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The UAW organized two southern auto plants but its progress has slowed
Two years ago, the United Auto Workers launched an ambitious campaign to organize transplant auto factories in the South, ... Read More
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New Target CEO takes over amid political scrutiny, shaky financial performance
Target officially has a new CEO.
Michael Fiddelke, who was named to the role in August, took over Sunday as Target Corp.’s fourth-ever chief executive. He succeeds longtime CEO Brian Cornell amid shaky financial ...Read more
Amazon cuts thousands of jobs, leaving workers feeling 'expendable'
Amazon laid off about 16,000 employees last week, including 2,198 in the Seattle area, part of a companywide wave of cuts to the tech giant's corporate workforce.
The layoffs last week followed a round in October in which...Read more
Disney names theme parks head Josh D'Amaro as new CEO
Walt Disney Co. selected theme parks chief Josh D’Amaro to be the company’s next chief executive, culminating the most closely-watched succession drama in Hollywood.
D’Amaro, who has run the company’s pivotal ...Read more
T-Mobile lays off 393 in WA as it ensures 'right focus'
T-Mobile will lay off hundreds of Washington-based employees in April, according to a recent state filing.
The Bellevue, Washington-based wireless network operator plans to permanently eliminate the jobs of 393 workers at...Read more
Zillow cuts 200 jobs
Think the real estate market is tough? Working for a real estate giant could be tougher.
The Seattle-based real estate giant Zillow terminated around 200 employees last month for failing to meet performance expectations. ...Read more
Some AI gig workers make $1,000 an hour. Can that last?
A common proclamation made by tech leaders is that while artificial intelligence will destroy jobs, it will also create many new ones. But what kinds of new careers will AI spark? And, more importantly, will they last?
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Air India grounds a Boeing 787 over worry about switches tied to crash
Air India grounded one of its Boeing 787 planes Monday after a pilot reported a possible problem with the engine fuel control switches, the same mechanism at the center of the investigation into a fatal Air India 787 crash...Read more
Chicago's Metropolitan Capital Bank becomes first US bank failure of 2026
For the second year in a row, a Chicago bank became the first in the nation to fail.
Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust, a so-called Universal Bank that focused on small- to medium-sized businesses, was closed Friday by ...Read more
Ford declares quarterly dividend ahead of annual earnings report
Ford Motor Co.'s board of directors on Monday declared a first-quarter regular dividend of 15 cents per share.
The dividend is payable on March 2 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 13. The Dearborn...Read more
Eddie Bauer to close all North American stores, file for bankruptcy
Outdoor apparel retailer Eddie Bauer is expected to close its stores in North America and file for bankruptcy.
The company, whose namesake opened its first store in Seattle in 1920, operates more than 200 stores in North ...Read more
California's Teamsters call for Waymo ban, saying driverless cars threaten safety and jobs
The Teamsters of California is calling for the suspension of Waymo's operations in the state amid growing safety and job security concerns.
The union, which has 250,000 members across dozens of industries, called on the ...Read more
Waymo-backed bill could make self-driving cars legal in Illinois in three years
Self-driving cars such as Waymos could soon roam the streets of Chicago under new legislation proposed in Springfield.
A bill filed last week would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois ...Read more
Fifth Third completes merger with Comerica, becomes 9th largest bank
Fifth Third Bancorp said Monday it has completed its merger with Comerica Inc., creating the nation’s ninth-largest bank.
In the fall, Cincinnati-based Fifth Third had agreed to acquire Detroit-founded Comerica in an ...Read more
Californian tech company to move headquarters to Florida
California quantum computing company D-Wave is moving its headquarters to Boca Raton, Florida, and opening a new research and development facility.
In an announcement last week, the Palo Alto company said its new office ...Read more
Eviction levels hit an all-time high in WA, especially in Seattle area
Washington state and King County recorded more evictions in 2025 than ever before — a sign that the affordability crisis is deepening.
The number of eviction cases filed in Washington courts rose to 23,965 in 2025, a 3%...Read more
Amazon lays off almost 2,200 Seattle-area employees
Amazon laid off 2,198 Seattle-area employees last week, according to a state regulatory filing.
The layoffs are part of the 16,000 jobs the company cut amid corporate restructuring. They also follow a round from October, ...Read more
Auto dealers follow Carvana online to make buying a car less stressful
As the National Automobile Dealers Association prepares to meet this week in Las Vegas for its annual convention, dealers say moving online is critical for the industry to compete with digital-only vehicle marketplaces and...Read more
Disney's theme park revenue soared, but a prolonged YouTube contract dispute dampened its Q1 earnings
LOS ANGELES — A record fiscal quarter for Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks division was dampened slightly by a streaming aquisition and a protracted fight with YouTube, the Burbank media and entertainment giant reported ...Read more
Canada says jet certification Trump complained about is 'underway'
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the country’s aviation regulator is working toward certifying Gulfstream jets and that she believes the Trump administration’s complaints about delays can be resolved.
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Chicago Reader, the city's struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners
The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while ...Read more
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