Seattle
Reaching Higher at Genie Industries
On its 50th anniversary, Redmonds aerial-work-platform specialist celebrates by seeking new opportunities.
As the development surge continues apace in and around Seattle, aerial booms and scissor lifts crowd every construction site and a local company quietly thrives. Redmond-based Genie Industries, named 2014s No. 1 aerial platform manufacturer by Access International magazine, is not only growing in the United States, but the maker of the ubiquitous blue and…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Pitchbook
Always training, always learning.
PitchBook offers clients data on global mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital activity that goes far beyond whats available online. The PitchBook Platform database enables users to find and analyze details across the entire private investment life cycle from fund initiation to company exit. New employees are able to quickly develop deep perspective…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Hulu
Creating apps for fun (and profit).
Seattle represents a major tech hub for Hulu, the online streaming TV service with ad-supported free video content and subscription-based premium viewing. Hulu has just over 70 employees at Fourth and Pike in downtown Seattle. They develop Hulu apps for smartphones and other devices. Seattles 2015 employee count grew by 72 percent, among the fastest-growing…
Bright Idea: Space Exploration with Flexe Inc.
Need a warehouse in Omaha for eight weeks? Flexes online marketplace will find it for you.
Amazon has poured tens of billions of dollars into building close to 100 highly automated ware-houses around the country to cut costs and reduce delivery times. That reality has put competitors in a quandary. How can they match Amazons capabilities without spending the same kind of money to build a similar network? Seattle-based Flexe (flexe.com)…
Executive Life & Style: Dining at Bramling Cross
Ethan Stowells latest Ballard Avenue spot pairs suds and sustenance.
If youre a beer lover, Bramling Cross, which is named after a hop varietal, will be your favorite Ethan Stowell restaurant to date because the focus is on wood-fired, shareable dishes that pair with eight micro-local brews (made in Ballard or Fremont) and 50 international beers. One of those dishes is a ridiculously moist pork…
Editor’s Note: Dont Worry; Be Happy
The tech disruption is unsettling, but it happened before and Seattle survived and thrived!
Seattles geek influx seems to be causing a disturbance in the force. The New York Times Timothy Egan worries that Amazon has become a large foreign presence growing inside us. At risk, old-timers say, is Seattles very identity as a culturally rich, economically diverse city. Such concerns have merit. Heavy hiring by Seattle tech companies…
Editor’s Note: All Aboard!
An efficient light-rail system makes good sense for a Greater Seattle.
Light rail in Seattle has been a disappointment. The train trip from downtown to the airport, for example, usually takes nearly twice as long as by car. But with two new stations opening up recently in hard-to-reach locations, commuters may finally begin to see value in the system. Hop on the train at Westlake Center…
The 2016 Leaders in Health Care Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Community Outreach
Winner: Julia Colson, Seattle/King County Clinic; Silver Award: Swedish Community Specialty Clinic Dental Program
WINNERJulia ColsonProject Director, Seattle/King County Clinic, Seattle For the past several years, Julia Colson has helped bring free dental, vision and medical care to nearly 8,000 people in a safe and respectful environment. She is the project director for Seattle/King County Clinic, a large-scale, volunteer-driven free clinic event that has taken place at KeyArena during…
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