Entrepreneurs, November

Comparison of Angels to Venture Capitalists

This is an excerpt of Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs by Susan L. Preston

Wine, November

Betz Gets it

If Tony Bennett is the sweetest guy in show business, and James Brown was the hardest-working, Bob Betz, winemaker-owner of Betz Family Winery in Woodinville, is the Bennett and Brown of the Washington state wine industry, with a...

Vital Signs, November

Aerospace Still Drives The Economy

The aerospace industry is Washington's largest manufacturer and largest exporter. The largest company, by far, in this industry in Washington is Boeing. The company's main airplane manufacturing facilities are in Everett and...

Technology, November

Metal of the Future?

A start-up attempts a nano-level revolution to transform military and civilian life

Snapshots, November

Out of the Academy

Research at the University of Washington finds its way into start-up businesses, such as these four

Letters to the editor, November

Letters to the Editor

APPROPRIATE TITLE

Karen Hoffman's July 2007 article, "Irrational Numbers" (a number that has no end and no pattern - an apt description of educational reform), did an excellent job of demonstrating that irrational decisions by...

Perspectives, Forum, My Way, Q & A, Outspoken, Letters to the editor, November

WSA Ken Myer

Ken Myer is CEO of the WSA, the state's largest technology trade organization. Myer spent 16 years at IBM before becoming executive vice president of ActiveVoice. In 2002, Myer co-founded the software start-up Interval Systems....

Policy, November

The Greater Rainbow Chamber

Reaching out to minorities becomes the way to get business done

Outspoken, November

Uneasy Lies the Head

Keeping the corner office in the family presents a unique challenge

OutFront, November

Briefcase

BURLINGTON - In the land where coffee is king, there's a new drink in town: locally grown tea. The Sakuma family harvested its first commercial crop this summer off five acres in the Skagit Valley. That gives the family farmers...

OutFront, November

Accounting for Integrity

Is it possible to turn a profit without being greedy? Is it possible to serve your customers without pandering to their basest desires? Are business leaders who embezzle and financially ruin companies and employees...

OutFront, November

More Monitoring for Microsoft?

A significant part of the antitrust settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department comes to an end in November, and it's up to a federal judge to decide whether to extend it to 2012. The restrictions prevent...

OutFront, November

The Laptop Effect

Washington State University's Tri-Cities branch campus enrolled its first classes of freshmen and sophomores this fall, after 17 years of having only juniors and seniors. As a result, WSU Tri-Cities reported a record fall...

OutFront, November

Rare New IPO

Varolii Corp., a Seattle company formerly known as Par3 Communications, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $86.3 million in an initial public offering.

The company, which provides on-demand...

OutFront, November

Star to Sell Wine

It's harder to get a hotter official spokesperson than this. The Washington Wine Commission has picked the sun - as in that fiery mass of incandescent gas in the sky - to be its representative for a new marketing campaign...

OutFront, November

Your Hip Bone Is Connected To ...

Highline Medical Center has been recognized by the Premier health care alliance with the 2007 Premier Award for Quality for excellence in the care of patients. Presented in six clinical areas, the award for quality is based on...

OutFront, November

Big Company says "NO" to Washington

Economic development officials say Washington has probably lost out on a major effort to attract a Fortune 500manufacturer to the state. That's prompted calls for changes in the restrictions on how state money can be spent to woo...

OutFront, November

How Much in Canadian?

A strong Canadian dollar has led to an increase in cross-border traffic, as Canadians come south looking for relative bargains, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Victoria Clipper has seen a 25 percent increase in...

OutFront, November

Coal Plant Heating Up

Work continues on a proposed $2 billion power plant in western Walla Walla County that would convert coal into gas to power a generator, while storing the carbon dioxide that's given off deep underground. The Port of Walla...

OutFront, November

Adapting to Traffic

Get ready for some drastic changes in how you commute to work. Congestion is going to get so bad in the Puget Sound region that everyone will have to make major changes in the way they live as more people crowd into the region....

Life & Style, November

Where Angels Fly

For those with the means and a taste for risk, start-up companies beckon

Life & Style, November

Chambers Bay

Links on Puget Sound Cause More than a Ripple

Healthcare, November

A Healthy Profit

Managing employee health has becomes the front line in cost control

Education, November

Making College More Accessible

Bob Craves, Costco founder, helps low-income minority students reach college

Technology, November

The Temple Will Not Fall

Microsoft, Nintendo and a specialty college make Washington a capital for video games

November

Family to Family

Avoiding the gap and guiding business through the generations

Environment, November

Cool Companies

Businesses go green to fight a warming trend

Finance, Technology, November

Launch Sell (Repeat)

When building a business is a serial thrill

November, Cover

Spokane's First Family

A business Family Rides Out a Political Storm

CEO Adviser, November

The Allure of Going Private

There are benefits and risks in withdrawing from the public market

Bookend, November

Bookend

FOR YOUR DESK

The Leaders We Need - And What Makes Us Follow By Michael Maccoby (Harvard Business School Press, $26.95)

"There is only one irrefutable definition of a leader," writes Maccoby, a psychoanalyst and anthropologist...

November

From the Editor

How in the heck can you grow grapes on the Potomac?" That was the comment  from an East Coast resident after listening to a recent presentation by the Washington Wine Commission on the virtues of our state's wines. That old...

OutFront, November

Growth in Spokane

SPOKANE - Purcell Systems of Spokane Valley and PC-Open of Spokane have made it onto Inc. Magazine's list of the 500 fastestgrowing private companies in the nation. Purcell, which makes outdoor cabinets to house power network...

OutFront, November

Real Estate Up

The Puget Sound region is expected to weather a downturn in the housing market better than most regions of the country because of solid job and population growth, according to a report by Grubb & Ellis Co. Seattle had the fastest...

