Yes, Equity Corporate Housing provides short-term furnished apartments, temporary corporate housing and other corporate suites in Seattle Downtown:

http://www.equitycorporatehousing.com/props/Downtown-Seattle-corporatehousing.asp

The characteristic features of the corporate housing facilities offered by Equity Corporate Housing include the following:

1. Comfortable, modern and fully furnished corporate apartments are offered. These are also available with the basic amenities that extend a homely feeling.

2. You also have greater space available with you when compared to a hotel and too at a reasonable price.

3. Attentive service and high quality standards are also offered.

No, as per the Department of Labor and Industries, no increase is expected to happen in the minimum wages of Seattle for the year 2010.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/410677_wage30.html

However, as stated by the department, the law demands that the minimum wages of the city should be increased every year in order to compensate for inflation ans as per the changes in the cost of living estimates.

According to the statement made by Department of Labor and Industries, national index covering the cost of goods and services decreased by 1.9 percent which is needed for day-to-day living expenses. The State of Washington adjusts the minimum wages as per the inflation rate.