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  The great data center space race includes a small company in Redmond

  Elon Musk wants to put AI data centers in orbit. A company in Redmond beat him to it.

  • Joshua McNichols

• The great data center space race

  Data centers needed more space, so they literally moved there.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Seattle's job market shrunk in 2025, marking first dip since Covid

  New data shows the Seattle metro area had a net loss of 13,000 jobs last year. That's according to the Puget Sound Regional Council, which tracks jobs in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  Tech layoffs drive Seattle-area unemployment above 5%

  The first major tech layoff of 2026 hit Seattle-area workers at Meta this week. About 330 roles at the social networking giant were eliminated, according to a filing with the Washington Employment Security Department. It’s the latest in a series of tech layoffs, and more cuts are expected across the industry in the coming weeks.

  • Monica Nickelsburg

• Lessons from the state that made child care free

  In November, New Mexico became the first state to launch free, universal child care. So what can Washington learn from the state that managed to pull it off?

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  What's hidden behind your credit score?

  Follow along as we try to buy a hat in each of America's three major credit eras to see what data is collected and used to determine creditworthiness at different points in American history.

  • Clare McGrane
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  Austin built a lot of housing fast. Rents fell. What could Seattle learn?

  While rents kept rising in many big cities, including Seattle, rents in Austin, Texas, have been on the decline for the last three years. That raises a simple question: Why is Austin an outlier? And is there anything Seattle could copy?

  • Joshua McNichols

• Housing costs dropped in Austin. How they did the impossible

  Over the last few years, Austin's average rent fell. So what is Austin doing right? And what could Seattle learn from it? 

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Flooding won’t dampen Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

  Evacuations driven by flood risk cost retailers and other businesses in the Skagit Valley tens of thousands of dollars, but the damage to one iconic product from the region appears to be minimal.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  West Seattle’s only overnight shelter set to close at the end of the year

  Westside Neighbors Shelter will keep serving breakfast and dinner daily, but the overnight sleeping program has run out of money and will close at the end of the year.

  • Casey Martin

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