The King County Department of Community and Human Services is offering zero-percent loans for low and moderate-income homeowners needing help with home repairs. “Loans are available for up to $25,000 and at zero percent interest,” according to the coun... »
State Sen. Michael Baumgartner, the Republican challenger to U. S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, raised $188,000 during the first quartter, about 15 percent of the campaign contributions Cantwell collected during the same period. Baumgartner's small haul -- alo... »
silentbrad writes, with bits and pieces from the Globe and Mail: "A number of Canadian media companies have joined forces to try to shut down a free music website recently launched by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., claiming it threatens to ruin the m... »
A former Kirkland securities broker and Bellevue resident was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison Friday for defrauding investors of $7 million, including friends and family members. »
ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMAN (Politico):National Democrats are banking on a long-shot strategy to shield President Barack Obama from an expected onslaught of outside GOP spending in the 2012 election: nuking the messengers.(SNIP)Democrats acknow... »
silentbrad writes with an excerpt from the Financial Post: "BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Shaw Communications Inc. which together control two-thirds of the $8.3-billion broadcast distribution market, are lobbying against the so-called 'a la... »
B-Town Blog Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest Realty announced Thursday (April 5) that it has been acquired by HomeServices of America, Inc., a Warren Buffet-owned corporation based in Minneapolis. PNW was bought in December by Brookfield Reside... »
Bellevue-based company Planetary Resources detailed plans Tuesday to head to near space to mine asteroids for natural resources that could be used on Earth and used to further exploration into space. Planetary Resources involves ex-NASA and ex-Microsof... »
