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Cascadia Innovation Corridor

Plans for high-speed train running from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland gets nearly $50M for next phase

The idea of building a high-speed rail line that could carry people from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, Ore., in roughly… Read More

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The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More

Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges

BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries… Read More

Rapid rail for Cascadia? B.C., Washington and Oregon sign pact on high-speed transportation

Washington, Oregon and British Columbia agreed to work together to bring bullet trains or other forms of ultra-high-speed ground transportation… Read More

Life sciences leaders see big opportunity for more collaboration across Seattle and Vancouver

In 2016, B.C. Cancer Agency chief Dr. Malcolm Moore traveled from Vancouver to Seattle and paid a visit to the… Read More

Longterm vision for Seattle-Portland-Vancouver mega-region will require a ‘consensus on growth’

Traffic as congested as Los Angeles? Housing as unaffordable as the Bay Area or New York? Climate emissions falling well… Read More

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on high-speed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

High-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest has long been a dream of Microsoft and the tech giant is accelerating efforts… Read More

Washington state and B.C. launch Joint Clean Grid Initiative to align renewable energy transition

Washington state and British Columbia are partnering to share resources and work together as each government pursues ambitious clean energy… Read More

Microsoft joins with Pacific NW medical research institutions on data discovery platform

Microsoft is teaming up with leading medical research organizations to create a shared network of research data in the Pacific… Read More

New WeWork program provides free access to 20+ Seattle-Vancouver-Portland offices for ‘Cascadia Innovation Corridor’ proponents

WeWork is giving free access to the co-working giant’s more than 20 Seattle, Portland and Vancouver B.C. offices for select… Read More

Microsoft, Oregon, and B.C. kick in $750K for new study of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest

The effort to build a high-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C. just got a fresh cash infusion. Microsoft, the… Read More

Hyperloop One

Pacific Hyperloop keeps chugging along amid interest in ultra-high-speed transit

Pacific Hyperloop is moving ahead with its concept for tube travel between Seattle and Portland, in hopes of riding in… Read More

Live from the Cascadia conference: U.S. and Canadian civic and tech leaders look to forge new regional connections

The second Cascadia Innovation Corridor conference kicks off in Seattle today, where tech luminaries are teaming up with elected officials… Read More

Microsoft backs Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study as Cascadia conference aims to deepen ties between regions

Pacific Northwest business and political leaders on both sides of the Canadian border announced today a series of agreements to… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on why life sciences should buy into the ‘Cascadia Innovation Corridor’

A life sciences conference isn’t the first place you’d expect to find Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith.… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Seattle and Vancouver tech leaders unite, a report from TechCrunch Disrupt, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Can Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., team up to create a “Cascadia Innovation… Read More

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