Startup, Tech Solving the VR problem After flopping in the 1990s, virtual reality is primed for a comeback. Will it stick around this time? The goal of media, Charles Herrick tells me, is to suspend reality.…
Startup, Tech A Payment System to Make Unexpected Expenses Affordable Bellevue’s CareCap believes in keeping life’s payments manageable In a 2015 survey conducted by the Federal Reserve, 47 percent of respondents said it would be challenging to find the cash…
News Workplace Wellness Several Eastside institutions are raising the bar for employee health Workplace wellness programs once began and ended with employer-subsidized gym memberships. But these days, in the face of rising rates of chronic…
Columnists Don’t Let a Breakup Drag Down Your Work Life Americans work nearly 47 hours per week on average, leaving approximately 121 hours for us to enjoy the lives we work so hard to experience. Of course, that’s not counting…
News Bellevue’s Young Entrepreneur Academy These students at Bellevue’s Young Entrepreneur Academy are proving that you can begin a business at virtually any age. Ronit Jain wanted to help farmers in India. He knew it…
News Slowing Down with Yoga Lisa Carlson slows a busy life with an hour of yoga a day It used to be somewhat of a stretch to get Lisa Carlson to participate in yoga. She…
News Larry Snyder is a Chip off the Old Auction Block Redmond’s Larry Snyder: Popular auctioneer also is a barista, an author, and a compassionate soul If you haven’t seen him in action, it’s safe to say you might not get…
News Office Envy: Concur Glance up at the Bellevue skyline and you’re likely to find Concur’s logo mounted among the skyscrapers. With customers ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 firms, Concur helps companies…
Columnists, News A Stable Portfolio Trumps Market Insecurity When something in our life is headed in the wrong direction, our natural tendency is to make changes to get it back on course. With oil prices plummeting to levels…
News Lessons from a CEO: Jon Roskill of Acumatica Jon Roskill began his career at a now-defunct computer hardware company in Boston in the late 1980s. In 1993, Roskill’s wife was offered a position at the University of Washington…