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Puget Sound Region Secures $8.4MM in Federal Transit Funding for FIFA World Cup 2026 at Lumen Field
Sound Transit, King County Metro, and Washington State Ferries to coordinate multimodal strategy as Seattle prepares to welcome an estimated 750,000 visitors this...
U.S. Manufacturing Holds Expansion Streak as Prices Paid Surge on Steel, Aluminum, and Tariff Pressures
The ISM manufacturing index posted back-to-back expansionary readings for only the second time since 2022 U.S. manufacturing activity remained in expansion territory for...
Four Emerging Design Signals Are Reshaping the Next Generation of Hospitals
The global architecture and planning firm identifies distributed care networks, embedded clinical research, community-centered design, and AI-ready infrastructure as the defining forces behind...
Wells Fargo Forecasts Sharp February Payroll Slowdown as January Jobs Surge Fades
The blockbuster January jobs number was likely a mirage, per the assessment of economists at Wells Fargo Economics, who are projecting nonfarm payroll...
Seattle-Tacoma Port Volume Falls to Decade Low as Tariff Volatility Reshapes Pacific Northwest Trade
The Northwest Seaport Alliance recorded its second-lowest container total in ten years in 2025, while its industrial market is giving tenants more room...
Construction Spending Finds Footing at End of 2025, Headwinds Loom for 2026
Residential gains and data center investment helped stabilize total outlays in December, even as nonresidential categories weakened and building cost inflation accelerated to...
Eastern Washington Apartment Market Posts $388MM in 2025 Sales as Value-Add Properties Drive Transactions
The Eastern Washington multifamily market rebounded from a sluggish start to record its strongest fourth quarter since 2021 Eastern Washington’s apartment investment market...
Bellevue Council Advances Mixed-Use Zoning Overhaul Requiring Affordable Housing and Allowing Taller Buildings Citywide
The Housing Opportunities in Mixed-Use Areas proposal would reshape development standards across Bellevue’s neighborhood centers and transit corridors following unanimous Planning Commission support....
Bellevue Advances Record $37MM Affordable Housing Investment Spanning 271 Units Across Four Projects
The City Council’s largest single funding round draws from both the Housing Stability Program and a newly tapped Affordable Housing Fund to accelerate...
Amazon Commits $50 Billion to OpenAI in Landmark AI Partnership, Expanding AWS Cloud Deal by $100 Billion
The multi-year strategic partnership will deliver a jointly developed Stateful Runtime Environment, exclusive cloud distribution for OpenAI Frontier, and customized models to power...
Hudson Pacific’s $278MM Quarterly Loss Casts Shadow Over Seattle Portfolio as Amazon Anchor Holds but Pioneer Square Struggles
West Coast REIT posts fourth straight quarterly loss and $572MM full-year deficit while nine-property Puget Sound platform shows 69.5 percent occupancy and Washington...
Tri-Cities Apartment Construction Surge Delivers More Than 1,500 Units, Easing Rents as Developers Test the Market’s Limits
A roughly 10 percent expansion in rental stock is bringing relief to tenants, but rising vacancies in newer properties and slowing absorption raise...
