The high schoolers organizing some events for Seattle Startup Week want young people to know that starting a business isn't just for grownups. Seattle Startup Week , now in its fourth year, has organized events for young people in the past, but they were planned by adults. This year is the first time the week's Youth Track is being organized by students.

The news that Seattle-based Amazon wants to build what it calls an "equal" second headquarters somewhere else in North America sent shocks through the local political and business communities.

As construction booms, there continues to be a shortage of skilled crafts workers around the state, according to a yearly survey of general contractors . The Associated General Contractors of America released results from the survey on Tuesday. About 79 percent of contractors in Washington state said they are having a hard time finding workers such as carpenters and concrete workers.

With less than a week till the much anticipated solar eclipse, some Amazon shoppers are scrambling to find glasses that are certified safe to view the event. The online retailer recently emailed some shoppers to tell them not to use the solar eclipse glasses they purchased on the site from third-party vendors.

Jeff Brotman, one of the co-founders of Issaquah-based Costco Wholesale Corporation and chairman of the board, died Tuesday at age 74. In addition to starting one of the most successful retail chains in the country, Brotman will be remembered for his philanthropy.

Two recent studies on Seattle's $15 minimum wage law seem to conflict in their preliminary analyses of the effects of the law. A study of Seattle's restaurant industry from the University of California, Berkeley , released last week shows that jobs haven't been cut as a result of the increased wages. But a University of Washington study published Monday indicates that low-wage workers across the city may be losing hours since the law was enacted. The issue is being closely watched by economists

A person has to make nearly $19 per hour to comfortably rent a one-bedroom apartment in Washington state, according to a new report from a national housing advocacy group. The National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual Out of Reach report measures housing affordability in terms of how much a person has to make to rent average homes of various sizes. The report ranks Washington as the 10th most expensive state in the country by that measure. Hawaii was ranked number one. "We're definitely

Private bike-share companies are looking to Seattle to see if stationless bike-sharing might be a viable alternative to the defunct Pronto system. Three companies with bases in the Bay Area -- Bluegogo , LimeBike and Spin -- are talking with city officials to coordinate a Seattle launch. Pronto started out as a nonprofit with public funds before the city bought it outright. The mayor killed the system earlier this year because not enough people were using it. "Pronto just was not big enough. It

For decades, Canadian shoppers have walked back and forth across the U.S.-Canada border into Sumas, Wash. to shop at a family-owned grocery store called Bromley’s Market . After 57 years, the store is closing its doors for the last time today. Catherine DeBruin, is the front-end supervisor at Bromley’s Market. Her grandparents bought the store in 1960 and she grew up in the family business. “Running around at 8 years old, you know, I got paid a buck an hour by my grandpa, to get carts and bag

A deal has been reached between the owners, a developer and two nonprofits on a valuable piece of property in Seattle's Central District. Lake Union Partners has agreed to buy the old Midtown Center property on 23rd Avenue and East Union Street for $23.25 million. The property is one of the last full blocks of undeveloped land in the city and lies at the historical heart of Seattle's black community. Lake Union Partners plans to sell 20 percent of the block to land conservancy group Forterra,