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RockTenn Co., a Georgia-based packaging company that traces its Baltimore roots back to 1936, is closing its Broening Highway plant that employs 125.

If the till is full, leave it alone.

A prominent corner on Pike Street is getting a makeover that might further invigorate what could be one of the best retail streets in downtown Seattle.

The largest bailout of financial markets in history isn’t expected to have much of a direct effect on Oregon, but leaders say it’s already thawing icy conditions for bond offerings.

An Oakland nonprofit has launched not only a unique program to buy organic produce and dairy products from local farmers, but also a culinary training program to prepare the food for distribution – and students for the job market.

The Bay Area’s quality of life and economy benefit directly from the smart decisions our region has made to preserve open space from the bay shoreline to our hills. people want to live here and businesses want to locate here because we stopped the bay from being filled in and saved groves of redwoods and acres of pastures within our metropolis.

Donald and Doris Fisher, founders of the Gap stores, wrote the reasons why they want to put their contemporary art museum on the Presidio (Guest Opinion, “Presidio art museum aims to inspire city,” Sept. 26-Oct. 2 issue). They made the following claims, to which we have the following comments.

It could take weeks, or even months, to see whether the $700 billion financial rescue package enacted Oct. 3 gets credit flowing again on Main Street.

It could take weeks, or even months, to see whether the $700 billion financial rescue package enacted Oct. 3 gets credit flowing again on Main Street.

As the gears grind into action on the $700 billion bailout plan, banks across the Washington area are considering the pros and cons of selling their troubled assets to the government.