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BECU to open new Auburn, Mercer Island branches

By JOURNAL STAFF

BECU is continuing its statewide growth with plans to open new Neighborhood Financial Centers on Mercer Island and in Auburn's Lakeland Hills community.


Bill Gates-backed company gets permit for nuclear reactor

By MEAD GRUVER

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years, one that will allow a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled reactor in western Wyoming.


Near Avalon Station, 33 West Seattle units still planned

By BRIAN MILLER

In West Seattle, plans emerged three years ago for a new apartment building at 4700 36th Ave. S.W., to replace a small old medical office building. That's still standing, though a demolition permit is in process.



AMLI's 300-unit Spring District apartment plan takes shape

By BRIAN MILLER

The unnamed project recently entered design review with the city of Bellevue.



Forest Trailhead opens May 1 at Woodland Park Zoo

By EMMA LAPWORTH

It is the final project of the zoo's $110 million Forests for All campaign launched in 2018.


First Avenue South bridge repairs kick off Monday

By SHAWNA GAMACHE

The northbound lanes of state Route 99's First Avenue South bridge over the Duwamish River will close for three days next week as transportation crews make temporary repairs to cracks in the steel deck grates.



$668M settlement for Lower Duwamish

By JOURNAL STAFF

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Washington reached agreement Wednesday on a settlement with more than 100 parties to address hazardous substances they discharged into the Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle.


I-405 work to close Bothell stretch

By JOURNAL STAFF

Construction crews for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close both directions of Interstate 405 in Bothell March 7-9 as work accelerates on the I-405/Brickyard to SR-527 Improvement Project.


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March 5, 2026
LIHI's 90-unit senior housing development tops out on Aurora
New York's congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump's objections
Tacoma approves new development charges to fund wastewater, stormwater infrastructure
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New schools in the works around Lake Washington
Gasoline and diesel prices spike overnight as anxious drivers fill up tanks
Magnolia library to close for upgrades
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March 4, 2026
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High-tech snowplows and AI help cities clean up from big storms
More JTM office space bubbling at Original Rainier Brewery
Costco could anchor 280-acre development near Washington, D.C.
$155M bond proposal targets trail and greenway projects across Tacoma
L&I proposes trades program fees hike
New SEPA rules aim to simplify permits
Sellen Construction

March 3, 2026
DESC eyes June opening for 120 affordable Lake City units
Low-interest disaster loans available for residents, businesses hit by December floods
Mukilteo waterfront redevelopment advances with NBBJ at the helm
Court rejects tariff refund process delay
Uptown office building, to become apartments, gets its mass-timber crown
RFQ for Sounder rail car overhaul
Nonresidential spending drops
Nominations open for Tacoma preservation awards
Construction material prices jump in January
Skanska USA Building
Energy prices surge as tanker disruptions and facility shutdowns rattle global supply

March 2, 2026
Spokane Six
Building the talent pipeline
Alliance nearing final permits and land sale for Broadstone 200
Mortenson Q4 report: Nonresidential construction costs holding steady
Donphilita finds love on the slopes of Queen Anne
LMN-designed building opens at University of Wisconsin–Madison
Women who build: Voices from RTC’s construction management program
Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help ‘disappearing' salmon
Internships building female leaders at Exxel Pacific
How mentorship is shaping the next generation of women in construction
County contractor event April 15
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February 27, 2026
Artificial Development: The benefits and risks of AI in construction
Nisqually quake anniversary spurs fresh calls for URM retrofits
Multiple sites readied for World Cup
Judge rejects bid to block $400M ballroom project
King County's new transfer station to open this summer
Zahilay eyes REET funds for road fixes


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