OutFront, November

The Power of Fizz

SEATTLE - Seeing your face on the next Jones Soda bottle won't seem so unusual now that Jones Soda has entered a five-year distribution and manufacturing agreement with National Beverage Corp. Jones saw its share price climb 30...

OutFront, November

Scuttlebutt

The Buzz Around the Sound

OutFront, November

Microsoft Spinoff Packs a Wallop

SAN FRANCISCO - A new company spun off from Microsoft Research will take on popular social networking companies such as MySpace.com and Facebook.

Wallop Technologies' innovation (and the technology developed in Microsoft's labs)...

OutFront, November

For Good Behavior

BELLEVUE - Revenue Science Inc. will help Gannett Co. put advertisers' messages in front of specific audiences, such as those interested in travel, car shopping and consumer technology.

Revenue Science's technology will allow...

OutFront, November

Amazon Says "Action"

SEATTLE - Amazon. com Inc. is entering the lucrative home video market with Amazon Unbox, which will allow customers to download DVDquality TV shows and full-length movies to their PCs. The Internet retailer says this is just...

OutFront, November

Frazier Ventures

SEATTLE - Frazier Healthcare Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in biotechnology and medical device companies, has strengthened its management team with some star players. Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada is now a...

OutFront, November, Agriculture

Crop Swapping

THE PALOUSE - Farmers grappling with higher diesel fuel and fertilizer prices are dedicating more of their commodity acreage to specialty crops such as garbanzo beans, which have high yields and fetch greater prices at...

OutFront, November

Double Play

SEATTLE - Mariners first baseman Ben Broussard can hit, turn a double play and, yes, sing. Last year, the Texas-born baseballer released a self-titled CD and it's not bad. The acoustic guitar songs (reminiscent of The Shins out...

OutFront, November

Microsoft Tries Cool

REDMOND - In September, Microsoft unveiled its Zune media player and service, which drew a tepid response from the press. Zune is a snazzy little gadget, but it's five years late.

With Apple's iPod already owning 75 percent of...

OutFront, November

The IT Factor

SEATTLE - Fewer area executives say they plan to hire information technology professionals this quarter compared with last quarter.

But there's no need to fret. The 15 percent hiring increase is only down two percentage points...

OutFront, November

Perkins Coie in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based law firm with more than 600 attorneys in 15 offices, is adding a second office in China, the only foreign nation in which it has a presence. The company's first overseas office was...

November

PUTTING IT IN GEAR: HOW AWD WORKS

In a vehicle with AWD, electronic and mechanical controls ensure that the engine's power gets to the wheels that have the most grip at all times. The system is so transparent that it's virtually impossible for the driver to know...

Wine, November

A Sensory Funhouse

Wine By Christina Kelly

Q & A, Sports Biz, November

Seahawks' Tod Leiweke

Tod Leiweke, who became Seahawks CEO in 2003, understands sports, marketing and the importance of giving back to the community. Smart, articulate, witty and down-to earth, Leiweke is a genuine nice guy who enjoys quiet moments...

Life & Style, November

Shoots Video, Takes Pictures, Has Bluetooth ... Does It Brush Teeth, Too?

David Volk takes a look at the teen cool quotient for the holidays and discovers the rising cost of parenting

Life & Style, November

Driving North By Northwest

New Electronic Systems Help You Handle Rain and Snow

Made in Washington, Life & Style, November

Mega-Yachts

No more than a few hundred of these large, spectacular vessels are produced in the world each year. Westport Yachts produces some of the most luxurious mega-yachts.

The Good Citizen, November

Big Giving

Buffett-fueled Gates Foundation begins rolling out great quantities of cash

Cover, Healthcare, November

Stepping Up Wellness

Area employers partner with unions to get employees healthy

Technology, November

Wizard of Wireless

Clearwire?s Craig McCaw is offering a new kind of broadband wireless service.

November

What Works and What Doesn't

Traffic solutions must change alongside communities.

For congestion pricing to succeed, it must be customized to a region's geography, history and driver temperament; one-sizefits- all simply doesn't work. Since the 1960s, when...

November

Your Personal Toll Booth

When the Washington State Department of Transportation begins marketing its Good To Go! passes in 2008, it won't simply be selling access to highway hot lanes and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; it will be offering a peek at the...

Sports Biz, November

About Clay Bennett

The new Sonics owner talks about his business tutelage and shares his notions about the team?s future

Cover, Sports Biz, November

Can We Keep the Sonics?

Aging Key Arena can?t keep up with new business model

November

FasTrak in Action

For a taste of Western Washington's transportation future, take a look at San Diego: Population has ballooned over the past 20 years. Traffic, urban sprawl and pollution are significant challenges. Urban housing prices have...

Cover, November

The Venture Capital

Seattle?s quality of life is attracting start-up talent, but is that enough?

Snapshots, November

At Your Service

Four new start-ups are breaking new ground providing online services

Cover, November

Hybrid Highways

Hot Lanes will give Washington a glimpse of a new market-based approach to tackling gridlock.

Real Estate, November

Mighty Tieton

A book publisher tries to bring life to a sleepy village

Marketing, November

Riding The Cool Factor to the Top

Retailer?s underground, down-to-earth approach and rebellious spirit captivate booming market of extreme sports junkies

Trade Winds, November

Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore

He muses about what?s good for the port, and for the region

OutFront, November

Cities Recognized

WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla, ranked the No. 1 place to retire in Money Magazine's list for 2006, has become an everexpanding center for Washington's wine industry - it's the home base of Leonetti Cellar, a world-renowned producer...

Flashbacks, November

Boeing's Uncertain Future

Sept. 11 changed the aviation world forever. And combined with an economic downturn, it spells big changes at Boeing.