Tech Moves: Washington senator with Microsoft roots to lead Commerce Dept.; Remitly VP retiring State Sen. Joe Nguyễn will become the next director of the Washington state Department of Commerce. Commerce manages economic and… Read More
Portland-based nuclear reactor company NuScale cuts 28% of workforce, or 154 employees NuScale Power, a Portland, Ore.-based nuclear company, is laying off 154 full-time employees, or 28% of its workforce. In November… Read More
Tech Moves: Allen Institute for Immunology hires EVP; Microsoft CVP to depart; and more — Allen Institute for Immunology hired Ananda Goldrath as executive vice president. The University of California San Diego professor of… Read More
Tech Moves: Madrona adds strategic directors; ex-Amperity CMO joins Tenable; Discord hires Microsoft gaming exec — Seattle startup vet Brian Goldfarb was named chief marketing officer at Tenable, a Columbia, Md.-based cybersecurity company. He was… Read More
TerraPower advances plans for next-gen nuclear plants, earning Bill Gates’ praise BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the nuclear energy venture that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has gotten a boost on… Read More
Northwest projects win a share of $20 million in federal grants for nuclear tech Oregon-based NuScale Power is the big winner in today’s round of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of… Read More