Sep 11, 2023 | Innovation, Technology
Washington is known the world over for its tech industry. Some 18,000 businesses – from industry juggernauts Amazon and Microsoft – to small two-person startups are located around the state. But when it comes to getting some love from the media for its infinite...
Aug 10, 2023 | Innovation, Maritime
What do you do with a 109-year-old ship supply building taking up space in a bustling urban port? If you’re the Port of Seattle, you turn it into an incubator to spur new ideas in the maritime industry, from sustainable fisheries to new generations of electrified...
Jul 11, 2023 | Innovation, Why Washington?
It’s no secret that Washington State has long been a hotbed for video game design. Some of the best games have come out of Seattle studios, and its industry leadership continues with the announcement that Electronic Arts (EA) has opened a new studio, Cliffhanger...
Jun 20, 2023 | Climate, Innovation
Mealworms may not seem like a very sexy business to get into, or for a rural community like Cashmere to get excited about. But there are plenty of reasons for excitement, in part because Beta Hatch’s forward-thinking promises to create new jobs while using a...
Jun 14, 2023 | Innovation
Every day, tens of thousands of packages appear almost by magic on doorsteps around the world. If Amazon has done its job well, everything arrives undamaged and in one piece. It’s nothing short of a miracle. So one would think. But it is actually science. Somewhere in...
May 3, 2023 | Aerospace, Climate, Innovation
It’s not every day that a legendary airline and an industry disruptor join forces to change the way we think about the future of air travel. But that’s just what happened this week as Alaska Airlines handed the keys of a de Havilland Dash-8 Q400 over to ZeroAvia in...
Feb 21, 2023 | Innovation, Why Washington?
It’s easy to brag about Washington’s amazing history of innovation and invention. After all, we’ve created some amazing stuff, from the first successful commercial jet airplanes and life-saving procedures to the more whimsical side of life –...
Feb 10, 2023 | Culture of Creativity, Innovation, Why Washington?
We talk a lot about innovation here in Washington State. But you can’t beat it when someone else sings your praises, especially since it was supposed to be a travel piece. Innovation is our secret sauce. For more than a century, it has set us apart from the rest of...
Aug 26, 2022 | Innovation, Technology
Two juggernauts of Washington’s economy, T-Mobile and SpaceX, are combining forces to end those frustrating days of no bars and dropped calls. Starting next year, T-Mobile hopes to “bring cellphone connectivity everywhere,” including expanded coverage to the entire...
Aug 12, 2022 | Innovation
-The caregiving system – the folks who care for children, the elderly and those who are sick or disabled – needs some intensive care itself. So says a new initiative being tackled by Pivotal Ventures, founded by Melinda Gates. The Kirkland-based company has launched...
