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May, OutFront Recent Company Acquisitions

Demolition company becomes a national player.

May, OutFront Spinning Sawdust into Oil

Will cars someday run on cardboard? How about sawdust? Weyerhaeuser and Chevron have formed a joint...

May, OutFront Briefcase

BOTHELL -- Nastech Pharmaceuticals' plans to deliver drugs via nasal sprays could be snuffed out....

May, OutFront Bridging -- -- -- -- the Divide

Rural communities around the state often balk at supporting Seattle-centric transportation...

May, OutFront WSU Gets Into the Human Race

A new biotechnology company being launched out of Accelerator Corp., a business incubator in...

May, OutFront Study of Gray Matter broadens

The nonprofit Allen Institute for Brain Science has launched a new major project to accelerate...

May, OutFront You're fired... Not!

Thinking you can put a fire under your employees by threatening to can 'em? Can layoffs create a...

May, OutFront Executive Appointments

Alex Alben is named vice president of corporate strategy and Fred Tietze is named vice president of...

May, OutFront Going Dutch in Seattle

Seattle developer Bruce Blume, founder, chairman and CEO of The Blume Co., is spearheading a...

May, OutFront Window Shopping

What $500,000 will get you around the state

May, OutFront Increasing Profits by giving stuff away

The best way to make money on the Internet may be to give it away, a leading thinker on the online...

Education

Boats for All Seasons

From industry to the military to pleasure, Washington boat makers meet a variety of needs


Page Turners

Indie booksellers find new ways to stay in business


Natural Enterprises

From flooring to fashion, four companies prove it's possible to stay green and make green.


The Fizz in Soda

Independent soft-drink makers try to keep up with the Joneses ... and the Pepsis.

 


In the shadow of Hanford

Washingtonʼs nuclear reservation has nurtured experts who are launching new start-ups

 

 


Toy Stories

Holiday shoppers have alternatives to giant toy store chains


Out of the Academy

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


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...


Eastern Life Sciences

HOLLISTER-STIER LABORATORIES LLC

Location: Spokane

Website: www.hollisterstier.com

Founded: 1921

Key Innovation: Hollister-Stier is the only contract manufacturer of sterile injectables in the Pacific Northwest. The company's...


Trafficking in Talent

Three companies offer new models for recruiting employees and executives


Cleanup Crew

HALOSOURCE INC.

Location: Bothell

Website: www.halosource.com

Founded: 2002 (as a merger between Vanson Co. and HaloSource, a previous incarnation of the company)

Key Innovation: HaloSource's principal products are used to...


Cyberspace Connections

Three local companies push the social networking envelope


In the Shadow of Boeing

NAVERUS INC.

Website: www.naverus.com

Location: Kent

Key People: Dan Gerrity, CEO; Steve Fulton, chief technical officer; Hal Andersen, vice president of flight operations, all co-founders.

Key Innovation: RNP, or required...


Northern Exposure

Four high-tech (and high-latitude) firms are pushing the boundaries of technology in the northernmost state


Carved in Cacao

The taste of chocolate is both love and money for these companies


Beyond Carbon

Companies that are looking at clean (or cleaner) forms of energy are focusing on everything from batteries to vehicle fuel to electricity


Bioscience Inc.

Four companies mix business with research

 


At Your Service

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



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