Jan. 21--KeyArena's 44-million-pound roof is now completely suspended by dozens of temporary posts and should start being reconnected to the foundation of what's to be a completely rebuilt venue by late February. That was the word from Tuesday's media tour of the construction site, where digging continues beneath the demolished structure on what will eventually be a $930 million rebuild into a ... Read More

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State's denial of a permit for a port facility that could boost U.S. coal exports. The coal-producing Rocky Mountain states argue the denial violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from impeding trade between one another and with other countries. Montana ... Read More

SEATTLE (AP) — One year after Microsoft announced it was committing $500 million toward affordable housing in the Seattle area, it's upping that by half. The additional $250 million will provide a line of credit to help the Washington State Finance Commission finance about 3,000 additional units of affordable housing, Jane Broom, the company's senior director of philanthropies, said in a blog ... Read More

Jan. 8--Family members of two of the four people killed in the April crane collapse site have filed wrongful death suits against companies involved in crane operations at the South Lake Union construction site. Gusting winds knocked the crane over the afternoon of April 27, after workers prematurely removed pins holding 20-foot sections together, leading to a tragedy that state regulators ... Read More

Jan. 5--Seattle has at long last sold a vacant block on prime real estate across from City Hall where plans for a tower and public plaza have been mired in problems for 15 years. The developer that closed on the purchase of the property Dec. 17 has continued to experience delays in obtaining a land-use permit needed to start construction. Still, the closure marks a breakthrough in the city's ... Read More

A large construction crane fell over Thursday at the expansive Mercantile Village project in Lake Oswego. Firefighters “evaluated” one person at the scene, but no one was injured, Lake Oswego Fire reported in a tweet. Mercantile Village is a mixed-use development near the intersection of Kruse Way and Boones Ferry Road that will include more than 200 apartments and 50,000 square feet of ... Read More

Dec. 10--The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to cement a $34 million contribution toward the construction of a Seattle Aquarium expansion project. The nonprofit Aquarium Society, which operates Seattle's city-owned aquarium, intends to build a $113 million new Ocean Pavilion between Pike Place Market and Piers 59 and 60 as part of a wider effort by the city to remake the downtown ... Read More

KENAI, Alaska — The Department of Transportation plans to begin a project in 2020 to reroute the Sterling Highway and construct what would be Alaska's largest bridge. The Peninsula Clarion reported the Sterling Highway MP 45-60 Project will include installation of the bridge running across Juneau Creek Canyon. Transportation department officials and engineering firm HDR Alaska have spoken with ... Read More

Trucking companies involved in the 2013 I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse are on the hook to pay for the damage, while taxpayers are not, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court majority, in a 5-4 split, found that a succession of state laws governing load sizes since 1937 were intended to protect the state, when oversize vehicles collide with highway structures. Justice Steven ... Read More