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Spotlight: Inspector Gadgets
Tech-construction company HeadLight brings a level of scrutiny to projects
This story is featured in the October issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. George White cofounded his construction-tech company because of his experience with potholes. You read that right. Potholes. White had recently graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in mechanical engineering when he joined a…
Booming Tourism Helps Seattle Hotels Set Q1 Record
Twelve conventions between January and March this year will have generated 130,000 confirmed hotel rooms in the city
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Librarians and pharmacists are driving hotel occupancy records in Seattle. Tourism agency Visit Seattle says the 12 conventions between January and March this year will have generated 130,000 confirmed hotel rooms in the city, up from the previous record…
Washington’s Tribal Casinos Are Investing in Expansion to Capitalize Gaming’s Growing Popularity
Tribal casinos expand as gaming becomes a major economic driver.
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The Kalispell Tribe in Airway Heights, just west of Spokane, recently announced plans to build a second hotel tower as part of a $110 million expansion. The Tulalip Tribes are constructing a $140 million gaming and hotel resort north…
DigiPen Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
Still playing games; still leading the way.
DRAWING A CROWD. DigiPens first graduating class numbered 17. Last year, DigiPen conferred 166 undergraduate and graduate degrees. This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. It doesnt field a football team, but DigiPen Institute of Technology loves to play games. And it may have as great…
REC Silicon Operation in Moses Lake Threatened by Americas Tariff Tiff with China
The Norwegian company operates a giant chemical refinery in Moses Lake.
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. A trade disagreement with China involving tariffs designed to protect domestic industries and thwart cheap imports rapidly escalates, with retaliatory measures hitting companies that considered themselves bystanders, costing them sales and employees their jobs. It sounds like the dystopian…
Microsoft Renews Its Push For Inclusion
CEO Satya Nadella says raising a son with cerebral palsy helped him "better understand the journey of people with disabilities.
This story appears in the July 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. When Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, he was hailed for the cloud-computing savvy that would help him engineer the companys turnaround. But he also brought another unique perspective to the table: Having raised a son with cerebral palsy,…
Paccar Considers Using Drones
Maker of big rigs might ship small parts to stranded truckers.
A truck breaks down by the side of the highway. The mobile-repair mechanic has been dispatched to the scene, but he needs one crucial part to get the truck running again, one he didnt bring with him. No problem. Just send an aerial drone with the part to the scene. No long delays waiting for…
Spotlight: The Space Age
The Seattle/Bellevue office market is enjoying a historic boom.
Youd have to go all the way back to the heady days of the dot-com boom in 2000 to match the amount of new office space coming on to the Seattle/Bellevue market this year. Its been 17 years since this much office space has been set to be delivered, according to a Q4 2016 report…