Articles about Everett

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to… Read More

Toymaker Funko to close Washington state warehouses and move distribution jobs to Arizona

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, makers of pop culture collectibles, is closing warehouse locations in the city north of Seattle and consolidating… Read More

New wrinkle in package theft: Police say suspect used Amazon uniform to pass as delivery driver

A surge in online shopping during the pandemic could be an extra gift to so-called “porch pirates” looking to nab… Read More

Spotted: Amazon robot maps sidewalks north of Seattle, laden with cameras and sensors

While I was out on an ordinary drive through Everett Saturday morning I spotted something interesting: An unmarked six-wheeled robot being driven down the sidewalk on Broadway… Read More

Pop culture toy maker Funko will lay off about 250 employees in further fallout from COVID-19

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture figurines and other merchandise, is cutting its workforce by about 250 employees.… Read More

Now boarding: Everett’s Paine Field and Alaska Air celebrate first passenger flights

EVERETT, Wash. — Today marks a “first” for the new passenger airline terminal at Everett’s Paine Field, thanks to Alaska Airlines’… Read More

Government shutdown is a real Paine for Alaska Airlines and Everett airport

The much-anticipated first commercial airline flights from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., have been postponed until March 4 at the… Read More

Southwest Airlines announces Everett flights, filling up Paine Field’s capacity

Southwest Airlines says it’ll add up to five flights to the daily departure schedule for the yet-to-be-completed passenger terminal at… Read More

Seattle neighbor Tacoma is making a play for Amazon’s second headquarters

Like the overlooked heroine in an ’80s teen movie, Tacoma is writing a love letter to Amazon. It says, in effect,… Read More

House Speaker Paul Ryan to visit Boeing in Everett and discuss tax reform at employee town hall

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is making a trip to the Pacific Northwest this week to lay out the Republican… Read More

Inside Funko’s funkalicious new HQ: Pop culture toymaker makes a bold statement in its hometown

Pop culture toymaker Funko opened its brand new headquarters and flagship store to the public Saturday. Thousands of fans of… Read More

Alaska Airlines plans flights from Everett’s Paine Field to dodge Sea-Tac traffic jam

Bugged by I-5 traffic to Sea-Tac? Alaska Airlines is promising a work-around: The Seattle-based airline says it will start running regularly… Read More

Pop culture powerhouse Funko to open giant flagship store in new Everett headquarters building

Funko, makers of pop culture figurines and much more, is growing so rapidly that it needs more space for its… Read More

FAUB on the job: Watch robots work with mechanics to put together Boeing 777 jets

Automation isn’t just a job for the robots: It takes flesh-and-blood workers to make robotic manufacturing work, as shown in a… Read More

Two weeks later, Amazon’s Prime Now delivery service reaching much larger swath of Seattle area

It’s only been two weeks since Amazon launched its one-hour delivery service in Seattle, but it’s hard to consider it… Read More

Bring on the robots! Boeing to build 777X fuselages with new automated system

Boeing announced today that it’s almost ready to start building the fuselage for its 777X aircraft using a new robotic… Read More

Report: Boeing quietly working on automated manufacturing for 777X

Even as its 787 Dreamliner continues to suffer repeated issues, Boeing is moving ahead with plans to start building the… Read More