AI in Seattle: Coming Out of Stealth Mode

AI in Seattle: Coming Out of Stealth Mode

This article originally appeared on GeekWire and is a part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. BY CAROL TICE As a devastating fire raced through Lahaina last summer, planning for emergency aid and recovery was well underway, even before aid organizations could arrive. Aid workers knew just where to go in the ravaged town to make best…

Connecting Underserved Communities: Comcast Advances Digital Equity in Washington

Connecting Underserved Communities: Comcast Advances Digital Equity in Washington

This article originally appeared on GeekWire and is a part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. BY CAROL TICE Most Puget Sound residents know Comcast NBCUniversal–six of ten internet users in our state have used its Xfinity internet and, or cable TV service. What is less well-known is how Washington State benefits from the telecom and entertainment…

These innovative commercial real estate projects support economic development in Greater Seattle region

These innovative commercial real estate projects support economic development in Greater Seattle region

This article originally appeared in the Puget Sound Business Journal and is part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. By Laura Newpoff – Contributor The 800 Fifth Building in downtown Seattle bills itself as “a place where people feel welcomed, valued, and inspired.” It is “where great ideas happen, where genius thrives and focus reigns supreme.” A LEED Platinum-rated building…

Seattle’s financial institutions deliver innovative solutions for BIPOC businesses

Seattle’s financial institutions deliver innovative solutions for BIPOC businesses

This article originally appeared in the Puget Sound Business Journal and is part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. By Laura Newpoff – Contributor Two major events of the past several years have prompted the financial industry to reinforce efforts to support small businesses in underserved communities. The first was the pandemic, which, reports found, caused minority-led firms to…

A Critical Convergence of Expertise in Seattle’s Biotech Ecosystem

This article originally appeared on GeekWire and is a part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. BY CAROL TICE If you are at high risk of having a heart attack, stroke or cardiac death now or in the next year, wouldn’t you want to know? Thanks to one Seattle-area biotech startup, you can…

Greater Seattle Partners Grows Economic Development Team

Greater Seattle Partners Grows Economic Development Team

Seattle, Wash. (January 24,2024) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced the appointment of Robert Payne to vice president, Economic Development and Jack Pedlow’s promotion to Economic Development project manager.  Both will report to GSP’s CEDO and SVP, Josh Davis, and focus on generating opportunities for business attraction, global engagement, international trade, and economic development…

3 execs on why Seattle’s economy is equitable and inclusive for women in business

Women who lead with purpose in the Pacific Northwest This article originally appeared in the Puget Sound Business Journal and is part of an Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored thought leadership program. By Laura Newpoff – Contributor Seattle has a strong presence of women in local government and corporate leadership positions, is home to many companies founded by women and boasts strong…

How to be an ‘Uncommon Thinker’: What we learned profiling innovative leaders solving big problems

How to be an ‘Uncommon Thinker’: What we learned profiling innovative leaders solving big problems

Before we get into the final installment of the Uncommon Thinker Awards in partnership with GeekWire, we would just like to say a big, THANK YOU!!! to the entire team at GeekWire for the amazing coordination of the program from the nomination process to the judging to the editorial coverage and, for the big finale,…

A Place Where Unicorns Roam Free

A Place Where Unicorns Roam Free

What does ever growing success in an evergreen environment look like? The new, hot of the press Washington State Guide produced by Site Selection Magazine and Washington State Department of Commerce provides a detailed and holistic view of the Evergreen State’s incredible innovation ecosystem. From quantum computing, semiconductors and robotics to cleantech, sustainable aviation, and new forms of green…

Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

Shwetak Patel landed in Seattle in 2008. Since then, he’s co-founded three startups built on technology he helped invent. Patel currently leads a health tech group at Google and is a professor at the University of Washington. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s Note: This is part of a series…

Uncommon Thinkers: Blake Resnick finds a larger purpose in tech, making drones for public safety

Uncommon Thinkers: Blake Resnick finds a larger purpose in tech, making drones for public safety

Blake Resnick at Brinc HQ in Seattle, where the company designs and manufactures its drones. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s Note: This is part of a series profiling “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change. All six will be recognized at the GeekWire Gala on Dec….

Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation
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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming…