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Washington’s Woeful Gender-Pay Gap

Washington’s Woeful Gender-Pay Gap

Women across the state earn significantly less than men

Women across the state made $18,4000 less in average wages than men in 2022. New research from the National Partnership for Women and Families found that only Utah has a larger discrepancy, at $20,649.

Seattle’s Neighborhoods: Creating Purpose and Place

Seattle’s Neighborhoods: Creating Purpose and Place

The March/April issue, out now, highlights why the city is such a special place

In more than three decades as a journalist, I’ve never yelled “stop the press.” But I will say “hot off the press,” which leads me to the new issue of Seattle magazine. In our March/April issue, we continue on our mission to elevate and celebrate Seattle’s position as a world-class city by emphasizing one of…

The Upside of Downtown Seattle

The Upside of Downtown Seattle

Activity is up, crime is down, people are returning

More than 106,000 residents now call downtown Seattle home. Thirty-one construction projects are underway. More than 3.5 million out-of-town visitors spent time in the city’s core last summer, a post-pandemic high. Those are just a few of the numbers cited at Thursday’s annual State of Downtown summit held by the Downtown Seattle Association. While challenges…

A Delicious Start to Women Making History Month 

A Delicious Start to Women Making History Month 

Start by supporting these women-owned restaurants, wineries, and breweries

March has long been observed as Women’s History Month, with International Women’s Day being celebrated on March 8. Here in Washington state, March is now “Women Making History Month” for the first time. National Women’s Day was first observed in the United States on Feb. 28, 1908, to honor the garment worker’s 1908 strike in…

Women Making History Month

Women Making History Month

Grace Yoo seeks to reshape the Washington Women’s Commission

Grace Yoo sums up the mission of the Washington Women’s Commission in five seemingly simple words: “When women thrive, Washington thrives.” Yoo, a former Starbucks executive and diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service, took over as director of the Women’s Commission 10 months ago. Her mission: to raise its profile. It was created on a…

Whale Watching is Extremely Popular

Whale Watching is Extremely Popular

New study pinpoints visitors, dollars in Washington state

A study for the Pacific Whale Watch Association by Martin Associates finds that whale watching expeditions in Washington state create $119.1 million in economic value and support 1,125 jobs…

Hayden Homes: A Culture of Caring | Sponsored

Hayden Homes: A Culture of Caring | Sponsored

Giving back, changing lives

Since 1989, Hayden Homes has worked hard to build a reputation for the quality of our homes and the passionate support we give to the communities in which we live and work. The balance of building and giving is essential to who we are. It’s what connects our people, passion, and purpose. We believe in…

Best Companies: Wizards of the Workplace

Best Companies: Wizards of the Workplace

Executives from top-scoring companies share their beliefs and behaviors

It’s not exactly Undercover Boss, but Jessica Jackson learns a lot when she visits Revolution Custom/Civil Builders workers at job sites. Jackson, office manager at the Issaquah-based general contractor, surprises workers with lunch once a month. She hears questions and concerns she never expected. “We are pretty shocked at what we learn,” Jackson says. “Normal,…

Sweetgreen Opens First Seattle-Area Location

Sweetgreen Opens First Seattle-Area Location

Popular and fast-growing healthy food chain plans more Seattle outlets

The fast-growing Los Angeles-based chain will open its first Seattle-area location in The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland. Another location on South Lake Union may open as soon as this spring, followed by a third on Capitol Hill.

The Best Companies to Work for

The Best Companies to Work for

More than Milk

More than Milk

Smith Brothers Farms is more than just a dairy

Dusty Highland is firmly rooted in modern times, but the fourth-generation owner of rapidly growing Smith Brothers Farms still centers his company on a time-tested business practice that dates back to colonial New England. Despite having a fancy app and a business model built around acquisitions, new products and corporate partnerships, Kent-based Smith Brothers still…

The Train Keeps Going

The Train Keeps Going

Why workforce development is always a work in progress

Regina Mills would shop late at night, when her two sons and neighbors were not around, because she was ashamed that she needed the state’s food assistance program to pay for groceries. She had been rejected from one job after another because of a charge of possession and burglary that, though dismissed, kept showing up…

Higher-Ed Dread

Higher-Ed Dread

Optimal works to untangle the chaotic world of choosing a college

The difference between Harvard University and your local community college may not be as great as you think. It depends on your focus and interests. Just ask Sung Rhee. His Kirkland-based company, Optimal, prioritizes tuition costs and alumni salaries in ranking colleges. Unlike U.S. News & World Report — once considered the gold standard for…

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