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The Arlington company says the cup can be produced entirely from recycled soda-pop bottles and will cost about the same as traditional paper coffee cups.

Rather than devote energy and money to wooing a megacorporation to Tacoma, why not find local entrepreneurs who already have planted the seed of something potentially big and help it grow?

Without having to reveal any information about themselves or pay a fee, consumers can enter an address to see the value of a home along with satellite, aerial or parcel views of the property.

A new focus, along with new management, enabled the company to bring in new investment

Supporters say the crushers will help Washington leap ahead in production of both oilseeds and biodiesel, which burns cleaner than conventional diesel.

A group of 39 business and community leaders Thursday recommended that Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels undertake several ambitious projects to increase the city’s appeal to current and prospective employers.

"We really think this thing can be big,"

Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. and its Massachusetts-based subsidiary, DePuy Spine, are the principal investors in this financing round for Archus.

"Demand is so high that we still have not been able to meet it with our current facility,"

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