Expansion Plans for Immigration Program With Microsoft Roots Expansion plans are underway for an immigration program linked to Microsoft, but it's something that has nothing to do with computers or technology. It... Liz Jones
Geekwire's Todd Bishop Weights In Amazon Vs. The New York Times Jeannie Yandel talks with Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop about why Amazon responded to the New York Times' piece about its work culture two months... Jeannie Yandel
The Strange, Short Story Of Washington State’s Income Tax What is the history of Washington state's political allergy to an income tax? Steven Thomson of Olympia posed this question to KUOW's Local Wonder . We... Carolyn Adolph
High Risk Awaits Immigrants In Alaska’s 'Ballard North' In Ballard, a human resources manager for Trident Seafoods talks to a room of people hoping to be seafood processors – warning them of the dangers of... Jessica Partnow
You've Got Three Jobs? Welcome To Alaska's 'Ballard North' The yard in front of the CARQUEST Auto Parts store on this remote Alaskan island is crowded with old cars. Sonny Nguyen, the store’s owner, keeps them... Jessica Partnow
A Seattle Murder Mystery Turned International Conspiracy On Monday, June 1, 1981, Seattle’s KIRO TV reported a shooting in Pioneer Square. KIRO: “The shots were fired right around a quarter of 5 this evening,... Feliks Banel
Following The Money Trail To Alaska's 'Ballard North' A few years after Abdirahman Shire moved to the U.S., he found work at a Tyson Foods chicken factory in Kentucky. That’s when he got a call from a... Jessica Partnow
Could Tacoma Be Next To Hike The Minimum Wage? David Hyde spoke with News Tribune reporter Kathleen Cooper about two proposals to hike the minimum wage in Tacoma that are on the November ballot. David Hyde
Bezos Plunges On List Of Best CEOs David Hyde speaks with Ashley Stewart, reporter for the Puget Sound Business Journal, about Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' dip in the Harvard... Kate OConnell
'Smell Of Money' Polluted This South Seattle Neighborhood Tugboat captain Dave Stauffer used to reek of diesel. “It’s just the smell of a boat,” Stauffer says. “Just like standing by a fire, you’re going to get... Joshua McNichols
