News for Tacoma Washington from The News Tribune

Greater precision: Use of surgical robots on rise in operating rooms

Mar 20, 2010 4:36 pm

| The da Vinci Surgical System. Three robots - no waiting.

Do famous and tweet-happy care about following?

Mar 20, 2010 9:15 am

| Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who ...

Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal

PeaceHealth may merge with Vancouver nonprofit

Mar 20, 2010 12:31 am

Southwest Washington Health System could become part of the PeaceHealth family of hospitals in as little as six months, depending on the outcome of negotiations now under way between the two medical g...

FAA to expand big in south Seattle; cities drool

Mar 19, 2010 7:13 pm

Dozens of property owners in five small cities south of Seattle are competing for the largest leasing deal in the Puget Sound regions office market in recent months.

Vancouver (USA) combats mistaken identity

Mar 19, 2010 6:17 pm

Vancouver, the fourth-largest city in Washington, is busting out of the shadow of its Canadian twin with a new branding campaign and tourism slogan.

Puget Sound officials ask for fed help for Howard Hanson Dam

Mar 19, 2010 5:17 pm

Puget Sound elected leaders are asking the federal government for $44 million to repair Howard Hanson Dam in King County.

Murray on possible tanker deadline delay: More games

Mar 19, 2010 4:58 pm

U.S. Patty Murray said the U.S. Department of Defense should not extend the bid deadline for tanker refueling airplanes, calling any consideration of an extension more games from a foreign competitor....

Employment slips in 100 biggest markets

Mar 19, 2010 3:58 pm

Private-sector employment declined in January in all of Americas 100 biggest labor markets, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Boeing ramps up 777, 747 production

Mar 19, 2010 3:45 pm

Boeing Co. said it will speed up production of its Everett-built 777s and 747s, citing increasing customer demand in the recovering airplane market. (BA)

REC says Moses Lake suit mostly about money

Mar 19, 2010 3:30 pm

A lawsuit filed by a Moses Lake property owner asking to halt construction of a $688 million expansion to an REC Silicon chemical plant is mostly about money, according to REC officials.

Green jobs in Washington up by a third

Mar 18, 2010 9:45 pm

According to state statistics, the number of green jobs in Washington states private sector grew to about 62,000 last year from slightly more than 47,000 a year earlier.

Port of Tacoma selling Thurston County property

Mar 18, 2010 9:16 pm

The Port of Tacoma said its selling its 745-acre Thurston County sand and gravel pit to Maytown Sand and Gravel in a deal that could be worth between $23 million and $30 million.

News for Washington from The Seattle Times

Lawmakers wnt to limit txt msgs and e-mails

Mar 20, 2010 7:48 pm

Open government in the heart of Silicon Valley is starting to mean turn off, tune out, power down.

Mar 20, 2010 7:48 pm

Senate Dem leader says he has the commitment of enough members to pass health care bill

LaHood's Japan trip to focus on Toyota safety

Mar 20, 2010 7:47 pm

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he'll go to Japan this summer for talks with Toyota executives about the sudden acceleration problem plaguing some Toyotas.

Halladay struggles against Tigers

Mar 20, 2010 7:47 pm

Roy Halladay struggled for the first time this spring in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Democrats working on executive order on abortion

Mar 20, 2010 7:46 pm

Democratic lawmakers say party leaders are considering winning crucial support from abortion foes for health care overhaul legislation with an executive order by President Barack Obama.

New five-year CBA reached, there will be no work stoppage

Mar 20, 2010 7:46 pm

Major League Soccer commission Don Garber has announced a new five-year CBA has been successfully negotiated.

NCAA: Slow going at first for Murray State

Mar 20, 2010 7:44 pm

The Racers were stuck in neutral early against Butler, with just one field goal - a 3-pointer by Isacc Miles - in the first 7 minutes. The Bulldogs love playing at a pace that can best be described as...

US Mideast envoy stops in France

Mar 20, 2010 7:40 pm

U.S. envoy George Mitchell sought advice from France's foreign minister Saturday before heading off to meet Mideast leaders in a bid to start indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Rays C Navarro injures leg, taken for X-rays

Mar 20, 2010 7:40 pm

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro has been injured in a home-plate collision and taken in an ambulance for X-rays.

Democrat says Medicare dispute resolved

Mar 20, 2010 7:40 pm

A group of lawmakers had threatened to oppose President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill because of a dispute over Medicare payments to some doctors and hospitals.