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    WaMu Center
    "We can't deny that it's tough," says Washington Building investor and owner representative Michael J. Allan (right) of the current recession. "The economy is just terrible. Our vacancy is very high -- much higher than we would like it to be." Still, Allan and building manager David B. Morton (left) are working with a commercial real estate broker and a local bank to draw new tenants and make investments in the historic 85-year-old building in downtown Tacoma (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    High Hopes for Historic Tacoma Skyscraper
    By Todd Matthews • January 13, 2011 12:00 am

    Downtown Tacoma is fortunate to have a handful of old structures that could easily serve as witnesses to the city’s…

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    Russell Investments headquarters building in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review — Russell Investments Departs
    By Todd Matthews • December 27, 2010 12:00 am

    In October, Russell Investments’ 900 employees began the move from its 12-story building on 909 A St. in downtown Tacoma…

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    Old City Hall (left) and the Washington Building (right). (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic Buildings, Historic Recession: Questions for Old City...
    By Todd Matthews • December 17, 2010 12:00 am

    Ask any commercial property owner in downtown Tacoma about their business, and they will likely tell you it hasn’t been…

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    This was the scene Monday morning at 11:50 a.m. inside the parking garage at South 10th Street and A Street, across the street from Russell Investments former headquarters building. Earlier this month, Russell's 900 employees began the move from its 12-story building on 909 A St. in downtown Tacoma to its new home in the former WaMu Center, located at 1301 Second Ave., in downtown Seattle. Russell purchased the WaMu Center and renamed it the Russell Investments Center. The move was completed over the weekend. The global investment advisory firm founded in Tacoma in 1936 grew to become downtown's largest private employer. On Sept. 9, 2009, the company announced it would move to Seattle by the end of this year. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Russell has left the building
    By Todd Matthews • October 25, 2010 12:00 am

    This was the scene Monday morning at 11:50 a.m. inside the parking garage at South 10th Street and A Street,…

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    Russell Investments headquarters building in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Russell Investments moving to Seattle
    By Todd Matthews • September 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Russell Investments, a global investment advisory firm founded in Tacoma in 1936, will move its headquarters from downtown Tacoma to…

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