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Pokemon Go: not just a game, but a marketing platform.
Restaurants and retail businesses have been quick to jump on the Pokemon Go bandwagon. Gamers are likely to get hungry and thirsty while they're out and about trying to catch the wild Pokemon. Local restaurants and watering holes are participating in this latest...
Everett Washington is home to new Fortune 500 company.
A diversified instrumentation and industrial technology company, Fortive has spun off from Danaher Corporation and established its new offices in Everett, Washington. Fortive is a maker of field instrumentation, sensing technologies, product realization and automation...
Tech talent drawn to Washington State.
Washington State is ranked # 3 out of 50 U.S. and Canadian tech cities by real estate services company CBRE's Tech Talent Scorecard. The report considered 13 metrics including job growth and strength of the labor pool. Washington was ranked #1 in the numbers of...
Pokemon Go moves gamers off the couch and into the streets.
One of the most successful video games for Washington-based Nintendo has moved from the home console to our smartphones. Pokemon Go trainers can be seen roaming the streets experiencing the convergence of augmented reality and the real world. Read more in Geekwire. ...
Washington’s Century-of-Know-How featured at Farnborough Air Show.
Across Washington State, 1,350 aerospace companies are building 95 percent of all commercial aircraft produced in North America. Twelve of these aerospace supply chain companies along with 8 industry partners are showcasing the expertise of Washington's aerospace...
The test tube: yet another alternative to data storage.
As the world's accumulation of data archives increase exponentially the major cloud service providers are looking for alternatives to the high cost of data storage. Massive server farms are expensive to build, have a finite capacity and useful life, and consume a lot...
Advanced manufacturing meets life sciences research.
Washington entrepreneurs are accustomed to the cross-pollination and collaboration across industry sectors that happens naturally in our state. Tapping into the expertise from advanced manufacturing, Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research is utilizing a custom...
Airbnb takes up residence in Washington State.
Joining nearly 75 other out-of-state tech companies, Airbnb is the latest to open a development office in Washington. The depth and breadth of our tech expertise and culture of innovation has drawn major tech companies to Washington. Read more in Geekwire and Puget...
CoMotion: Bringing great ideas to market.
A great idea is just an idea until you can successfully bring it to market. The University of Washington's CoMotion Innovation program provides the resources and environment where cutting-edge ideas can develop into real-world, marketable solutions. The goal of...
NewSpace conference draws space explorers.
Washington State is becoming a leader in commercial space businesses and is welcoming the 3-day NewSpace conference to Seattle today. Organized by the Space Frontier Foundation, this is the first time the NewSpace conference has been held outside of Silicon Valley....
Researching the ground beneath our feet.
While there are many Washington companies exploring outer space, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) in Richland, Washington is studying the molecular structures found just below the surface of the earth. One of Washington's top-tier research institutions, PNNL is...
Would you like fries with that?
With a predicted world demand for 2.6 billion pounds of french fries, ConAgra is doubling down on Washington State with a $200 million expansion of its Richland manufacturing facility. The expansion will add a second processing line that when completed in 2017, will...