DES MOINES, WA-Highline Community College has selected Northwest Architectural Co. of Seattle and Opsis Architecture of Portland to help construct its new student union.

SEATTLE-The Port of Seattle has appealed a state board's decision to block a permit crucial to development of a $773-million runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

SEATTLE-The Seattle Center Opera House will shutter its doors for the remainder of the season and next while the 74-year-old facility undergoes a $125-million facelift. During construction, performances will be held in the Mercer Arts Arena.

SEATTLE-The locally-based Web-content filtering software company says it plans to relocate headquarters from the Bank of California Building into a less expensive space.

SEATTLE-The City Council has taken the steps necessary to protect select views of the Space Needle. Officials say they wanted to protect certain Space Needle scenes from future development.

SEATTLE-The city approves replacement of a 17,128-sf movie theater on the third floor of the Downtown office tower with a non-profit health clinic.

SEATTLE-The state Pollution Control Hearings Board has decided to stay the effect of a water quality permit until March, when the board can render a decision on an appeal of the necessary permit issued by the Department of Ecology.

REDMOND, WA-TrendWest Resorts Inc. says it expects FY2001 net income to reach record levels, roughly 26% ahead of FY2000 results, on revenues in excess of $460 million.