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An Alaska Airlines flight took off from Seattle Monday and landed at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC in what The US Department of Agriculture calls a “breakthrough in bioenergy.” The trip was the first commercial airlines flight powered by a renewable fuel made from wood waste, in this case discarded tree limbs and branches from forests in Washington, Oregon and Montana...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines formally broke ground Monday on construction of a $40 million aircraft maintenance hangar in Anchorage. Officials with the Seattle-based airline say the planned 105,000-square-foot structure is part of a $100 million investment in Alaska that includes new cargo planes and rural terminal improvements...

The Wall Street Journal analyzed salary information for 446 major U.S. occupations. Women earned more than their male counterparts in seven of them. Farming was not one of them. According to the research, female farmers earn on average 65% of what a comparable male farmer earns...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alaska Air Group is buying Virgin America in a deal combining their West Coast presence and reigniting the debate over airline consolidation. The deal would be worth more than $2 billion, with the combined business to be based in Seattle. ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines has filed an application seeking approval to begin flights from Los Angeles to Cuba. In its application to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Alaska is requesting to operate two daily nonstop flights to Havana using a Boeing 737, which carries 181 passengers. ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing Co., Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle are partnering on a $250,000 study to explore how to bring more biofuel to airplanes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Executives for the companies and port signed an agreement Wednesday, saying the study will help stimulate production of alternatives to conventional jet fuel. The...

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington and Alaska Airlines have agreed to a $41 million, 10-year partnership which includes naming rights for Husky Stadium. The school announced the partnership on Thursday and is still pending approval from the university's Board of Regents...

We all have particular memories of the events and images from 11 years ago today. Today, I'll share mine.

Wineries in the valley are toasting a new partnership. Launching in September, "Washington Wine Country Taste and Tote" will make it easier and more affordable to taste and travel the Yakima Valley, Tri-Cities and Walla Walla Valley wine regions...