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Newcomers flocking to our corner of the country.
Washington State's economy continues to grow by leaps and bounds and it appears there are many who want to be part of our success. As we've posted frequently in the last few months, major companies are opening satellite offices in our state to tap into our highly...
Open source platform promotes collaboration.
Washington State's culture of collaboration and robust software developer community is the logical home of a new open source operating system for smart phones. Cyanogen is the brainchild of a self-described 'hacker' and a tech mogul who want "to give control back to...
Harvested food scraps become organic fertilizer.
WISErg has perfected a process for cost-effectively harvesting food scraps and converting it to organic fertilizer. The company's message is "there is no such thing as waste." Their Harvester technology captures urban generated food scraps and converts them into...
A bright idea.
One important element in growing healthy plants is photosynthesis. However, in many parts of the world, there isn't enough daylight to have a long growing season all year round. A recent University of Washington graduate, Adam Greenberg, is producing a light that more...
Tech talent search draws them to Washington.
When it comes to searching for top talent, tech companies are beating a path to Washington State. The latest to open an office in Puget Sound is ClearSlide, a company using cloud-based technology for its business tools. ClearSlides's COO, Dustin Grosse, echoes the...
Tech hub synergy pays off.
The technology community in Washington State has been growing rapidly over the past few years. It seems every week another major player announces the opening of an office in the region. The depth and breadth of talent and expertise in software development and hardware...
Juno doubles down on Washington State.
In February, Juno Therapeutics announced they were leasing a 60,000 square-foot building in Bothell to serve as a new manufacturing facility for their immunology cancer treatment. Now the company has announced that it will also keep their corporate headquarters in...
The new race to space.
Private enterprise is where it's at in the space industry these days and hundreds of firms are getting in on the ground floor with new exciting new concepts. With space veterans like Aerojet Rocketdyne already in town and newcomers such as SpaceX opening design and...
Uber seeking Washington developers.
It seems like every week we are posting a story about another tech company opening an engineering office in the Seattle area. Clearly the major technology leaders as well as companies in growth mode are seeking the depth of talent and experience they can find in...
Washington big on ‘big data’.
Big data is big business in Washington State. According to the latest reports, Washington is nipping at the heels of Virginia as the big data capital of the U.S. According to McKinsey & Company's latest report, Washington ranks #2 in the nation with 38,170...
A Seattle entrePineur.
The next time you see your kids frittering away for hours on the Internet, remember this story. And no, the headline isn't a typo. What else would you call a Seattle entrepreneur who got her start blogging on Pinterest. If you haven't heard of Moorea, you must not be...
The surge of tech companies opening in Seattle continues.
If you're a software engineer, and we have over 90,000 software developers in Washington State, you don't need to move away to work for cutting edge companies. The technology leaders are coming to you. Palantir Technologies is the latest to announce plans to set up...