WENATCHEE — Meliesa Tigard built her business on the concept of adaptation and collaboration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. air safety officials have asked Boeing Co. to supply fresh analysis and documentation showing numerous 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first flagged in three areas of the jet in April, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Council is hosting its first-ever community event on May 8, celebrating both the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday and local Latinx-owned businesses.

WENATCHEE — Brianna Shales is Stemilt Growers’ new marketing director, picking up the reins from Roger Pepperl, who retired in December after two decades on the job in Wenatchee and 40 in the industry.

Armando Bendito-Zepeda attended Wenatchee Valley College before transferring to Eastern Washington University, completing his undergraduate degree in accounting in 2016, the first in his family to earn a four-year degree.

New faces, new jobs

YAKIMA — On Wednesday, Wanda Riel had about 15 interviews scheduled with job applicants at her hotel, the Holiday Inn Express in Union Gap.

CAIRO — Three crew members aboard the cargo vessel that blocked global shipping in the Suez Canal last month will be allowed to return home, the ship's manager said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by massive government aid to households and businesses, charting the course for what is expected will be the strongest performance this year in nearly four decades.

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was nothing to see or to worry about in an electoral watchdog investigation into the funding of the refurbishment his Downing Street apartment.

BERLIN — Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down nearly to zero by 2050, its top court ruled on Thursday, siding with a young woman who argued rising sea levels would engulf her family farm.

BOISE — Idaho lawmakers have approved a bill authorizing the state to kill up to 90% of its wolf population, a measure championed by farmers and cattle ranchers that will become law if signed by the governor in the coming days.

OLYMPIA — Washington state lawmakers didn’t include a stipend for low-income parents to buy diapers in the new, two-year budget they approved over the weekend.

SEATTLE — Boeing reported a smaller quarterly loss on Wednesday as increased 737 MAX jet deliveries reflected a cautious rebound in air travel from the coronavirus pandemic, though the embattled U.S. planemaker took a charge on its Air Force One presidential aircraft program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. President Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress on Wednesday, as he stresses the need to invest to compete with China, the White House said.

YAKIMA — In December 2016, Jose Martinez-Cuevas and Patricia Aguilar sued their former Yakima Valley employer, DeRuyter Brothers Dairy, with the hopes of receiving payment for what they claimed were unpaid rest breaks, meal periods and overtime wages for themselves and their co-workers.

NEW YORK — More than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his Republican predecessor Donald Trump never achieved and one that should help Democrats push for infrastructure spending and o…