Episode
$800 Million Investment Leaves Washington Behind + Billions Vanish From Downtown Seattle
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- Washington in Focus
- Published
- Jun 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1104
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Summary
Washington faces new economic challenges as another major manufacturer announces plans to expand outside the state. In today's Washington In Focus Daily, we examine Janicki Industries' decision to build an $800 million expansion project in Montana rather than Washington, citing rising costs, regulations, and energy prices. We also hear new warnings from Downtown Seattle Association President John Scholes about Seattle's record office vacancy rates, billions in lost property value, and the loss of 40,000 downtown jobs. Plus, a Seattle father delivers emotional testimony after a bullet narrowly missed his infant son's bedroom, and Labor & Industries officially launches its on-site investigation into the deadly Longview industrial disaster that killed 11 workers and left more than 2,300 dead fish in surrounding waterways. #WashingtonState #Seattle #WashingtonPolitics #BusinessExodus #SeattleEconomy #PublicSafety #Longview #JanickiIndustries #EconomicDevelopment #WashingtonNews #TheCenterSquare #SeattleCrime #DowntownSeattle #Jobs #Taxpayer