Western Washington windstorm victims may qualify for disaster and tax relief. Here's what to know King County officials are asking anyone who suffered property damage during last week’s powerful windstorm to report their losses and associated costs to the county. The county hopes to use that information to help secure federal disaster assistance from FEMA. KUOW Staff
Seattle startup behind Amazon gift guides on your feed just raised $20 million Seattle startup Levanta, which connects Amazon sellers with influencers on social media, just secured $20 million in funding to grow its platform. Monica Nickelsburg
Boeing is laying off nearly 2,200 Washington employees before Christmas As the holiday season arrives, and people begin wrapping presents in red, green, and gold paper, Boeing is sending pink slips to some of its employees, including 2,199 in Washington state. Dyer Oxley
As strike ends, layoffs begin at Boeing Boeing began notifying employees of layoffs Wednesday as it seeks to reduce its roughly 170,000-strong workforce by 10%. Monica Nickelsburg
Could be a decade before Boeing is back to normal, analyst says After a few PR emergencies, federal scrutiny, legal proceedings, a machinists strike, and other business woes, it will likely be 10 years before Boeing can be back to business as normal. Dyer Oxley
Machinists union endorses latest Boeing offer with higher pay but no pension Union leaders from IAM District 751 urged over 33,000 striking Boeing machinists to accept the latest contract deal from Boeing on Thursday afternoon. This latest offer includes a higher wage increase and ratification bonus - but no reinstated pension benefit retirement plan. Casey Martin
Questions of competition highlight legal battle over proposed Kroger Albertsons merger The trial in the merger of Kroger and Albertsons has wrapped up after three weeks of hearings in King County Superior Court. Ruby de Luna
What will it take for Boeing and the machinists union to overcome their 'waiting game'? Boeing’s most recent contract offer for striking machinists came closest to the union’s demand for higher wages, yet 64% of the union voted to reject that offer on Wednesday. Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 7 mins
Boeing offers machinists new contract sparking tentative agreement to end strike Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month. Associated Press
