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Washington Wage Floor Hits $17.73 in 2027 as Seattle Climbs to $22.14, Raising the Bill for Retail and Hospitality Tenants
Washington's statewide wage floor climbs to $17.73 an hour on Jan. 1, while Seattle moves to $22.14 and a sharply higher overtime-exempt salary...
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Seattle Construction Costs Trail National Pace as Q2 Costs Rise 3.48%
Seattle's non-residential construction costs kept climbing in the second quarter of 2026, but at a pace that continues to lag the rest of...
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Portland Construction Costs Keep Climbing as Building Employment Falls 8%
Portland's non-residential builders are paying more for labor and materials even as the workforce doing that building shrinks, a divergence that Mortenson Construction's...
