Jon Talton

When John F. Kennedy was president, Seattle was riding the crest of its second world's fair and Boeing's success. But it faced challenges, as did America, Jon Talton writes.

Artificial intelligence is ever more prevalent. And while it likely won't create a "Terminator" movie crisis, the risks of overheating and job losses are real.

With an administration committed to ignoring climate change, it's time for rational people in Seattle to prepare for a coming influx of people in search of lower temperatures, Jon Talton writes.

The biggest city on the Eastside is ascendant again, backed by appealing schools and attention to quality of life. But, Jon Talton writes, the suburb needs the big city.

At a time when the economy faces dangerous headwinds from the other Washington, incumbent Bruce Harrell faces a challenge from Katie Wilson.

The Seattle coffee chain is trying to reinvent itself, but it faces numerous challenges, Jon Talton writes.

Density is an essential ingredient in assuring cities best compete for top talent, cultural assets and corporate spending, columnist Jon Talton writes.

Despite the ill effects of the policies of tariffs and immigration, the president is gaining unprecedented control over the Federal Reserve, Jon Talton writes.

Protests against Microsoft's involvement with Israel's military have put the company's leaders in a challenging situation, Jon Talton writes.

Kelly Ortberg came out of retirement to lead Boeing, one of the region's most important employers and epicenter of one of the world's great aerospace clusters.

The Seattle region was set to take advantage of Asia's rise. But political and other challenges complicate the calculus, Jon Talton writes.

Once the premier maker of semiconductors and a stalwart of Oregon's "Silicon Forest," Intel is struggling. A breakup is even possible, writes columnist Jon Talton.

Change is coming to many Seattle neighborhoods because of new laws. But the challenge of housing suffers deep roots and will take years to improve.

The big bets of Seattle developer Martin Selig might have caught up to him after he has lost a number of buildings recently, columnist Jon Talton writes.

A year ahead of the World Cup, downtown Seattle is showing a new vibrancy, Jon Talton writes.

Progress on light rail to the Eastside opens the prospect of reclaiming much of the transit lost in 1970. Studies and experience make economic benefits clear, Jon Talton writes.

Trump as "tariff man" puts the world and Northwest economy at risk, Jon Talton writes. The history of such levies include the Great Depression and World War II.

From a New Mexico startup to the "lost decade" and now an admired prominence, Microsoft put the Seattle region on the Big Tech map, Jon Talton writes.

Opening the industrial district south of downtown Seattle to apartments brings support and opposition, both with good arguments, columnist Jon Talton writes.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency brings great risks to Seattle, the Northwest and the nation, columnist Jon Talton writes.