Who should we look to for leadership in business and government?

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

"Every business, one way or another, is going to have to compete with free," says Chris Anderson, the editor of...

What $500,000 will get you around the state

Seattle developer Bruce Blume, founder, chairman and CEO of The Blume Co., is spearheading a project inspired by the ideas of urban-planning critic and activist Jane Jacobs. Yale Campus, in Seattle's South Lake Union...

Alex Alben is named vice president of corporate strategy and Fred Tietze is named vice president of sales and business development for Seattlebased Pluggd.L & L Financial Holdings Inc., Seattle, names Gene M. Bennett...

Thinking you can put a fire under your employees by threatening to can 'em? Can layoffs create a leaner, meaner organization that reacts faster to change? A new Washington State University study suggests that while Donald Trump's...

The nonprofit Allen Institute for Brain Science has launched a new major project to accelerate brain and spinal cord research and help scientists worldwide gain new insight into numerous diseases and disorders.

The Seattle-based...

A new biotechnology company being launched out of Accelerator Corp., a business incubator in Seattle, is seeking to commercialize technology developed at Washington State University. Commercializing university research is not...

Rural communities around the state often balk at supporting Seattle-centric transportation projects. One big one might be a windfall for Grays Harbor County, however. The $4.4 billion project to replace the State Route 520...

BOTHELL -- Nastech Pharmaceuticals' plans to deliver drugs via nasal sprays could be snuffed out. Auditors at accounting firm KPMG warned investors they have serious doubts whether the biotech can survive. Nastech lost $52...

Will cars someday run on cardboard? How about sawdust? Weyerhaeuser and Chevron have formed a joint venture to convert cellulose and lignin -- two basic compounds found in plants -- into biofuels. Much early biofuel research has...

Demolition company becomes a national player.

As of February, the Washington economy is holding up very well compared with the national economy. February brought news of a worsening situation in financial markets, along with moves by the Federal Reserve system to shore up...

Where government and business mix, politics isn't far behind

How to present like a pro, even if it doesn't come naturally

A Washingtonian helps spread hoop dreams abroad

How Randy Talbot saved Symetra and even enjoyed it.

Cascade land conservancy's Gene Duvernoy focuses on practical solutions to preserve land

A young city thrives by working with business to create a good place to live and work.

Industrial developers find the welcome mat out in Frederickson as urban land becomes scarcer

Horse raising becomes less cost-effective in an economic downturn

Dendreon's stock woes may have been unpredictable, but biotech firms often face steep odds.

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

Even as the economy trends downward, restauranteurs bet our hunger for red meat will grow

Washington now ranks as a world player in the wine industry

Important Faces in the Crowd Around the State

Flip: How to Turn Everything You Know on Its Head -- and Succeed Beyond Your Wildest Imaginings

By Peter Sheahan

(William Morrow, $25.95)

Peter Sheahan is only 28 years old, so he shouldn't really have enough knowledge to...

Janis Machala is founder and managing partner of Paladin Partners, an executive search and business advisory firm that also connects entrepreneurs with investors. She previously was president and CEO of Pinnacle Publishing and...