Large Seattle Employers Now Support ‘Head Tax’

Large Seattle Employers Now Support ‘Head Tax’

In 2018, the major employers in Washington fought viciously against the so-called “head tax,” a tax on large employers meant to address Seattle’s rising homelessness crisis. Amazon, the state’s third largest private employer, went so far as to threaten to abandon...
Alaska Airlines Purchases Virgin America

Alaska Airlines Purchases Virgin America

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are now one entity. Alaska Air began its bid to acquire Virgin America last April, and it has finalized the acquisition of as this week, paying $2.6 billion for the popular domestic airline. Customers of both airlines will now have...