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July, OutFront Recent Company Acquisitions

The University of Washington is very difficult to deal with. ... We have great relationships with...

July, OutFront Washington CEO Wins Awards

Washington CEO Magazine was honored three times this year at the annual Society of Professional...

July, OutFront Zino Society Awards Green Kudos (And Cash)

O Ecotextiles Inc., a Seattle company that makes environmentally friendly materials for drapery,...

July, OutFront Briefcase

BELLEVUE -- Groundbreaking for European Tower, a 16-story luxury condominium project, has been...

July, OutFront No Longer Just Married to the Military

A program developed by the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce has become a national model in a...

July, OutFront Dupont: Wanted by Developers

Say "DuPont" and the first thing that comes to mind is the American global chemical giant. But...

OutFront, July Window Shopping

French country homes around the state

July, OutFront Paccar Revs up Medical Center

Bellevue truck maker Paccar Inc. has donated $1 million to Overlake Hospital Medical Center to set...

July, OutFront Mario to Scale Ever-Larger Buildings

Nintendo of America will start work later this year on a new 275,000-square-foot building at its...

July, OutFront Port of Everett Opens First Phase of Waterfront Redevelopment

The Port of Everett has landed an anchor tenant -- Bayside Marine -- for its new "Craftsman...

OutFront, July Executive Appointments

Seattle-based Big Fish Games promotes Laurent de Segur from vice president of technology to chief...

July, OutFront Working at Home Without Working at Home

Maybe you work at home alone. Maybe you're on the road a lot and you have no headquarters or...

Non-Profits

Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs
Comparison of Angels to Venture Capitalists

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


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...


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...


Metal of the Future?

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


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

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...


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....


The Greater Rainbow Chamber

Reaching out to minorities becomes the way to get business done


Uneasy Lies the Head

Keeping the corner office in the family presents a unique challenge


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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....


Where Angels Fly

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


Chambers Bay

Links on Puget Sound Cause More than a Ripple


A Healthy Profit

Managing employee health has becomes the front line in cost control


Making College More Accessible

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


The Temple Will Not Fall

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


Family to Family

Avoiding the gap and guiding business through the generations


Cool Companies

Businesses go green to fight a warming trend


Launch Sell (Repeat)

When building a business is a serial thrill


Spokane's First Family

A business Family Rides Out a Political Storm


The Allure of Going Private

There are benefits and risks in withdrawing from the public market



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