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Air taxis get a boost from Trump White House as they race to fly passengers
Le BOURGET, France — Air taxi companies have promised for years that the small planes will soon carry customers and make deliveries— but they have yet to metaphorically get off the ground.
Now, with intense support from President Donald Trump’s administration, companies vying to be the first in the air, including Boeing, are confident the...Read more

Take two: General Mills taking artificial colors out of its food
General Mills announced Tuesday it’s taking artificial colors out of its products, its second attempt to ditch the dyes.
The Golden Valley-based food company first tried with just some cereals in 2015 but eventually brought the original Trix ingredients back by popular demand two years later. This time, amid the broader “better-for-you” ...Read more

Seattle office king Martin Selig loses another piece of his empire
It took more than half a century for developer Martin Selig to build one of Seattle's largest downtown office portfolios — and barely six months to lose control of most of it.
Since late last year, 19 of Selig's roughly 30 downtown buildings have been put under outside management or turned over to lenders after pandemic-related vacancies left...Read more

McKinsey chief says global clients are rethinking US market
Companies are giving more consideration to opportunities outside the U.S. because of policy upheaval under the Trump administration, said McKinsey & Co. Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels.
Business leaders are concerned about being “vulnerable” to tariffs and other shifts to US economic and geopolitical positions, Sternfels said Tuesday...Read more

Ford orders dealers not to deliver Mustang Mach-Es over lockout recall
Ford Motor Co. has ordered its dealers not to deliver more than 320,000 all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUVs over an issue that can cause lockouts and entrapment.
The Dearborn automaker is recalling approximately 207,181 model year 2021-2025 Mustang Mach-Es in the United States and another 120,000 internationally. In a notice of the safety recall ...Read more
GM sued over pickups, SUVs recalled for engine issues
General Motors Co. is being sued for fraud after the Detroit automaker recalled nearly 600,000 trucks and SUVs for potential engine failure this year.
Lawyers for seven plaintiffs on Tuesday asked the U.S. Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania to grant class-action status to the suit, which seeks financial compensation for consumers who bought...Read more

Union launches dueling ballot measures, escalating fight over LA's tourism worker wage hike
The hospitality union that won a major increase in the minimum wage for Los Angeles hotel and airport workers is escalating its fight with a hotel and airline industry group, which recently launched a campaign to repeal the wage hike.
Unite Here Local 11, which represents hotel and restaurant workers, filed paperwork Monday for a pair of ballot...Read more

RFK Jr. plans crackdown on pharma ads in threat to $10 billion market
The Trump administration is discussing policies that would make it harder and more expensive for pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to patients, in a move that could disrupt more than $10 billion in annual ad spending.
Although the U.S. is the only place, besides New Zealand, where pharma companies can directly advertise, banning ...Read more

Waymo expands service area in Los Angeles and San Francisco
Waymo, the autonomous taxi company that's offered rides in Los Angeles since November, is expanding its service area in the city.
Starting Wednesday, the driverless taxis will roam more than 120 square miles of Los Angeles County, stretching from Santa Monica to downtown and from West Hollywood to Inglewood. The expanded service area will ...Read more

Guess who swept top of Cars.com's American-Made Index? Not who you think, Detroit
Tesla Inc. swept the top four slots of Cars.com's 2025 American-Made Index, and Jeep parent Stellantis NV and General Motors Co. contributed just three vehicles — with Ford Motor Co. completely absent from the top 20.
Publication of the list from the automotive online marketplace comes amid scrutiny by the Trump administration of the ...Read more

Henry Payne: How Cadillac integrates motorsports to compete on the world stage
LE MANS, France — For 15 years, Cadillac has been assembling the pieces to reassert itself as the Standard of the World. A cornerstone of that plan has been to take on its international competition in their backyards, at the track, on the world’s biggest stages.
From the 24 Hours of Le Mans to Paris to Miami, that vision has bloomed in 2025...Read more

Help wanted: Must enjoy 'a million sunrises and sunsets' (and clear a big hurdle)
PORT TOWNSEND, Washington — Above the ruckus of the ferry's car deck, the chattering of passengers pressed up against windows and the thrum of engines, Adam Knutsen watched the sea unfold from a place few ever get to stand.
The "bridge," where the ferry's captain and other high-ranking officers are stationed, was quiet. Windows stretched ...Read more

College degree no longer guarantees post-grad employment
Hope Anderson tracks her job search in a spreadsheet, highlighting the rejections in red.
After more than six months and 40-plus applications, she’s seeing nothing but red.
“I knew it was going to be hard, and I knew it was going to be a lot of work,” said the 21-year-old Eden Prairie, Minnesota, resident, who graduated from Iowa State ...Read more

Seattle's AeroTec joins Pratt & Whitney's hybrid-electric plane push
Le BOURGET, France — Moses Lake, Washington, will be the test site for a new hybrid-electric plane as part of an experiment that aims to make aircraft cleaner and more fuel efficient.
RTX, an aerospace conglomerate that includes engine maker Pratt & Whitney and aerospace and defense suppliers Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, has been ...Read more

Hemp businesses sue Maryland over cannabis licensing, seized products
BALTIMORE — An industry group asked a federal judge Monday to order Maryland regulators to treat businesses selling hemp products like CBD and delta-8 as though they held recreational cannabis licenses from the state.
The sweeping request claims that the state is using new cannabis laws to push unlicensed hemp businesses out of the legal ...Read more

Detroit News to operate independently at year's end
The Detroit News will begin operating independently at year’s end following the conclusion of its 36-year partnership with the Detroit Free Press, The News announced Monday.
The move will allow The News to operate more closely with its sister papers in Detroit’s suburbs, including The Oakland Press, the (Royal Oak) Daily Tribune, the Macomb...Read more

Boeing airliners chief Stephanie Pope headed to India after 787 crash
Stephanie Pope, Boeing’s Seattle-based head of commercial airplanes, rushed to get to India after Thursday’s deadly 787 crash in northwestern city of Ahmedabad.
In a message to a Boeing customer, Pope said she planned to travel to support Air India, the airline operating the London-bound plane that crashed into a medical hostel shortly ...Read more

Baltimore lawyer sues Meta, Google over online 'squatter house' networks
In his second lawsuit targeting social media giants, Baltimore lawyer and real estate firm co-owner Barry Glazer is suing Meta and Google over social-media-based networks that sell unauthorized access to vacant properties.
In the proposed class-action complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court for Maryland, Glazer and his Century 21 ...Read more

California's 'No Robo Bosses Act' advances, taking aim at artificial intelligence in the workplace
One company offers Bay Area employers artificial intelligence that filters potential hires by combing through 10,000 public online sources looking for references to violence or illegal drugs. Another uses the technology to scan workers’ office emails for signs of dissatisfaction or burnout. Others offer AI analysis of workers’ every online ...Read more
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