http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=66&catid=400News Feed for - Seattle-Tacomahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96484960&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T19:36:00BusinessWire - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Tacoma, WA's $48.7 million limited tax general obligation (LTGO) bonds, series 2009A (taxable), B (taxable recovery zone economic development bonds, Forbes.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96313560&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T12:38:00Seattle Genetics, Inc and Agensys, Inc, an affiliate of Astellas, announced an expansion of the companies' antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration. Under the amended agreement, Agensys will pay a PharmaBizhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96325662&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T10:47:00A flurry of Seattle biotech news kept us very busy around here right before the holiday. The parents of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos made one of the largest private donations ever to the Fred Hutchinson Xconomyhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495697&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:10:00The Make-A-Wish Come True Holiday Package offers an authentic Seattle experience featuring tickets to the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies Yahoo! Canadahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96492972&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:10:00As The Founder Institute , the entrepreneur training program developed by TheFunded â??s Adeo Ressi ,  expands to cities around the country, itâ??s gathering some provocative data about how aspiring Industry Standardhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96499665&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:46:00In case you missed it ... The Christian Science Monitor gave a shout-out to Seattle last week, putting it in its list of five cities it expects will thrive in the so-called "New Economy." "In some ways, Seattle Post Intelligencerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96499638&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:46:00Update: Traffic control cones were in place at Knotty Boddies late Tuesday afternoon, blocking cars from using the drive-through of the bikini espresso stand. Walk-up customers still were being served Seattle Post Intelligencerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96496895&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:21:00â??At least 286,000 women in this country still love John Mayer (KeyArena, March 31). Sonic Boom and Easy Street shoppers still love Brandi Carlile and Built to Spill, and Robbie Williams appears destined Seattle Weeklyhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495282&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T20:07:00The fanatical shoppers hitting the midnight sales and Friday's 5 a.m. siren song probably won't have any trouble with traffic. The rest of us, however, might be the ones endlessly circling Bellevue Square. Seattle Timeshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96493176&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T19:44:00Local News 51F Comments (5) Print view Share Seattle's chance of a white Christmas is a meager 8 percent. Related Chance of a White Christmas Chances of a white Christmas in select cities: Fairbanks: Seattle Timeshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96481467&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T19:58:00Seattleâ??s Convention and Visitors Bureauâ??s 2009-2010 Professional Tour Planners Guide is now available, offering new ideas for group travel in the Pacific Northwest. Covering Seattle and the surrounding Group Travel Organiserhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419609&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T19:24:00A Seattle jury has made 19-year-old pimp DeShawn "Cash Money" Clark the first person in the state to be convicted of human trafficking. Clark was found guilty Tuesday on six charges and faces up to 18 Individual.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96402781&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T19:24:00Joseph H. Bardi, one of the four men accused in the beating of an elderly Hazleton couple last year, will spend at least nine months in prison on a criminal conspiracy charge, Luzerne County Judge Joseph Individual.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96485432&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T16:34:00Just days after it opened, the scantily-clad baristas at Knotty Bodies in Bellevue are getting some steam from city officials. On Tuesday, city officials said they planned to shut down the business because Seattle Post Intelligencerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96485373&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T16:33:00SALT LAKE CITY -- Charles Garcia had 24 points and eight rebounds as Seattle knocked off Utah 77-74 on Tuesday night. Seattle (3-2) overcame a 41-33 halftime deficit to lead for much of the second half. Seattle Post Intelligencerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96276851&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T11:46:00TERMS OF USE| PRIVACY STATEMENT | COPYRIGHT and TRADEMARK NOTICE | EEO PUBLIC FILE | ADVERTISE WITH US Some images on this site © 2009 Getty Images Some images on this site © WireImage.com or WireImage.com 1430 The Buzzhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96406545&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T16:10:00The FHLBNY plans to continue to build retained earnings at a measured pace. The FHLBNY will continue to work to keep its member lenders' investment in the cooperative safe as it promotes an even stronger Hispanic PR Wirehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96473824&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T15:06:00Where: 1000 First Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104 The commercialism of the holiday season isnt even in full fa-la-la swing, and already, we wish we could click our weatherproofed boots HotelChatterhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96460181&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T11:21:00Communicating with employees over an internal city blog is useful for maintaining a more personal style of contact with a large staff, according to Bill Schrier, CIO of Seattle. He manages roughly 210 Government Technology UShttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96447060&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T07:46:00Just days after it opened, the scantily-clad baristas at Knotty Bodies in Bellevue are getting some steam from city officials. On Tuesday, city officials said they planned to shut down the business because Seattle Post Intelligencerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96440261&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T03:05:00Gaming , Mobile , trends Gregory T. Huang wrote: Heading into the holidays, it seems like a good time to look at whatâ??s going on in the gaming space around Seattle. While the core gaming giants Xconomyhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96400471&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T03:12:00A swine fllu clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Allenmore Hospital, 1901 South Union Avenue in Tacoma. The vaccine is available to high-risk groups only. Health care identification or Individual.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96437037&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T02:05:00City officials delivered a cease-and-desist order to close the stand staffed by scantily-clad baristas until the owner builds barriers around the drive-through lane. 'They told us if we continue to serve KOMO 4http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96432313&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T01:22:00D5 plans for Portland - events start at 12:00 noon at Waterfront Park As part of the days of action against the new World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial, people from across the Pacific Northwest Portland Independent Media Centerhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428432&Channel_ID=66&Category_ID=4002009-11-25T00:48:00Editorials / Opinion 53F Welcome to The Seattle Times' online letters to the editor, a sampling of readers' opinions. 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