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Seattle City Council Member Teresa Mosqueda Introduces Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
The proposed ordinance would establish rights and protections for those who work in a private home, including occupations like nanny, house cleaner or home care worker.
This story originally ran on SCC Insight. This week council member Teresa Mosqueda is introducing a domestic workers bill of rights, an ordinance that establishes several rights and protections for domestic workers in Seattle. Under the ordinance, a domestic worker is someone who provides services to an individual or household in a private home, and…
Seattle City Council Races to Repeal the ‘Head Tax’
It seems likely that the recently passed employee hours tax that would fund affordable housing and homelessness services will be repealed today
This story originally ran on SCC Insight. In a sudden and unexpected move today, Council President Bruce Harrell introduced a bill that would repeal the recently-enacted employee-hours tax (aka the head tax) and scheduled a special meeting of the full City Council for tomorrow to deliberate and vote on it. Council President Bruce Harrell discussing…
Tableau’s Turnaround: Under New Leadership, the Seattle Software Company Is Trending Upward
Tableau's new CEO believes choosy customers will take it back to the top of the charts.
DOING HIS LEVEL BEST. Tableau Software chose Adam Selipsky as its new CEO in August 2016. At the time, Tableau cofounder and departing CEO Christian Chabot said, Adam is going to take Tableau to the next level. This article appears in the June 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Analytics company Tableau Software…
New Pho Bac Sup Shop Opens in International District
The much anticipated new Pho Bac Sup Shop (and accompanying natural wine shop) is now open.
This article was originially published on seattlemag.com. This year is starting out awesome already: the long-awaited Pho Bac Sup Shop is now open in the International District. You know Pho Bac as the Seattle pho spottheir broth is, in my opinion, the best of the local pho-only joints. Also, that little red boat is the…
2018 Washington Leaders in Health Care Awards Nomination Form
Seattle Business magazine is looking for individuals and organizations pioneering efforts to advance Washington’s world-class health sector. The Leaders in Health Care awards recognize excellent patient care, outstanding leadership and thoughtful innovation. AWARDS CATEGORIES Outstanding Medical Center or Hospital Executive- Puget Sound Awarded to the CEO or COO who has excelled in managing a hospital or…
Corban Universitys Capstone Gets Out of the Classroom and Into the Community
The community-driven project gives Hoff School of Business students valuable, real-world experience before graduation.
Sponsored by Corban University Students in business attire crowd the aisles of the Hoff School of Business auditorium, standing with that nervous confidence that precedes a well-prepared presentation. Some sit, hunched over phones and notes, mentally preparing for a long day ahead, others take out laptops for last minute edits. At the front of the…
Executive Q+A with Gene Duvernoy
Forterra president is intent on preserving what matters most.
Founded in 1989 as the Cascade Land Conservancy, Gene Duvernoys conservation and stewardship organization known as Forterra, now boasting a staff of 50, has managed more than 400 transactions on $500 million worth of real estate to conserve more than 250,000 acres of land. YOUTH: I grew up in New York. My father had a…
State Markets Washington’s Aerospace Expertise At Airshow with Short Video
This Washington state is marketing its aerospace industry at the Farnborough Airshow this year with a short video. The goal of the video is to promote the state’s aerospace capabilities to the 120,000 or so aerospace leaders that attend the show. The one-minute video showcases Washington state as a global aerospace leader with 700 aerospace…
2012 Innovation in Biopharmaceuticals: Seattle Genetics
it took 13 years for Adcetris to gain initial approval from the Food and Drug Administration, but doctors treating Hodgkins lymphoma have been waiting more than 30 years for a new drug therapy. Trials of the new pharmaceutical from Seattle Genetics suggest it can benefit those for whom established therapies have failed. Hodgkins lymphoma (HL)…
U.S. legislation under consideration to strengthen investment-for-visas program
When Seattle Business magazine first reported that 95 foreign nationals had invested $48 million to buy bonds to help fund the replacement of the State Route 520 floating bridge in hopes of getting visas to the U.S., the London Economist responded to the story with a wry look at the visas-for-the-rich program entitled Give me…
Seattle Business magazine’s “visas for bridges” story is picked up by The Economist
Wealthy foreigners who want to live in the United States have new visa options. For some time now, there’s been the opportunity for foreign investors to get a visa in exchange for investing in businesses or commercial developments. Now there’s an option to put money into public works projects. The story, was first reported by…
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