Bill Conroy
Seattle Solar-Services Startup Omnidian raises $15M to Fuel Growth
The company plans to use the funding to expand its reach in the multibillion-dollar U.S. solar energy market
Seattle-based Omnidian has raised $15 million through a venture capital funding round that will allow it to expand its solar-energy system performance guarantee program, which offers homeowners and business owners assurance that their expensive solar investments will perform as promised. The funding round was led by New York venture capital firm IA Capital with additional…
Seattle Ranks Second Nationally in Annual Housing-Affordability Gains
Improvement fueled by favorable mortgage-rate trends and increases in household income
As Seattle continues to problem-solve around the issues of the citys high cost of living and lack of affordable housing, it seems some economic winds are blowing in the right direction, with a new study showing the city ranks second nationally in year-over-year growth in home affordability as of this past April. Title insurer First…
Washington State Launches Plan to Build a New Airport
Legislation was quietly enacted in May that gets the ball rolling on development of a major new commercial airport facility in Washington
The first step toward creating a new airport in Washington that could rival Sea-Tac International Airport was taken with little fanfare this past May, with the enactment of state legislation that puts into motion planning for development of a major new airport facility. Its a move necessary to address the serious, accelerating capacity issues at…
Washington Faces a $24B Bill to Avert Disaster From Future Sea-Level Rise
Seattle is expected to pay the most among Washington cities confronting a climate-change high-tide tax, study finds
The debate around climate change and its causes is often contentious, at least in political circles, particularly when the stakes are abstract. But a new study by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) adds a dose of reality to the debate with a ranking of states and communities based on the cost of protecting coastal…
100 Best Companies to Work For 2019: HQ Outside Washington
These companies with full-time Washington employees were voted Best Companies to Work For.
HOME SWEET HOME. Hayden Homes President Steve Klingman, center, standing behind the sign, with, from left, Gina Donangelo, Rees Wasney, Mike Moore, Patti Murphy and Ben McGerty.
Four Seattle-area CEOs Rank Among the Best in the Nation
Seattle also ranks fourth among U.S. metro areas in the number of CEOs making Glassdoors top 100 list
Four Seattle-area chief executive officers have made a list of the top 100 CEOs nationwide, a showing that ranks Seattle fourth among the metro areas represented in the rankings. The list of top CEOs was put together by Glassdoor, the second largest online job site in the country. The average CEO approval rating per the…
Amazon Bulks Up Its Air Force as It Expands One-Day Delivery
The e-commerce behemoth expects to have a fleet of 70 aircraft by 2021
Amazon is partnering with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease another 15 Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft by 2021 as part of its continuing efforts to expand its fast, free shipping to customers, including its Prime Free One-Day delivery program. The additional aircraft will add to the five Boeing jets already leased through GE Capital Aviation,…
Seattle-Area CEOs dominate the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Six of the eight Pacific Northwest winners oversee companies based in Seattle or Bellevue
The winners of the 33rd annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Pacific Northwest region are in, and Seattle-area leaders took home the lions share of the accolades. The 21 finalists for the awards this year represented a wide range of industries, including technology, hospitality, health care, communications, manufacturing, logistics and more. The Entrepreneur…
Study Assessing the Best U.S. Tech Cities to Work In Puts Seattle at No. 18
Among the top 25 cities in the ranking, Seattle had the highest cost of living
Yet another ranking of cities comparing their tech-worker cultures is out, but this one offers a twist in that its methodology favors markets that offer tech workers great career opportunity absent the high cost of living found in tech-dominate metros like San Francisco, Boston and New York. How did Seattle fare in the assessment, which…
Escalating Homelessness Woes Prompt Cancellation of Olympia Condo Project
Other cities around the country, including Seattle, are also coping with business disruptions due to rising homelessness
The Percival condo project planned for downtown Olympia has been cancelled, with the developer citing the “social climate” in the state capital’s downtown as a major contributing factor to the project’s demise.
The Lake Washington Floating Bridge Connects Seattle’s History to the Road Ahead
Seattle 1939
This article appears in the June 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The original Lake Washington floating bridge was expected to handle an average of 2,800 cars daily when completed in June 1940. It connected Seattle to the east side of the lake via Sunset Highway, which was later replaced by Interstate 90….
Talking Rain’s Popular Sparkling Ice Brand Speaks for Itself
The Preston plant, where Sparkling Ice is made, produces about 84 million bottles a year
This article appears in the June 2019 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. The Talking Rain Beverage Co., a well-known brand in the Seattle area for three decades, has hit it big with its Sparkling Ice zero-calorie sparking water drink. The company announced record first-quarter 2019 sales for…