Workplace Deaths Increased In 2014 In Washington State Sixty-four people died on the job in Washington state in 2014, more than in any of the past three years, according to preliminary figures from the... John Ryan
For Puget Sound Businesses, 2014 Meant 'Prosperity At A Price' It was a year of soaring profits for Boeing and Microsoft, rapid expansion for Amazon and anguish for Boeing machinists. KUOW's economy reporter Carolyn... Bill Radke
West Coast Ports Stand To Lose Business For Good Marcie Sillman talks with Bill Mongelluzzo, senior editor at the Journal of Commerce, about the labor dispute between the longshoremen's union and the... Hannah Burn
Hey Siri! Stop Interrupting Our Regular Programming Dear KUOW listeners, We apologize for the inconvenience several of you experienced recently when listening to a story about distracted driving and Siri,... Isolde Raftery
25 Years After Exxon Valdez, U.S. Mandates Double-Hulled Oil Tankers Oil tankers bring about 15 million gallons of oil every day into Washington state. Starting Jan. 1, those ships are required to have double hulls. The... John Ryan
The Reinvented Bill Gates Marcie Sillman talks with GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop about Bill Gates, his new role at Microsoft and his many other roles in start-ups,... Hannah Burn
2014: The Year Of All Women Women didn’t plan for 2014 to be a year of activism. But a series of events sparked a discussion of sexual assault on campus, rape and incessant... KUOW Staff
Northwest Weather Nemesis Delays Ski Season This year’s ski season is getting off to a slow start thanks to an old skiers’ nemesis: the pineapple express. Unusually warm and wet weather has been... Carolyn Adolph
The State Of The Middle Class In The Pacific Northwest Marcie Sillman talks to Jon Talton, economic and business columnist for the Seattle Times, about the middle class in the Pacific Northwest and around... Posey Gruener
Cuban Cigars For Christmas? Not This Year Jeannie Yandel talks with Joe Arundel, general manager of Rain City Cigar in Georgetown, about why he won't be stocking Cuban cigars anytime soon -- and... Jeannie Yandel
