July Issue
Education, September
UW renames Business School after $36.5 million donation
A Seattle-area foundation has given $36.5 million to the University of Washington Business School, which plans to change the school's name to honor one of the foundation's founders.
The UW board of regents was expected to...
Cover, September
Mad as hell at gridlock?
Not going to take it anymore? Rant away right here:
September, OutFront
Boeing tries out being green
The first 787 might be painted blue, but Boeing's trying to get us all to see it as green.With the increasing international emphasis on global warming and reducing greenhouse gases, Boeing has shifted its marketing message about...
September, OutFront
Sizing up a new airliner
Boeing's coming under increasing pressure to make a decision about its proposed 787-10, which would be a stretched-out version of the Dreamliner.The base model of the Dreamliner ? the version that was set to take its first flight...
September, OutFront
Rich in the Northwest? Yawn
The rich may be different from you and me -- but they don't want to be. That's the basis for one of the latest trends in elite lifestyles, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article on "yawns" -- people who are...
September, OutFront
Executive Appointments
SolutionsIQ Inc., Redmond, promoted Brent Barton to chief technology officer.Kent-based Flow International Corp. has appointed Charles "Charley" Brown to CEO, replacing retired CEO Stephen Light.Patrick J. Byrne has...
September, OutFront
What do you young workers want?
Do more asking and less telling. Be flexible. Build partnerships.Those were central themes that emerged during a recent roundtable discussion, "Managing Young Employees in a Tight Labor Market," sponsored by Washington...
September, OutFront
Washington climbs business rankings
Washington is the fifth-best state in the U.S. for business, according to Forbes Magazine. The state moved up seven places on this year's list, tying Tennessee for the biggest leap of all states. Virginia came out on top in the...
September, OutFront
Noticias Noroeste en Español
New weekly newspapers and a television station are trying to tap into a market of some 220,000 Spanish speakers in the Puget Sound region, who represent about 10 percent of the population and have growing market power.Fisher...
September, OutFront
BRIEFcase
HOQUIAM - Imperium Renewables expects its new biodiesel refinery in Hoquiam to be in full operation this month. The $73 million plant at the Port of Grays Harbor is designed to produce up to 100 million gallons of biodiesel per...
September, OutFront
Walla Walla school upgrade
Walla Walla Community College students are going back to school this month in some new and remodeled buildings. The two-year school has wrapped up a $25 million expansion that included spending $10 million on a new...
Outspoken, September
Gravity Shifts Eastward
WSU's new president sees a larger role for the school in Washington's economic life
September
From the Editor
Ideological blinders have long prevented the Puget Sound region from confronting the seriousness of its transportation problems. In this month's cover story, Washington CEO Magazine senior writer Aaron Corvin guides us through...
September, Forum
Compensating Intelligently
There are pros and cons to different ways of paying an executive
September, The Good Citizen
The Quiet (Christian) Neighbor
How one of the world's largest nonprofits fits into Washington's business community
September, Q & A
Q&A - Ian Morris
HouseValues
Technology, September
A Shift in the Winds
SafeHarbor hits another squall as CEO departs
Entrepreneurs, September
A Happy Prisoner
A LOT of people talk about opening their own business. And talk. And talk. Dustin Goss likes to talk, too. But Goss, whose tightly cropped blond hair and look-you-in-the-eye manner suggest a man who doesn't waste time, unleashes...
September, Features
I Blog the Law
Legal marketing meets the Internet ... and it's a great match
Features, September
Best practices
For lawyers, marketing is all about getting noticed, building relationships and then taking care of clients once you have them, according to Leslie Meagley, a Seattle marketing consultant and former chief marketing officer at...
Features, September
The Cash Economy
For CEO salaries, stock options fall out of favor in a new regulatory environment
Features, September
If the shoe fits: Blake Nordstrom delivers
If there were awards for which CEO in Washington did the most to earn his paycheck last year, Blake Nordstrom would be a "shoe-in.""The CEO who heads the apparel retailer founded by his great grandfather, John W....
CEO Adviser, September
Executive Pay Makeover
CEO salaries continue to rise, but companies move from stock options to performance-based rewards
Cover, September
American Idle
As traffic congestion swamps the economy, Puget Sound struggles to find a way out
Cover, September
Projects
Sound Transit and the roads-focused Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID) are asking voters on the Nov. 6 ballot to approve a $17.8 billion capital investment in transit and highway expansions in Puget...
September, Snapshots
Good Sports
Báden Sports Inc.Location: Federal WayWebsite: www.badensports.comFounded: 1976 as a manufacturer of tennis products; the company didn?t turn its attention solely to balls until 1979. Ironically, tennis balls are one of the few...
September, Life & Style
The Legacy of Harold LeMay
The largest privately owned automotive collection in the world - amassed over 50 years by a Tacoma businessman - is now the inspiration for America's Car Museum
Portland Is Moving Into Our Backyard; How Should We Manage That?
The growth Puget Sound faces in the decades ahead is staggering: a population mass the size of the...
McNerney: Boeing's insulated from U.S. credit crisis
With 80 percent of its record orders backlog booked with overseas customers, the Boeing Co. should...
Boeing profits up 38 percent
Boeing is reporting a 38-percent jump in first-quarter profits this morning.
The company reported...