Where a booming oil market meets wind and solar alternatives, geopolitics happens ‘Peak oil, at this point, it looks like it’s around 2030, which used to sound far away, but it isn’t anymore.’ John O'Brien
The great pandemic migration is not what people expected The pandemic has changed so many things about the way people work. Tech workers, in particular, have discovered they can do their jobs from anywhere. Small towns are trying to attract tech talent from cities like Seattle. But that hasn't resulted in the "great migration" some people expected. Joshua McNichols
Panic buying, businesses shutter amid looming Covid restrictions Washington Republicans say the Legislature should immediately meet in special session to address the economic fallout from Gov. Jay Inslee’s latest... Austin Jenkins
Lights, camera, action! 'Hollywood North' revved up despite Covid — and because of it Filming of TV shows and movies is going gangbusters in the Vancouver area this fall, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Tom Banse
Trump promised to revive Northwest timber jobs during his 2016 campaign. That hasn't happened Mason County, which is due west of Olympia, was one of two reliably Democratic counties in Western Washington that swung hard for Donald Trump in the last election, when he promised on the campaign trail to bring timber jobs back to the Northwest. But the jobs have not come back. David Hyde
A city of 'high ideals:' What's at stake for Seattle in the 2020 election? ‘Sometimes boomtowns end up as ghost towns.’ Kim Malcolm
Seattle Now: A childcare nightmare Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices. Clare McGrane
Seattle Now: The uncertain future of Boeing A recent congressional investigation into two fatal 737 Max plane crashes blamed “cost cutting” and a “culture of concealment” at Boeing. Seattle’s aviation giant faces a tough journey to restore trust and rebuild its future. Patricia Murphy
It was an economic theory with little traction, then the pandemic hit Modern Monetary Theory and you, with Stephanie Kelton John O'Brien
Seattle Now: Power shift in the gig economy Covid has upended the economy, even the gig economy, and some of the changes are here to stay. Clare McGrane
