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This is Seattle Industry Online, a web site that supplements the printed version of Seattle Industry magazine. Our goal is to bring you both in-depth coverage and timely information about the people, businesses, trends and issues that drive industry in Seattle and the Greater Pacific Northwest. The website includes additional stories about topics in the magazine, back issues, special reports and access to the weekly Seattle Industry news bulletin. We are always looking for suggestions or corrections. (Email me)

Auto Shop for the 21th Century American kids are lazy, except for the millions who aren't, like three we met recently at the Ingraham High School auto shop class. Natural Gas Boom This is the second installment in a series about news that bodes well for the economy.   Melting a Snow Job Good news from the Obama administration regarding polar bears.   Tale of Two Garages Transportation issues in SODO are always confusing and this is no exception.   Seattle Industry Goes Green Greener trucks, greener airplanes, greener tugs, greener electricity, the scum of the earth and other renewable energy resources. Read about all of these in our Fall 2008 Issue.

We're as sick and tired of the Alaskan Way Viaduct as you are but the deep bore tunnel idea changes everything. The politics surrounding the project remain stormy but it is the best viaduct replacement option and it brings a whole new way of looking at a complex civic challenge that has so far flummoxed the best of us.

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