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Marce Edwards is the business editor. She has been at The News Tribune for seven years and has written about technology and big businesses in the South Sound including Weyerhaeuser and Russell. Before moving to Tacoma, she worked at The Idaho Statesman in Boise. She is a Northwest native who likes to garden and refuses to use an umbrella. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and two kids.
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Kelly Kearsley has been a business reporter at The News Tribune since 2005. She covers the Port of Tacoma and international trade. Being born and raised in Spokane she’s used to living in cities with inferiority complexes and, in fact, prefers it. Prior to working at The News Tribune, she spent three years as a reporter for The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon and another year working stints for The Associated Press and Seattle Times. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and miniature schnauzer.
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On Tuesday, the Department of Labor & Industries will honor the memories of 81 state workers who lost their lives due to job-related injuries or illnesses 2008.
The ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. at L&I headquarters in Tumwater.
The memorial gathering will be hosted by L&I Director Judy Schurke and will feature remarks by Gov. Chris Gregoire, Don Brunell of the Association of Washington Business, Rick Bender of the Washington State Labor Council and Bill Johnson of the Washington Self-Insurers Association.
Family members of workers who died last year have been invited and the ceremony is open to the public.
L&I headquarters is located at 7273 Linderson Way S.W. in Tumwater, off Exit 101 from I5.
Visit www.lni.wa.gov for more information.
It’s rarely too early to offer good news – in this case the 2009 winners of the annual World Trade Center, Port of Tacoma and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Globe, Marco Polo, Community Vitality and G.F. Train Awards.
The winners:
• Globe Award, presented by KeyBank and honoring a business that has contributed to international trade: General Plastics Manufacturing Co. of Tacoma;
• Marco Polo Award, presented by Simpson and honoring a smaller business for achievements in international trade: Tahoma Imports of Tacoma;
• Community Vitality Award, presented by the Port of Tacoma to a business, agency or individual in a trade-related industry for community good works: Transportation Club of Tacoma;
• G.F. Train International Business Commemorative, presented to businesses or individuals that have contributed to international trade locally: Emerald Home Furnishings of Tacoma.
The winners will be recognized at the annual awards dinner and auction on May 21 at Hotel Murano. For more information, click here.
It’s never too late to offer good news - in this case to announce the recent winners of the Sixth Annual New Tacoma Awards as named by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber.
This year’s winners were honored at the Pacific Grill Event Center in downtown Tacoma, at the quarterly City Center Luncheon.
The winners:
• Ghillarducci Award: Hotel Murano, for its recent renovation;
• Union Station Award: Gintz Group, for sustained momentum in revitalization;
• Popham Award: Honoring former News Tribune business columnist Art Popham, received by Benjii Bittle, deputy executive director of the Broadway Center, for his community spirit;
• Schoenfeld Award: hello, cupcake for pizzazz as a retailer.
Horizon Lines Inc., a major competitor in the Tacoma-Alaska and Tacoma-Hawaii shipping business, today reported a $10 million first-quarter loss.
The Charlotte-based shipping line said its revenues fell from $305.9 million in the first quarter of 2008 to $272.4 million in the first quarter this year.
"As anticipated, volume declines during the quarter exceeded historic seasonal softness due to the continued sharp slowdown of our Hawaii market, ongoing economic stagnation in Puerto Rico and a severe winter in Alaska," said Chuck Raymond, Horizon's chief executive.
Horizon, formerly part of containership line Sea-Land Service, operates U.S.-flagged ships between the West Coast and Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia. It also operates service between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Aircraft operating at Sea-Tac Airport struck birds or other wildlife about once in every 3,500 landings or takeoffs last year, new figures from the airport show.
The airport reported 105 such wildlife encounters, the vast majority of them with birds, last year, said Sea-Tac spokesman Perry Cooper. The airport has about 350,000 landings and takeoffs yearly.
The airport released those figures the same day the Federal Aviation Administration published its list of such incidents on the Internet.
Interest is bird strikes and other collisions between aircraft and animals was heightened earlier this year when a US Airways flight ditched in New York's Hudson River after hitting a flock of geese after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. All 155 passengers and crew survived.
Australia's newest airline, V Australia, has postponed the delivery of two Boeing 777-300ER long-range twin-jets.
The two aircraft were to be delivered in 2010. They now are set for delivery in 2011 and 2012.
The planes are among the 60 aircraft delivery deferrals that Boeing CEO Jim McNerney referred to Wednesday in the company's first quarter earnings call.
Those deferrals are causing Boeing to slow its 777 assembly line in Everett to five planes a month from the seven-plane-a-month pace it now enjoys.
V Australia, affiliated with low-cost Australian domestic carrier Virgin Blue, is challenging Australia's long-dominant Qantas Airways on some international routes including the route from Los Angeles to Sydney.
Like most airlines, however, V Australia is seeing the worldwide recession taking a toll on its expected traffic on those routes.
Alaska Airlines placed orders for four more 737 airliners from The Boeing Co. this week, raising the planemaker's 2008 new orders to 40.
But in the meantime, a wealthy individual canceled his order for an executive jet version of Boeing's 747. The company didn't disclose his identity.
That cancellation plus the cancellation of 32 orders for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner earlier this year, gives Boeing a net order gain for the year of just seven jetliners.
Alaska is among only a handful of airlines that have placed new orders with Boeing in 2008. The aerospace company has received orders for a total of 28 737s, 4 777s and 8 787s this year.
Alaska earlier in 2008 ordered a single 737. With this week's orders, that brings the airline's total orders for the year to five.
Alaska last year converted its fleet to all 737s. At list prices, Boeing 737-800s cost $71.5 million to $80 million each. Airlines typically pay less than list for their aircraft.
