Microsoft boosts dividend 23 percent, increases confidence in the economic recovery  
Seattle Times
Microsoft said Tuesday it is raising its quarterly dividend for the first time in two years in a move that will return more of the software maker’s nearly $37 billion cash hoard to its shareholders. The increase signals Microsoft is feeling more confident that the economy won’t lapse back into recession.

New York firm wins Seattle waterfront design job
Puget Sound Business Journal
James Corner Field Operations, a New York-based landscape design firm, has been selected to design nine acres of new waterfront public space and a new surface street on Alaskan Way as part of the viaduct replacement project in Seattle.

University District Farmers Market ranks among 12 of the best U.S. farmers markets 
TheDailyGreen
On Saturdays, more than 50 farmers sell delicacies like fiddlehead ferns, raw cow and sheep’s milk cheeses and Mangalitsa pork at the University District Farmers Market. This recognized farmers market is open year-round and part of the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance (NFMA). Please visit the NFMA website to learn more about the University District Farmers Market and other markets operated by the Alliance. 

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