Recycled boats: Trash to treasure.

Sep 7, 2018 | Maritime

It’s been long said that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water you put money into. But who puts the money into it after years of neglect or worse, it becomes a hazard to navigation? Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is not only looking for...

Seattle tech workers take on school mentoring.

Aug 29, 2018 | Technology

Booming economies often create adversarial relationships between businesses that fuel growth and the communities that must absorb it. Seattle’s tech industry is taking a slightly different approach. Through sea.citi, some of the region’s biggest companies...

When the future came to town.

Aug 21, 2018 | Innovation

The dustbin of history is littered with famously bad predictions about what the future holds.And yet, in 1962 Washington State invited the world to Seattle to get a glimpse of the future. The occasion, a world’s fair; the first to be held in the United States in more...

Google goes for the block.

Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized

With construction of a four-building development right across the street well under way, Google has announced it will also take the block across the street on Mercer, the current site of Guitar Center and Uptown Espresso. The new 12-story, 322,000 square foot office...

From papermill to prime waterfront.

Aug 14, 2018 | Growth & Expansion

One of Vancouver’s best waterfront views is getting a $1.5 billion makeover. The Waterfront-Vancouver USA project, a public-private partnership between the City of Vancouver and Gramor Development, Inc., will turn the former industrial site into a 20 block urban...

Spaceflight sets sights on launch record.

Aug 9, 2018 | Space

Spaceflight has big plans later this year, announcing the planned launch of more than 71 smallsats for its customers aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, tentatively slated for November, will be one for the record books, marking the largest rideshare to date for an...

Seattle flexes its high-tech muscles.

Jul 26, 2018 | Innovation, Technology

Watch out Silicon Valley, Seattle is hot on your tail as the leader in high-tech. So says John Connors, managing partner of Ignition Partners, the Seattle-area venture capital firm. The company has invested in 64 high-tech startups in the Pacific Northwest, compared...

Boeing, Boeing, gone.

Jul 10, 2018 | Aerospace

The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a $1.6 billion deal to replace their aging P-3 Orions with four new Boeing P-8A Poseidons. The new search and rescue aircraft are scheduled to join the fleet’s inventory in 2023, in what officials have described as a once...