Cultivating entrepreneurs in Washington State.

Apr 3, 2017 | Small Businesses

Economic Gardening is a proven model for helping entrepreneurs move from a successful small business to a flourishing and mature company. Since its introduction in Washington State in 2016, over 20 second stage businesses have benefited from the peer learning,...

New batteries offer clean energy storage.

Mar 31, 2017 | Clean Energy

Clean energy sources such as wind and solar have long offered a clear path to less pollution and greener energy. However, storing it has been next to impossible, until now. UniEnergy Technologies, based in Mukilteo, Washington, thinks it has found the answer:...

Blue Origin nabs prestigious award.

Mar 30, 2017 | Space

Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin has been awarded the 2016 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “successfully demonstrating rocket booster reusability with the New Shepard human spaceflight vehicle through five successful test flights of a single booster and engine, all of...

Battlefield medicine finds new ally at UW.

Mar 9, 2017 | Life Science/Global Health

University of Washington researchers aim to create the next generation of mannequins, with warm “flesh,” moist “tongues” and other human traits for training battlefield medics. Thanks to an $8 million research grant from the Department of Defense, doctors at the WWAMI...

To the moon (and back).

Mar 8, 2017 | Space

Blue Origin has debuted its new BE-4 engine, which will power a new generation of rockets, including the company’s own New Glenn spacecraft. A follow-on to New Shepard, the New Glenn will have the capability of flying missions to the moon. The new engines were...

U.S. News touts Washington’s business advantages.

Mar 7, 2017 | Growth & Expansion

Superlatives can only do so much. Sometimes it takes a national news magazine to capture the very essence of Washington’s competitive strengths, from our diversified industries and cross-collaboration between businesses to our investments in STEM and higher...

Washington State: Best in the West, Fifth in U.S.

Mar 2, 2017 | Why Washington?

The recent ranking of Best States across the country by U.S. News and World Report puts Washington # 5 using 60 metrics comparing economy, healthcare, infrastructure, education, crime/corrections, government and opportunity.  And, Washington ranks well above other...