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Dressed in prison khakis, two former Entellium Corp. executives made their initial court appearances this afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown Seattle on charges of wire fraud, as prosecutors pressed ahead with an investigation into the Seattle company’s finances.

The city of Kent said it’s signed a 10-year, $3.175 million deal with VisionOne Inc. to have the Kent Events Center, which will be the new home of the Seattle Thunderbirds in January, named after VisionOne’s ShoWare ticketing service.

Because of a “significant decline” in oil prices since the end of the second quarter, Alaska Air Group Inc. said it will post a $220 million third-quarter loss because of losses