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Aer Lingus adds directs to Dublin.
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.
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...
Getting the dirt on space research.
Washington has had a space cluster since the beginning of the space program. Companies like Aerojet and Boeing paved the way for newcomers who are finding new ways to not only explore the cosmos, but make it commercially viable. A small startup called Off Planet...
A true Washington cliffhanger.
Traveling to Washington State is pretty straightforward these days. But a century ago, it was an arduous journey. It took a lot of creativity and more than a dose of perseverance to travel by wagon, horse or foot to get here from the midwest. The Longmire family from...
Seattle nabs Best New Restaurant honors.
The place Anthony Bourdain once said "was one of the first cities in America to embrace chefs and new restaurant ideas, to loudly celebrate their local ingredients and local producers," Seattle can now claim a James Beard Award recipient for Best New Restaurant and...
Two, two planes in one.
Every month Boeing is cranking out 47 737's in its Renton facility.The three production lines hum with activity day and night. But what most people don't know is that there is a fourth production line which not only showcases Boeing's own production skills, but the...
New Glenn program takes off.
If you think Blue Origin is content with space tourism as a business model, check out their New Glenn platform. Named after the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, the new rocket is now under production with a first test flight scheduled for 2020. Toward that...
All that’s missing is the popcorn.
When Steven Soderbergh filmed his last movie, Unsane, he turned to two little-known Seattle startups to make film magic on his iPhone. Yes, iPhone. Soderberg filmed the entire feature-length film on an iPhone 7 Plus, aided by Motion's mobile-phone camera lenses and...
Ultrasound meets artificial intelligence.
Ultrasound technologies are nothing new. But combining ultrasound with artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionary. EchoNous of Redmond, Washington is doing just that, blending the state's leadership in medical devices and artificial intelligence to make bladder...
The tale of two Seattles.
When one talks about entrepreneurship in Washington State, Seattle deserves more than a mention or two. No, not Seattle, the city. Seattle, the chief. Seattle (siʔał in his tribe's language), it turns out, was Washington’s very first entrepreneur. The chief of the...
SpaceX’s BFR has Washington connection.
SpaceX is moving full speed ahead with its massive BFR rocket system, capable of ferrying 100 explorers to the Moon or Mars and back. The company has turned to Janicki Industries for testing of the new carbon-fiber fuel tank used in the spacecraft. A pressure test of...
A real wonder down under.
Designed to dive to 13,000 feet to give researchers greater access to the unexplored depths of the world's oceans, OceanGate is putting the finishing touches to its new submersible, Titan. The five-person sub is the only privately-owned submersible in the world that...