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Open House: Fed rate cut helping few in South Sound

NEW TODAY ON BIZ BUZZ

▶ Builder to begin constructing 143 single-family homes in Eastside's New Salishan
▶ Port of Tacoma container numbers up nearly 35 percent for year
▶ In Tacoma, rate of foreclosures up in March, but rate of mortgages with outstanding payments is down

SPECIAL PROJECT: SOUTH TACOMA WAY SERIES

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National builder buys 143 Salishan lots for $5M

Published May 24th, 2013 - 12:05AM

The Tacoma Housing Authority took a major step this week in advancing the rebirth of the former Salishan public housing area on Tacoma’s East Side as a major mixed-use housing development. Read more...

McDonald’s faces nutrition critics at shareholder meeting

Published May 24th, 2013 - 12:05AM

NEW YORK — McDonald’s once again faced criticism that it’s a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday — including some sharp remarks from a 9-year-old girl. Read more...

Port of Tacoma still sees gains from Grand Alliance

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 6:04PM

The Port of Tacoma’s container traffic numbers, a key measurement of the port’s prosperity, have jumped by nearly 35 percent in 2012’s first four months, new figures from the port show.

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