Alaska Air

Best Seattle-area stock since 2008? (Surprise, it’s not Amazon)

Ashley Gross — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Sure, Amazon shares have done well over the past five years—up about 245 percent. And people fortunate enough to have bought Starbucks stock in March 2008 have seen their shares climb about 200 percent.

But the real standout stock in the Seattle area is Alaska Air Group. The shares have climbed more than 500 percent in the past five years.

Sea-Tac baggage handlers and cabin cleaners unionize

Ashley Gross — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:36:00 +0000

After a year of agitating over working conditions, more than 1,000 workers at Sea-Tac Airport say they have now joined unions.

How are employers observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Ashley Gross — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0000

If you’re looking forward to a long weekend, you’re in the minority. The number of employers closing for business on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been inching up in recent years, but it’s still only 32 percent.