Jul 10, 2020

Impinj

In Seattle, Impinj promoted Jeff Dossett to chief revenue officer. Dossett joined the company in 2017 and most recently was executive vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to that, he was CEO of Good Worldwide, interim CFO at Porch, chief revenue officer at Leaf Group (Demand Media) and held a number of leadership roles over 17 years at Microsoft. Impinj provides radio frequency identification products.

Pet Partners

Carryl Pierre-Drews joined the board of Bellevue-based Pet Partners. Pierre-Drews is vice president of marketing at Fullscreen, a Los Angeles-based company that helps social media content creators and brands. Prior to that, she was senior vice president of strategic marketing at USA Network, where she oversaw marketing for the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Pet Partners registers therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions.

CI Security

Seattle-based CI Security formed a partnership with internet-of-things security vendors Ordr, Medigate and Cylera to help health care companies manage security risks for connected medical devices. CI Security provides managed detection and response for health care organizations and the public sector.

Paris Baguette

Global bakery-cafe chain Paris Baguette plans to open two restaurants in Portland, its first stores in Oregon. The Portland cafes will be franchised to a group led by Jay Chun that has retail and restaurant experience in the Rose City. Locations and opening dates were not disclosed. Paris Baguette has over 4,000 corporate and franchised cafes around the world, with over 80 in the U.S., many in California.

Alaska Communications

In Anchorage, Alaska Communications is bringing locally hosted Microsoft Azure Stack Hub cloud services to Alaska. The move will lower the latency rate (the delay before transferring data) experienced by broadband users. Alaska Communications provides broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska.

Comcast

Comcast this week opened a new 4,000-square-foot Xfinity store at Evergreen Crossing Shopping Center in Spokane Valley and is remodeling its existing store at 4423 N. Division St. in Spokane as part of a $4 million brick-and-mortar investment in Washington. The new store is at 13826 E. Indiana Ave. The existing store is closed through late summer for the remodel. Comcast has 25 Xfinity stores in the state.

Jul 09, 2020

Symetra

Monti

Bellevue-based Symetra Life Insurance Co. is partnering with the Nassau Re/Imagine insurance technology incubator in Hartford, Connecticut, to tap opportunities in that region's insurance industry talent pipeline. Nassau Re/Imagine supports 19 startups focused on solving critical problems for the life, annuity, reinsurance, and property and casualty sectors. As part of the deal, Harry Monti, executive vice president of Symetra's Benefits Division, is joining the Nassau Re/Imagine advisory board. Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance.

People's Bank

In Medford, Oregon, People's Bank of Commerce promoted Lindsey Trautman from controller to CFO and Julia Beattie from chief lending officer to president. Trautman joined People's Bank in 2005 and has been a credit analyst, accounting specialist and accountant. Beattie began her banking career in 1991 at Union National Bank of Texas. She moved to Oregon a year later and worked at Western Bank in Medford until 2000. She later worked at South Valley Bank & Trust in Klamath Falls until joining People's Bank in 2013. Trautman replaced Russ Milburn, who retired after serving as CFO since 2007. Beattie takes over for People's Bank co-founder Ken Trautman, who remains as CEO.

Black Information Network

iHeartMedia launched a new standalone business unit called BIN: Black Information Network. BIN is a national and local news audio service focusing on the Black community while informing those outside the community to help foster communication, accountability and a deeper understanding. Instead of traditional ad-supported media, BIN is supported by founding partners Bank of America, CVS Health, Geico, Lowe's, McDonald's USA, Sony, 23andMe and Verizon. Its markets include Seattle and other cities across the country. Tony Coles, a 35-year radio veteran and iHeartMedia division president, was named president of BIN. Coles was program director at KRWM/KLSY in Seattle from 1999 to 2003.

Cloud Security Alliance

The Cloud Security Alliance and the International Systems Security Association said they will collaborate on a variety of initiatives to support and strengthen the cybersecurity profession. The two organizations will share education content, research findings, participation in the SECtember conference scheduled for Sept. 14-18 in Seattle, and other initiatives. Ferndale-based CSA defines standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. ISSA is a nonprofit for the cyber professional community that supports career growth.

Amazon

In 2021, Seattle-based Amazon will open an 825,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Little Rock, Arkansas, that will create over 1,000 full-time jobs. Those employees will work alongside robots to pick, pack and ship small items such as books, electronics and toys. Later this year, Amazon plans to open an 85,000-square-foot delivery station in Little Rock where packages from fulfillment centers will be loaded into vehicles for “last mile” delivery.

Expedia Group

Seattle-based Expedia Group is selling $500 million of unsecured 3.6% senior notes due in 2023 and $750 million of unsecured 4.63% senior notes due in 2027 in a private offering. Expedia expects to use the proceeds to redeem outstanding shares of its 9.5% Series A preferred stock after May 5, 2021, when the redemption premium is scheduled to decrease. It could also use all or part of the proceeds for general corporate purposes. The private offering is expected to close on Tuesday.