Seattle & King County
Circulation at both Seattle dailies is down
An audit report shows declining print circulation rates, but the P-I maintains its readership is strong.
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Seattle Times Co. is reported close to a deal in Maine
The company has been trying to sell the Blethen Maine Newspapers chain since March.
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A deal is near for Times Co. real estate
Can real estate agents save the Seattle Times Co. [http://www.seattletimescompany.com/] from bankers? The company this week was said to be very close to finding buyers for four-plus acres of land in the South Lake Union neighborhood — deals that would bring in badly needed cash to keep the newspaper
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A newspaper truckers strike is apparently averted
Looks like The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer won't face a Teamsters strike [/blog/seattle-newspapers/17960/] after all. Teamsters Local 174, which represents 74 drivers who haul the newspapers to Puget Sound distribution centers, had threatened to walk out in October over a contra
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Another deadline is set by the Teamsters for a Seattle Times strike
Some Teamsters truckers, who have been feuding with the Seattle Times Co. [http://www.seattletimescompany.com/] since last November over plans to outsource heavy trucking to independent contractor Penske, voted Sunday, Sept. 21, to authorize a walkout if their contract dispute is not resolved by Sun