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Conventional wisdom would suggest businesses that depend on tourists don’t fare so well during a recession. But that’s not the case for several South Sound destinations that are witnessing a nice uptick in business as people staying close to home this summer look for local ways to stay entertained. The News Tribune talked to organizations from the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to a boat tours company to the popular Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor. The spots draw tourists and locals alike, and for the most part, they reported that people are still spending money on fun. Those that have seen their revenue dip are trying new and creative ways of bringing in customers.
Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
How we feed ourselves has a huge effect on how much cash we keep in our wallets. That’s why supermarket-savings advice is ubiquitous in the era of new frugality.
The window might be quickly closing on consumers’ opportunity to refinance at great rates – not their home mortgages, but their term-life insurance, experts say.
Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. The Dow Jones industrials lost 223.32 to close at 8,280.74, their lowest level in six weeks.
Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, another sign that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.
Johnson & Johnson, making a big jump into the risky but potentially lucrative field of Alzheimer’s disease, is taking a major stake in Irish biopharmaceutical company Elan Corp., investing up to $1.5 billion initially.
Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facility over the past week and cut back on other programs designed to ease the financial crisis, encouraging signs that some credit stresses are easing.
An attorney for General Motors Corp. urged a bankruptcy judge Thursday to approve the automaker’s sale plan, saying that the only other alternative would be a liquidation of the company’s assets.
NEW YORK – Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.
Microsoft, vying with Google and Yahoo for Internet users, will include updates from Twitter in its new Bing search engine.
Boeing delivered 125 airliners in this year’s second quarter, the company reported Thursday.
The launch customer for The Boeing Co.’s troubled 787 Dreamliner, All Nippon Airways, has added five more of the revolutionary jetliners to its orders. That brings All Nippon’s total orders to 55 for the twin jet.
Just when you thought airlines couldn’t jam more passengers into a plane, a Chinese airline says it is considering a passenger accommodation plan that could squeeze 40 percent more people into what’s now a 150-seat Airbus.
Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines is moving its gates at Sea-Tac Airport to the South Satellite. The airline also will move its terminal counter to the new Delta counter.
NEW YORK – In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don’t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
The sale of the Tacoma Elks’ 17-acre property on South 23rd and Union streets has moved forward.
DETROIT – The latest numbers on auto sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it did bankruptcy court.
The Port of Seattle has restarted a $419 million construction project for a rental car terminal at Sea-Tac Airport that was shut down in December because of uncertain financing.
WASHINGTON – Mounting job losses rattled hopes Thursday that the economy is on track to grow later this year, showing that prospects for American workers are terrible – and still getting worse.
A Lake Tapps flight attendant filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Boeing claiming she was disabled because of bad air on a Boeing built plane.
ATLANTA – Excitement about a trip to Pittsburgh for your brother-in-law’s wedding that you booked months in advance suddenly turns to gloom as the telephone rings a couple of hours before your flight.
Investors kicked off the stock market’s third quarter with a moderate gain after getting some reassuring data on manufacturing and housing.
The Procter & Gamble Co. is trying out a lower-cost version of its Tide laundry detergent in a bid to churn up new sales in the recession.
A senior member of President Barack Obama’s auto task force testified Wednesday that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General Motors Corp.’s operations if the automaker doesn’t get approval to sell its assets to a new company within 10 days.
Brighter news on manufacturing is offering more hope that the longest recession since World War II is near an end. But with construction and many other segments of the economy still weak and unemployment rising, any rebound likely will be slow.
U.S. car and truck sales showed signs of stabilizing in June after a year of sharp declines, but every major automaker except Honda Motor Co. reported lower sales than in May.
The current recession is hitting workers in just about every industry, but men are taking a much bigger hit than women.
Circuit City. Linens ’N Things. Bombay Co. They’re all out of business, their stores shuttered, many employees laid off.
If shopping for household essentials such as toilet paper and soap isn’t your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task – while saving you cash.
How we feed ourselves has a huge effect on how much cash we keep in our wallets. That’s why supermarket-savings advice is ubiquitous in the era of new frugality.
The window might be quickly closing on consumers’ opportunity to refinance at great rates – not their home mortgages, but their term-life insurance, experts say.
Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. The Dow Jones industrials lost 223.32 to close at 8,280.74, their lowest level in six weeks.
Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, another sign that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.
Johnson & Johnson, making a big jump into the risky but potentially lucrative field of Alzheimer’s disease, is taking a major stake in Irish biopharmaceutical company Elan Corp., investing up to $1.5 billion initially.
Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facility over the past week and cut back on other programs designed to ease the financial crisis, encouraging signs that some credit stresses are easing.
An attorney for General Motors Corp. urged a bankruptcy judge Thursday to approve the automaker’s sale plan, saying that the only other alternative would be a liquidation of the company’s assets.
NEW YORK – Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.
Microsoft, vying with Google and Yahoo for Internet users, will include updates from Twitter in its new Bing search engine.
Boeing delivered 125 airliners in this year’s second quarter, the company reported Thursday.
The launch customer for The Boeing Co.’s troubled 787 Dreamliner, All Nippon Airways, has added five more of the revolutionary jetliners to its orders. That brings All Nippon’s total orders to 55 for the twin jet.
Just when you thought airlines couldn’t jam more passengers into a plane, a Chinese airline says it is considering a passenger accommodation plan that could squeeze 40 percent more people into what’s now a 150-seat Airbus.
Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines is moving its gates at Sea-Tac Airport to the South Satellite. The airline also will move its terminal counter to the new Delta counter.
NEW YORK – In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don’t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
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American Memorial
Amtrak Cascades
Away We Go
B&I Coin Shop
Banner Bank
Bergman Draper & Frockt
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Blue Mouse Theatre
Cadillac
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Chambers Creek Pet Memorial Park at New Tecoma Cemetery
City of Tacoma
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Destiny Harbor Tours
EB5 Facial Cream
Emerald Queen Hotel & Casino
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Galaxy Theatres
Gene Pankey Motor Company
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Harbor Audiology & Hearing Services, Inc.
HomeStreet Bank
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Hooters
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ideal Home Furnishings
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JointFlex
Juvenescence MD Laser & Skin Care
Kantor Diamond Company
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Moe's Home Collection
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