Seattle flexes its high-tech muscles.

Jul 26, 2018 | Innovation, Technology

Watch out Silicon Valley, Seattle is hot on your tail as the leader in high-tech. So says John Connors, managing partner of Ignition Partners, the Seattle-area venture capital firm. The company has invested in 64 high-tech startups in the Pacific Northwest, compared...

Boeing, Boeing, gone.

Jul 10, 2018 | Aerospace

The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a $1.6 billion deal to replace their aging P-3 Orions with four new Boeing P-8A Poseidons. The new search and rescue aircraft are scheduled to join the fleet’s inventory in 2023, in what officials have described as a once...

There’s a lot of space here.

Jun 28, 2018 | Space

The commercial space industry is booming. So says a recent report and conference where industry leaders gathered to discuss this rapidly growing segment of Washington’s economy. Spaceflight Industries is a shining example of the entrepreneurial spirit that is...

Load ’em up, head ’em out.

Jun 20, 2018 | Aerospace

Cargo operations have rebounded lately, so much so that FedEx Express just ordered two dozen new Boeing 767 and 777 freighters to add to their fleet. The new orders will ensure that Washington’s production lines keep chugging right along at record levels....

Take that, Rumpelstiltskin.

Jun 11, 2018 | Manufacturing

Rumpelstiltskin may have known how to spin straw into gold, but a new plant being built in Washington State knows something about spinning straw into gold too. Technically, it’s pulp, but the new $184 million pulp mill near Dayton promises to be a gold mine...

We’re #1! We’re #1!

Jun 8, 2018 | Aerospace

Examining 41 different competitive market factors, a new study presented Washington’s business case for the new Boeing Mid-Market Airplane, should it go forward. The state was the clear winner, scoring almost double the points of its nearest rival, Ohio. South...

Microsoft snags GitHub.

Jun 4, 2018 | Technology

GitHub’s code sharing world found its white knight in Microsoft this week, which ponied up $7.5 billion in stock to buy the popular code forum and repository. The purchase gives Microsoft a new set of programming tools while giving the not-yet-profitable GitHub...

Aer Lingus adds directs to Dublin.

May 22, 2018 | Why Washington?

Aer Lingus is the latest international carrier to recognize Washington’s role as an international economic powerhouse. The airline has launched its much anticipated weekly direct service from Seattle to Dublin four days a week. Dublin had been the largest...

A new hope: Curing cancer.

May 17, 2018 | Life Science/Global Health

While an actual cure for cancer may still be years away, researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle believe it is within reach. Building on their pioneering work in blood cancers that brought the world bone marrow transplantation, The Hutch...