WASHINGTON'S LEADING BUSINESS MAGAZINE

October 2009/FEATURES

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Media: The New News Channel

The portable electronic reader has already revolutionized the book industry. Are newspapers next?
By: By Bill Richards
For a while, it seemed as if the battered newspaper industry might be cast in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. With readers and revenue fleeing the ink-on-paper business, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Denver-...

Real Estate: A Lifesaver for Underwater Homes

Distressed homeowners look to short sales to get out of underwater mortgages, but the process is long.
By: By M. Sharon Baker
After losing her job and then unsuccessfully trying to sell her Auburn home for a year and a half, Jeanine Washington is frustrated. She has already defaulted on her loan payments, and it increasingly looks as though her...

Biotech: Genes for Survival

Seattle Genetics builds a base for growth, but will it survive as an independent company?
By: By Sally James
Investors bet big money earlier this year that Bothell-based Seattle Genetics Inc. has a winning technique in the battle against one form of cancer, and many believe the strategy could work against other cancers. The first...
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Contents

Departments

Commentary
Health Care

CEO Adviser: The Virus Danger
Businesses need to be prepared for catastrophic pandemics.

Commentary

Commentary: The Poverty Question
How can the sustainability movement remain sustainable?
Final Analysis: The Other Woman
How to stay competitive in the age of upgrades.
Virgin: A Role for Business
Seattle’s pervasive political sluggishness calls for an infusion of business-savvy.
Editor's Note: The Next Great Challenge for Capitalism

Profiles

Bright Idea: Seeing the Light
Inventing a better, safer, more efficient and cheaper light bulb.

Technology

On Reflection: A Security Watershed
As internet hacking becomes more commonplace, the Northwest plays a vital role in increasing security.
Technology: A Window on the Future
A true visionary, an island-dwelling oracle or just a lucky guesser? Mark Anderson has the ear of the technoscenti.

Retail & Services

Brief: Amazon buys Zappos

Made in Washington

Brief: Microsoft sells Razorfish
Brief: Microsoft and Yahoo partner
Sports Biz: Stars Off the Field
How the new Sounders FC organization built its business.
Media: The New News Channel
The portable electronic reader has already revolutionized the book industry. Are newspapers next?

Manufacturing

Brief: Boeing continues layoffs

Finance

News tidbits from the October 2009 issue of Seattle Business
Ins & Outs
Ins and Outs from the October 2009 issue of Seattle Business.
Real Estate: A Lifesaver for Underwater Homes
Distressed homeowners look to short sales to get out of underwater mortgages, but the process is long.
Lane Powell on Law: Estate Planning in a Down Economy
There are still ways to ensure your assets will pass on and retain their value.

Green

Talking Points: Jay Manning
Director, Washington State Department of Ecology
Cover Feature: The 2009 Green Washington Awards
The best practices and practitioners of environmentally-friendly business.

Health Care
Technology

Biotech: Genes for Survival
Seattle Genetics builds a base for growth, but will it survive as an independent company?