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Washington State space and tech teams awarded NASA grants.
The depth and breadth of expertise in aerospace and technology has positioned Washington State companies as leaders in outer space exploration. Seven Washington businesses have won a share of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology...
Vigor to add new dry dock, capacity.
Washington's maritime sector got a big boost this week as Vigor Industrial agreed to purchase a dry dock from a South Korean company. The dock, which is 640 feet long and 116 feet wide, will be the company's largest in Washington State. It allows Vigor to add more...
Over 7 billion gallons saved.
If you find yourself staring at the tips of wings during your travels, wondering what those curvy wingtip additions do, Seattle-based Aviation Partners has the answer. Their blended winglet technology has saved airlines and business jet operators an estimated seven...
Cleaner, quieter, faster air travel coming to an airport near you.
Hybrid electric cars are changing the auto industry and by 2020 Kirkland-based Zunum Aero plans to have hybrid electric airplanes taking off for regional air service. Utilizing the existing network of smaller community airports could reduce travel time and shift...
Cultivating entrepreneurs in Washington State.
Economic Gardening is a proven model for helping entrepreneurs move from a successful small business to a flourishing and mature company. Since its introduction in Washington State in 2016, over 20 second stage businesses have benefited from the peer learning,...
New batteries offer clean energy storage.
Clean energy sources such as wind and solar have long offered a clear path to less pollution and greener energy. However, storing it has been next to impossible, until now. UniEnergy Technologies, based in Mukilteo, Washington, thinks it has found the answer:...
Blue Origin nabs prestigious award.
Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin has been awarded the 2016 Robert J. Collier Trophy for "successfully demonstrating rocket booster reusability with the New Shepard human spaceflight vehicle through five successful test flights of a single booster and engine, all of which...
Washington companies increase manufacturing efficiencies.
Sometimes it's the small things that make the biggest impacts. Washington technology companies are helping to improve the efficiency and production in a variety of advanced manufacturing and clean energy applications. For instance, BluHaptics, has developed software...
Boomtown. Seattle skyline still dotted with cranes.
The growth spurt appears to be a strong and steady trend projecting out at least through 2019. The current building boom is primarily apartments for the growing workforce in Seattle. Major corporations are moving into downtown and the city is developing into a...
Battlefield medicine finds new ally at UW.
University of Washington researchers aim to create the next generation of mannequins, with warm “flesh,” moist “tongues” and other human traits for training battlefield medics. Thanks to an $8 million research grant from the Department of Defense, doctors at the WWAMI...
To the moon (and back).
Blue Origin has debuted its new BE-4 engine, which will power a new generation of rockets, including the company's own New Glenn spacecraft. A follow-on to New Shepard, the New Glenn will have the capability of flying missions to the moon. The new engines were built...
U.S. News touts Washington’s business advantages.
Superlatives can only do so much. Sometimes it takes a national news magazine to capture the very essence of Washington's competitive strengths, from our diversified industries and cross-collaboration between businesses to our investments in STEM and higher education,...