Lifestyle, News Itinerary: Portland Many see the Rose City as a lackadaisical hipster haven, but there’s serious business being done in the riverfront town. Known for bicycles, breweries, and an abiding love of coffee…
Multimedia, News Office Envy: JPC Architects JPC Architects‘ downtown Bellevue office, located in the Elements building at 909 112th Ave. NE, opened in 2010. The firm, which was founded in 1986 in Redmond, has designed offices…
Columnists From The Editor: October 2014 I could write a book on what it took to get this premiere issue of 425 Business to you. If I did, I might begin by talking about the 30-plus…
Tech Education Games Redmond-based DigiPen is renowned for schooling elite video game engineers. Could its model solve the state’s tech education woes? Most people testing student-built games at the DigiPen Institute of Technology are…
Lifestyle Farm to Eastside The locally sourced movement is coming to the Eastside. Can the new crop of sustainably minded restaurants tickle taste buds and convince diners to open their wallets? With the summer launch of…
Lifestyle Moonlighting Winemakers Spark Boutique Boom As an undergraduate chemistry student at the University of Washington in Seattle, Kit Singh fell in with a crowd that liked to drink alcohol. That statement isn’t likely to surprise…
Lifestyle Little Woodinville, Big Business It all started with Chateau Ste. Michelle, but small boutique wineries are shaping Woodinville’s burgeoning reputation. There’s big business being conducted on the Eastside in places one might not expect. Much of that business…
Startup The Path to Success How seven Eastside business founders rose above the competition to create lasting companies You’ve developed the next life-changing product, you think you can fill a vital void in the market,…
Startup Growing Tomorrow’s Businesses The new era of entrepreneurs enjoys a unique perk in startup incubators, office spaces that cater to new companies through open layouts and collaboration-inducing services and events. And, yeah, they’re…
Startup Starting Smart 8 Eastside startups you should know In people’s minds, the Eastside startup typically falls into one of a few categories. There are the pet projects of Microsoft workers, the apps…