WASHINGTON STATE

Physio-Control of Redmond said Tuesday it is laying off 130 employees and accepting voluntary termination or furlough offers from an additional 90.

Online marketplace to link teachers, students across globe

The numbers alone tell Washington’s story – more than 450 bonded wineries (compared with fewer than 20 in the early 1980s); 350 grape growers; nine major American Viticultural Areas (AVAs); 20-plus different varietals planted and an economic impact of $3 billion.

"There was a time back in the late 1990s and early 2000s when some people in Seattle may have been looking for less growth, while a place like Spokane was doing a lot of soul-searching and asking ‘What can we do better?’ " he said.

"Now, I think those places are seeing the fruits of their labor to reinvent themselves."

Many Puget Sound-area companies will have a presence at the show, which is expecting more than 60,000 attendees. The list includes Microsoft, InfoSpace, SNAPin, SinglePoint, Intrinsyc, RadioFrame Networks, T-Mobile USA, Medio Systems, Action Engine and Volantis.

Lured by the promise of cheap hydroelectric power, two major high-tech companies have chosen Central Washington for new data centers.

Most inventions die on the vine because entrepreneurs don’t have the right connections with venture capitalists, retailers, advertisers or product distributors. With The Branding Foundry, Hanson wants to inject life into consumer products that "would otherwise never see the light of day."

Businesses don’t usually announce contracts with private vendors in a U.S. senator’s office, but Seattle-based Imperium Renewables is more than just a business.

Imperium Renewables, formerly known as Seattle Biodiesel, is gearing up to announce more than $100 million in equity and debt financing, according to a source familiar with the transaction.

Ignition has shown a greater appetite for later-stage investments in sectors that stray from the firm’s original sweet spots.