Construction

Economy

Builders say tariffs will drive Seattle-area home costs higher

Builders expect higher prices to trickle down to builders within a few weeks, and to home buyers and renters after that, when fewer homes drive competition for those home

Business

Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.

Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up

Northwest ERs seeing lots of injuries, contractors seeing lots of frozen or burst pipes

Health

Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target

Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects.

Woodinville staple Molbak's says its been pushed out of major development project

The Woodinville staple and beloved east side business of 67 years was supposed to be the centerpiece of The Gardens District.

Business

Seattle gets $4M to create 'circular wood economy'

Business

These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market

The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up.