January 2021 Archives - 425 Business

24 Hours: Ryan Neal

Ryan Neal always has been a family man, and those values continue to be at the heart of his professional endeavors. As the father of a 6-year-old daughter, Maya, and…

Neal is the president of Blueprint Technologies, a technology-solutions firm that provides strategy for digital transformations, solution-enabling products, and consulting and delivery.

Tech

Some feel our area could become the Silicon Valley of 5G innovation, thanks in large part to a high-powered group of companies that includes Bellevue-based T-Mobile, Redmond-based Microsoft, and other…

Local business giants T-Mobile and Microsoft are part of the Bellevue-based 5G Open Innovation Lab, bringing tech leaders together with startups to 'unleash' the potential of 5G.

Lifestyle

ASK: Doug Chin

Doug Chin’s full-time job is project management supervisor with the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, where he oversees capital-improvement projects and supervises project managers. But something he…

Outside his day job, Mercer Island resident Doug Chin is president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the nonprofit American Association of Individual Investors.

Lifestyle

Business of … Higher Education

There’s no doubt that Pacific Northwest residents love to learn. According to the Washington Student Achievement Council, the state’s higher education opportunities include 44 authorized institutions with physical presences in…

The Eastside enlightens minds and ignites curiosities at a variety of schools, from four-year university programs to short-term coding boot camps.

Lifestyle

A Traveler’s Treat

How many hours a day do you spend scrolling through social media? It can be overwhelming at times. A flood of news articles alerting you to the newest devastation. Eerily…

Steller, a travel-inspired storytelling social platform, weeds out the nuisances other social media often produce.

News

Eastside Company Raises Another $2M for Breast Cancer Treatment Technology

Mercer Island-based Concure Oncology has secured another $2 million in capital to further grow its organization and train clinicians across the country to bring Concure’s new radiation treatment option to…

Mercer Island-based Concure Oncology has secured another $2 million in capital to further grow its organization and train clinicians across the country to bring Concure’s new radiation treatment option to more women facing early-stage breast cancer.

Tech

New Year, New Tech

Xbox Series X Microsoft $500 The Xbox Series X is the best way to enjoy the hottest games, like Halo Infinite, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, or NBA 2K21. This next-generation…

Get a fresh start this year with some new devices to simplify your life (and make it more fun, too).

News

Just What the Doctor Ordered

Overlake Medical Center this month begins moving into its gleaming new inpatient tower, the marquee project in a three-phase reconstruction of the Bellevue medical campus that launched in 2018. The…

The Overlake Medical Center has completed its new tower — and the move-in process is beginning.

News

A Unique Season

Between the pandemic and the election, 2020 has resulted in an interesting tax year for many businesses as they face potential policy changes or other unique financial situations. To combat…

Everything about 2020 was unprecedented. So why would this tax season be any different? A local tax expert explains how businesses can navigate the rocky terrain that is filing taxes following a tumultuous year.

Lifestyle

Quitting Time: B-Bar Café + Bar

The Place B-Bar Cafe + Bar The Drink(s) Espresso by day, cocktails by night Location 10237 Main St., Bellevue Hours of Happiness 8 a.m.–4 p.m. café, 4–10 p.m. bar/lounge January…

January is here, and we could all use a unique neighborhood spot to chase away the winter gray. Check out the newly opened B-Bar, along Bellevue’s Old Main Street.

24 Hours: Ryan Neal

An Eastside Epicenter?

ASK: Doug Chin

Business of … Higher Education

A Traveler’s Treat

Eastside Company Raises Another $2M for Breast Cancer Treatment Technology

New Year, New Tech

Just What the Doctor Ordered

A Unique Season

Quitting Time: B-Bar Café + Bar