My Space: Beryl Tomay

Toward the end of her time in college, Beryl Tomay landed an internship in software development at Amazon. Like many of her peers at Canada’s University of Waterloo, Tomay’s hopes…

Beryl Tomay, director of last mile technology at Amazon, invited us into her office at the retail giant’s new Bellevue campus.

Alan Stephens, Director of Operations at Columbia Hospitality

Sitting atop Snoqualmie Falls, overlooking the churning white water below, sits Salish Lodge and Spa, renowned for its majestic beauty and luxurious amenities — and easily recognizable from the opening…

Alan Stephens joined Columbia Hospitality in 2006 after years spent managing hotels and resorts from New York to Portugal.

The Power of Plan

Stuffy buses. Uncomfortable van pools. Impassable highways. Congested back roads.  For the most part, Eastside commutes are suboptimal. Even potholes seem to conspire against already-frazzled drivers.  But the commute from…

Master-planned communities are growing in popularity in Western Washington, and just one example is Ten Trails, a neighborhood in Black Diamond — a city that was once a bustling coal-mining town and likely will be bustling once again with development

Inclusive Investments

Diverse and inclusive workplaces help companies retain and attract employees; better relate to a changing customer demographic and to colleagues; generate a positive return on investment; and, over time, might…

Experts say placing a high value on workplace diversity and inclusion has a positive impact on workplace culture — and also on a company’s return on investment. Such is the case for Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream.

A Painless Process

Buying or selling a brick and mortar location can prove difficult for small business owners. A number of pain points can arise for both buyers and sellers during the process.…

BizPappa is less than a year old, but it already has big ambitions for how it will change the process of buying and selling a small business in the greater Seattle area.

Space Place

Redmond’s constellation of space technology companies is growing with word in December that Amazon this year will locate key offices for its Project Kuiper satellite operation in the Eastside city.…

In a move that will add to Redmond’s space-technology sector, Amazon will headquarter key satellite internet operations in the city.

ASK: Stacy Allred

Stacy Allred has dedicated the last 20 years to helping ultra-high net-worth families — generally defined in the industry as having a net-worth of $25 million or more — take…

It’s all about family for Stacy Allred of Bellevue’s Merrill Center for Family Wealth. Allred has meaningful discussions with parents and kids about managing assets in a way that reflects their values.

Dancing Down the Path to Success

What happens when two professional dancers from Arizona fall in love and decide to start a family? For Ryan and Larisa Eronemo, the answer was a move to Sammamish to…

Husband-and-wife team uses teamwork and years of knowledge to spearhead growth at Sammamish dance studio

Don’t Get Bitten by the Popularity of FAANG Stocks

“How” you invest in the stock market is a game of odds and likely will have a significant impact on portfolio returns over a lifetime of investing.  On one extreme,…

“How” you invest in the stock market is a game of odds and likely will have a significant impact on portfolio returns over a lifetime of investing. 

Businomics: February 2020

Bill Conerly is a veteran economist and consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and been interviewed by CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, USA Today, and more. He currently is a regular contributor for Forbes.