Coronavirus outbreak could be 'devastating' for businesses at Tacoma's Freighthouse Square

Published: March 16, 2020, noon

Every day during a normal work week, thousands of Tacoma residents commute north to jobs in King County. But the last couple work weeks have been anything but normal. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has turned life upside down in the Puget Sound region, as Gov. Jay Inslee and health officials continue to take extraordinary measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus. Still, even before the governor closed all schools and banned