Costco is more than just a warehouse filled with affordable staples. It’s a company with a rabid fanbase and devoted employees. Just ask someone proudly sporting a Kirkland-brand sweatshirt.

Every workplace and store would like this level of devotion. But how does Costco do it? Journalist Ben Ryder Howe explains. 



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Costco is more than just a warehouse filled with affordable staples. It’s a company with a rabid fanbase and devoted employees. Just ask someone proudly sporting a Kirkland-brand sweatshirt.
Every workplace and store would like this level of devotion. But how does Costco do it? Journalist Ben Ryder Howe explains.  
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow</a>
 And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">https://www.kuow.org/feedback</a>

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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Costco gets you (to open your wallet)

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A KUOW investigation found the district skipped some safety steps to keep methane out of Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School after it was rebuilt last year.

Pierce is finding success in a different way of doing juvenile probation. 

And a look into how the University of Washington became the epicenter of college sports drama over the past couple of weeks.

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Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom&hellip;
A KUOW investigation found the district skipped some safety steps to keep methane out of Seattle&rsquo;s Rainier Beach High School after it was rebuilt last year.
Pierce is finding success in a different way of doing juvenile probation.&nbsp;
And a look into how the University of Washington became the epicenter of college sports drama over the past couple of weeks.
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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom…  A KUOW investigation found the district skipped some safety steps to keep methane out of Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School after it was rebuilt last year.  Pierce is finding success in a different way of doing juvenile probation.   And a look into how the University of Washington became the epicenter of college sports drama over the past couple of weeks.

Weekend Listen: Methane hazard at Rainier Beach High School, Pierce County reimagines juvenile probation, and the UW Huskies get back the star quarterback they just lost

An assessment of the severity of this flu season so far, a possible funding boost for Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup, and a goodbye to the University District's last movie theater.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.

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An assessment of the severity of this flu season so far, a possible funding boost for Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup, and a goodbye to the University District's last movie theater.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.
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An assessment of the severity of this flu season so far, a possible funding boost for Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup, and a goodbye to the University District's last movie theater.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.

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This week…

Wash-DOT began TWO YEARS worth of work on I-5.

The University District lost its last movie theater

And Sound Transit is making a big switch from cloth to vinyl seats.

Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Arts and Culture Writer Jas Keimig are here to break down the week.

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This week&hellip;
Wash-DOT began TWO YEARS worth of work on I-5.
The University District lost its last movie theater
And Sound Transit is making a big switch from cloth to vinyl seats.
Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Arts and Culture Writer Jas Keimig are here to break down the week.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or<a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback"> leave us feedback online</a>.

This week…  Wash-DOT began TWO YEARS worth of work on I-5.  The University District lost its last movie theater  And Sound Transit is making a big switch from cloth to vinyl seats.  Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Arts and Culture Writer Jas Keimig are here to break down the week.

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