OLYMPIA, WA-Local officials will host a public hearing this week to discuss several possible changes to the city's blueprint for growth. Included among them is a plan to allow taller buildings on the downtown waterfront.

TACOMA, WA-At its May 21 meeting, the Tacoma City Council will consider an ordinance that would incorporate final terms and conditions into the Greater Tacoma Convention Center financing plan, which was approved in concept last summer.

SEATTLE-Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. said Wednesday morning it will move its headquarters from Hauppauge, N.Y., to Bothell, Wash., home of the company's chairman, president and CEO Steven Quay.

SEATTLE-"Unfortunately, even when the economy stabilizes, there will be fewer companies and the surviving businesses will be wary of taking on excess space in anticipation of expansion," says Gregory Wendelken, regional manager in the Seattle office of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.

SEATTLE-"Unfortunately, even when the economy stabilizes, there will be fewer companies and the surviving businesses will be wary of taking on excess space in anticipation of expansion," says Gregory Wendelken, regional manager in the Seattle office of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.

SEATTLE-The Seattle Art Museum today will give the public a peek at its plans for an 8.5-acre park. Designed by the New York City-based firm Weiss/Manfredi Architects, the former Unocal site will include a 7,000-sf pavilion.

TACOMA, WA-The Seattle-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer plans to open a 22,000-sf store in Tacoma this fall and another, similar-sized facility just across the street from Westfield Shoppingtown Southcenter.

TUMWATER, WA-People who wish to discuss the proposed 113,000-sf Home Depot store will have the opportunity to meet with city staffers and the project developers later this week. The retailer plans to build a store off of Bloomingdale Lane.