July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
Special Recognition Award for Teamwork & Collaboration: Sequoyah ElectricSequoyah Electric provides electrical contracting and network services in Washington and five other states. The firms portfolio includes health care facilities, data centers, commercial office buildings and everything in between. Sequoyah has made a name for itself by providing innovative customer solutions on every jobsite. But where…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
Special Award for Perks: TUNEThough tech startups are common in Seattle, the founders of Tune have created something original. The mobile marketing firm specializes in connecting advertisers and mobile platforms while providing attribution analytics to both. Tunes founders twin brothers Lucas and Lee Brown are as passionate about their employees as they are about their…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
#1: Buckland & TaylorNorth Vancouver, british columbia-based Buckland & Taylor, a member of Denmarks COWI Group, has become known as the engineer of record on some of the worlds most famous bridges. B&Ts Seattle office has a slew of notable projects to its name, including the Ohio River Bridge Downtown Crossing in Louisville, the new…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
#1: Metrix EngineersJosh Robischon spent 15 years as an engineer at a Seattle-area HVAC and plumbing-design company. In that time, he and a small group of colleagues realized that the secrets to engineering success were threefold: Stay small and nimble; satisfy and add value for your clients; and create a positive workplace culture for your…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
#1: Summit ImagingSummit Imaging began in 2006 as a garage project of Lawrence Nguyen, who recognized the demand for fast, reliable servicing of ultrasound equipment. Nguyens company has since grown to become a leading provider of ultrasound equipment service and repair. The Woodinville firm serves clients across the globe and now employs more than 40…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
#1: Zillow Inc.If you ever find yourself as a new employee at Zillow, get ready to have some fun. The Seattle-based online real-estate information titan is anything but buttoned up. First, youll be issued a FitBit and a friendly challenge from your new coworkers to keep moving throughout the day. Then youll receive an Amazon…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
NICK HORTON
In the links below, we highlight 13 firms that stand out as great companies to work for. But the entire list of the 100 Best Companies deserves applause for exhibiting the kind of leadership and entrepreneurial spirit that make people look forward to a day at the office. Using detailed survey responses from employees of…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
Jeanne Lang Jones
On a sunny weekday morning, Tom Douglas spacious Assembly Hall is buzzing with activity. Office workers gaze at their laptops and sip coffee. Others, still in gym clothes from their morning workouts, gulp fresh juice and chat. At a deli a few steps away, customers waiting to order sandwiches watch the kitchen staff at a…
- July 2015
June 26, 2015
Bill Virgin
Washington state has a long history of doing things with and to water: collecting and moving it, cleaning it, putting it to work. Hydropower accounts for three-fourths of the electricity produced in this state. Irrigation water makes much of eastern Washingtons agriculture possible. Older companies like Romac Industries, the Bothell maker of water valves and…
- July 2015
Commentary
Virgin on Business: Branch Banking Isn’t Dead Yet
June 24, 2015
Bill Virgin
Novus ordo seclorum the new order of the age. It says so right on our money, and in the conventional wisdom of technological progress. When that new order arrives, the old ways of doing things, like being ruled as a colony, are supposed to retreat into obsolescence and obscurity, sometimes gradually, other times quickly and…