New agreements with labor will save millions of dollars  
City of Seattle
Mayor Mike McGinn and the City Council Friday announced a new significant agreement with city labor unions to save taxpayer dollars. In addition, the mayor announced two other cost-saving measures. 

Construction on the Amazon South Lake Union headquarters making progress 
Daily Journal of Commerce
Work is finished on the shell, core and interiors of four buildings as part of Amazon’s new corporate headquarters in South Lake Union. The buildings together total nearly 425,000 square feet.

Green buildings may make workers feel better 
Seattle Times
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that employees who move from buildings with poor indoor environmental quality to more healthful “green” buildings may reap some benefits, including less absenteeism and higher productivity.

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