 50 next April, and the software giant wants to celebrate. The company will make 50 grants of 50,000 apiece to 50 local “changemakers” across the Puget Sound region “who are making a difference in the lives of their neighbors.” In a letter titled “Thank you, Puget Sound,” Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad…

Asian Grocery Chain to Open First U.S. Store in Bellevue

Asian Grocery Chain to Open First U.S. Store in Bellevue

T&T Supermarket’s 76,000-square-foot score will become the state’s largest Asian grocery store

Canada’s largest Asian grocery chain is poised to open its first location in the United States in Bellevue on Dec. 5…

Tutta Bella To Open ‘Evolved Concept’ Restaurant

Tutta Bella To Open ‘Evolved Concept’ Restaurant

The Denny Triangle location is ‘the first in a new generation’ of restaurants

Tutta Bella’s new Denny Triangle restaurant will feature fresh seafood along with its traditional Neapolitan pizzas as it pivots from a traditional pizzeria to a “more culinary diverse” restaurant. “Although Tutta Bella has been much more than a pizzeria for a long time, the new opening will make that very clear from a positioning standpoint,…

Bellevue Launches Sea-Tac Shuttle Service

Bellevue Launches Sea-Tac Shuttle Service

Users can depart or get dropped off at five downtown hotels

Five hotels in downtown Bellevue are now offering a shuttle service to and from Sea-Tac International Airport. Cost is $30 plus tax. The effort is a partnership involving the Port of Seattle, Visit Bellevue, and Eagle Shuttle Service. Users don’t have to stay in one of the hotels to use the service. The hotels are:…

Election-Induced Anxiety? You’re Not Alone

Election-Induced Anxiety? You’re Not Alone

From pure escapism to booze and antacids, here’s how others are coping 

Anxious about the election? Us too. We talked to 11 voters about how they’re coping — from TV marathons to comfort food and limiting news updates. How are you handling it?

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