Jun 25, 2021

Convoy

Li

Seattle-based digital freight network Convoy appointed Dorothy Li as chief technology officer. As CTO, Li will oversee Convoy's engineering teams and technology strategy, shaping and scaling the company's innovation and technology platforms. Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale, who served as the company's previous CTO, will move into a new role overseeing the company's carrier marketplace. Prior to Convoy, Li held several leadership roles at Amazon, and most recently was vice president of BI and analytics at Amazon Web Services. During her 23 years at Amazon, Li helped build out Amazon's ecommerce platform and launch Amazon Prime.

Climate Pledge Arena

Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken named Ste. Michelle Wine Estates as the official wine partner of both the team and the arena. Ste. Michelle will showcase wines from its Chateau Ste. Michelle and 14 Hands wineries. Climate Pledge Arena will feature a Chateau Ste. Michelle branded wine bar named The Chateau in the arena's Mount Baker Hall for club level season ticket holders. The arena will also have a 14 Hands Marketplace near the main entrance that will sell two new Kraken white and red blend cans. Chateau Ste. Michelle will release a 2017 Collector's Edition Reserve cabernet sauvignon sourced from vineyards in the Columbia Valley. In celebration of the partnership and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Stanley Cup champion Seattle Metropolitans, Chateau Ste. Michelle has also produced two 9-liter bottles of 2017 cabernet sauvignon. One of these custom bottles will be cellared at Climate Pledge Arena, to be opened when the Kraken win their first Stanley Cup. The other bottle will be auctioned off at this year's Auction of Washington Wines. Climate Pledge Arena will open in October as the home of the Seattle Kraken, Seattle Storm and over 100 nights of live entertainment a year.

Central Washington University

The Central Washington University College of Business is launching a new minor/certificate program in food and agribusiness management and marketing this fall, in response to the workforce and education needs identified around the region. The minor/certificate is open to all CWU students, and focuses on preparing for careers in the food and ag sectors, specifically in the areas of marketing and management, human resources, operations management, food service management and product management. Associate professor of marketing Claudia Dumitrescu led the effort to launch the program.

Amazon

Amazon announced 14 new renewable energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland and Spain to advance its goal to power 100% of company activities with renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Amazon says it is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world. The latest utility-scale solar and wind projects will supply renewable energy for Amazon's corporate offices, fulfillment centers and Amazon Web Services data centers. Amazon will now have a total of 232 renewable energy projects globally, including 85 utility-scale wind and solar projects and 147 solar rooftops on facilities and stores worldwide.

Jun 24, 2021

Carney Badley Spellman

Mark Rosencrantz has been named chair of Carney Badley Spellman's Construction and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. His practice focuses on solving business, commercial and construction disputes for clients throughout the United States. In addition, Amy Weston has joined the firm as a commercial contracts, privacy, and general corporate counsel attorney.

Sequitur Labs

Sequitur Labs announced that it has been named a top 10 company in the IoT industry in ABI Research's new Competitive Assessment report. ABI Research's Top Ten IoT Players provides an in-depth examination of the services offered by leading IoT companies based on certain chosen technological criteria, including IoT onboarding and lifecycle management solutions, secure updates and FOTA (firmware-over-the-air), trusted device identity, intelligence and automation. Sequitur Labs' EmSPARK Security Suite was designed to address solutions in industries where embedded security is paramount. Supporting security functions for encryption, storage, data transmission and key/certificate management are delivered by EmSPARK and housed in the secure environment. Sequitur Labs is based in Fall City.

Qumulo

Seattle-based Qumulo, a leader in simplifying enterprise file data management across hybrid cloud environments, announced that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage Competency. This designation recognizes that the Qumulo File Data Management Platform provides technology to help customers drive successful outcomes on AWS leveraging the Qumulo primary storage solution. AWS enables scalable, flexible and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise.

Know Labs

Know Labs has been granted an additional patent for its Bio-RFID technology, growing its patent portfolio to 57 issued and pending patents. U.S. Patent No. 11,033,208 was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is titled “Fixed Operation Time Frequency Sweeps for an Analyte Sensor.” The patent relates to how operation of the Know Labs Bio-RFID sensor technology is controlled. Know Labs recently reported successful results from an independent pre-clinical study validating the company's Bio-RFID technology. This newly issued patent demonstrates the accuracy and sensitivity of the sensor, which is necessary for successful FDA clinical trials for the company's non-invasive blood glucose monitor. The Seattle-based company plans to file new patents regularly.