A higher minimum wage has combined with the usual seasonal factors to put some businesses in a very hard spot.

closed its doors just days after Seattle's new minimum wage of $20.76 per hour took effect Wednesday. Bebop is one of several businesses in Seattle facing closure or financial strain as the city ...

Seattle's minimum wage increased to $20.76 per hour on Wednesday, and at least one business has already closed because of it. Seattle adopted the Minimum Wage Ordinance in June 2014, amending the ...

Seattle’s minimum wage rose on Jan. 1 from $19.97 per hour to $20.76, as stated in an ordinance from the City of Seattle. The new hourly wage is $4 higher than the state of Washington’s new ...

The ordinance has increased minimum wage in unincorporated King County to $20.29 an hour, but there are exceptions based on ...

Seattle increased its minimum wage to $20.76 per hour on New Year’s Day, and it’s now one of the highest rates in the country. This number is almost four dollars more than the state minimum ...

This week, Seattle’s minimum wage requirement increased by 79 cents from last year. The new wage of $20.76 per hour is one of the highest in the country. The owner of Bebop Waffle Shop told us ...

Bebop Waffle Shop closed its doors for good on Monday after a new minimum wage hike made operating costs unsustainable. Corina Luckenbach, the owner of a West Seattle waffle shop, lamented that ...

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SEATTLE — Seattle's latest minimum wage increase proved to be the final straw for one restaurant owner, who decided she was better off closing her doors for good. For the past decade ...

Some 65 cities across the country rolled out wage increases at the start of the month, and restaurant owners are still ...