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No con-fusion here.
Fusion power is the Holy Grail of the energy industry. With just a few grams of exotic substances, it is possible to produce enough energy for one person for 60 years. At least, theoretically. Fusion is what makes the sun the sun. When harnessed, it can create power...
Battery up!!
Knocking a home run out of the park with the bases loaded is the dream of any big leaguer. Certainly, Sila in Moses Lake can claim big league status, closing on a $375 million deal to complete their silicon production site in Eastern Washington. The company broke...
It’s a chip shot for Camas.
When it comes to manufacturing, tech is where it’s at these days. Just ask the folks in Clark County where chips manufacturing (not the potato kind) is big business. So much so that the state has invested $300,000 to help Analog Devices, Inc., one of the county’s...
Give us some more space.
Blue Origin seems to be shooting for the stars these days. The Kent, Washington company just won a hefty slice of the Department of Defense’s $5.6 million contract for a new round of national security launches. Even though the orbital-class New Glenn has not yet taken...
#6? We’ll take it!
We usually don’t brag about any ranking that wouldn’t win us a medal at the Olympics. But we can’t resist bragging about Seattle being #6 in the world! When it comes to Economics, Human Capital, Quality of Life, Environment and Governance, we’re right up there with...
A big brake for Spokane!
Collins Aerospace, a major aerospace manufacturer, has announced a $200 million expansion in the West Plains area of Spokane. The new 70,000-square-foot facility will add at least 50 new jobs. The factory, which makes composite brakes for military and commercial...
That’s a lot of space.
Who builds more satellites than any other state? If you said Florida, you’d be wrong. Sure, they launch a lot of rockets. But Washington easily takes top honors when it comes to satellites orbiting the Earth. In fact, more than half the satellites in low orbit right...
A hole lot of excitement.
Bill Gates filling a pothole would be newsworthy enough. But it wasn’t the fact that Bill was filling the hole as much as what he was filling it with. He was at Modern Hydrogen to check out a demo of the company’s new methane pyrolysis reactor. The device can process...
Close. So Close.
Walkability is a very desirable characteristic when it comes to livability. Being able to walk, bike or hop aboard transit is high on the wish list of those who want to reduce their carbon footprint and connect to their neighborhood. With this in mind, Nat Henry...
Veeam chooses Washington.
When it comes to data protection and ransomware recovery, there’s a new sheriff in town. Veeam Software has officially relocated its corporate headquarters to the Seattle area, leaving its former digs in Ohio. The market leader in its respective fields (measured by...
A bloody good idea.
Anyone who has had a traditional screening for colon cancer knows the stress involved in not only doing the stool test right, but having to wait for the results to come in and, if it’s positive for blood, wondering if you somehow messed it all up on your end....
Antibodies for everyone.
Antibodies are one of the best defenses the human body has come up with. Unfortunately, your natural immune system doesn’t always have the right tools in the toolbox to combat every virus that comes your way. Until recently, lab-generated antibodies were hit-and-miss....