Jun 23, 2022

SeaTac Scrub Down

The city of SeaTac is hosting its first Scrub Down event to pick up litter and remove graffiti. The Washington state Department of Ecology provided SeaTac with a grant to remove litter from on and off-ramps. SeaTac collected 1,700 bags of litter within the last year. A new Adopt-A-Street program was also created this year to encourage residents to partner together and clean their neighborhoods, with nine groups currently participating. The city also launched a GIS map that lets people track how much litter SeaTac crews and adopt-a-street groups have collected. The Great SeaTac Scrub Down will provide people with the opportunity to remove litter and graffiti from multiple places in the city. The event is a day of community service and starts at 9 a.m. on July 9 at Angle Lake Park. Volunteers will receive donuts, coffee, a free lunch from the local Kulan Halal Deli, a free T-shirt and live music by the Triple Treat Band. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/ScrubDown2022.

Green Transportation Summit & Expo

The Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) announced that Battle Motors will sponsor its 11th annual show from Aug. 16-18 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. The Green Transportation Summit & Expo is one of the West Coast's premier fleet modernization and sustainable transportation events. GTSE offers attendees an inside look at the latest in fleet technologies and innovation. Battle Motors, based in New Philadelphia, Ohio, is a leader in the development of electric vehicle technology and in the vocational truck industry, and produces work-ready diesel, compressed natural gas and fully electric chassis designed and manufactured in America.

Remitly

Remitly Global, a digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 160 countries around the world, appointed Rina Hahn as chief marketing officer. Hahn came to Remitly from Blue Nile where she served as the director of acquisition, overseeing global marketing for the company. She joined Remitly as director of digital marketing, and later becoming vice president of growth. Rob Singer, Remitly's previous CMO, will continue to serve in an advisory role through September 2022. Founded in 2011, Remitly is headquartered in Seattle and has seven global offices, including London, Cork, Singapore, Manila and Managua.

Glowforge

Glowforge, a Seattle-based company that created the 3D laser printer, announced it has raised $43 million in funding led by DFJ Growth, with participation from existing investors Foundry Group, True Ventures, and Revolution Growth. The funds will be used to increase investment in research and development and to expand its user base. Glowforge's technology helps crafters and handcraft entrepreneurs transform materials from wood to acrylic to leather into objects for the home, for gifts, or for sale. Glowforge was founded in 2015 by CEO Dan Shapiro and CTO Mark Gosselin.

Jun 22, 2022

Seattle Sports 710

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Bumpus

Bonneville Seattle announced the new “Bump & Stacy” show, weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Seattle Sports. Michael Bumpus was a wide receiver at Washington State University before going on to a pro career with the Seattle Seahawks and BC Lions. Bumpus spent 5 years as the head football coach at Monroe high School, and now serves as the host of the Seahawks pregame, postgame and halftime shows and as a television analyst for the PAC12 Network. Stacy Rost is a native of SeaTac, Washington and a University of Washington graduate. She began her media career in 2014 and joined Seattle Sports as a staff writer and Seahawks Insider in 2017. She has spent the past three years as a talk show host with Seattle Sports and producing daily Seahawks Insider reports. Seattle Sports serves as the radio flagship station of the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks. In addition, Seattle Sports programming can be heard in Spokane, Tri Cities, and Yakima, Moses Lake and Wenatchee as part of the Seattle Sports Radio Network. Founded in 1964, Bonneville currently operates radio and TV stations, local websites, podcasts and other digital distribution assets in six western U.S. markets. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Bonneville is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, a for-profit arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Eclypsium

Portland-based Eclypsium, an enterprise firmware security company, announced five new appointments to its executive team with hires across research, sales and marketing. The company was also recently named a Global Infosec winner for the “Best Solution in Firmware,” by Cyber Defense Magazine. The new hires are: Richard Wajsgras, president of federal sales and global channels & alliances; Ariella Robison, vice president of marketing; Nate Warfield, director of threat research and intelligence; Mark Finke, director of North America sales; and Paul Asadoorian, firmware security evangelist. Eclypsium also announced the addition of Ramy Houssaini to its Strategic Advisory Board. He brings more than two decades of global executive experience in building and leading business technology, cybersecurity, privacy and data management programs. Houssaini was the first global chief cyber and technology risk officer for BNP Paribas where he is currently serving as the group privacy officer.

City of Puyallup

The city of Puyallup will kick off its summer Concerts in the Park series on June 25th at Bradley Lake Park located at 531 31st Ave S, Puyallup. The event will feature three bands, starting at 1 pm. See puyallupparksandrec.com for complete concert schedule. Concerts are subject to cancellation due to weather. Movies in the Park will be presented at Bradley Lake Park at dusk on July 15th, July 29, August 12th and August 26th. The movies are free and no tickets are required.

Jun 17, 2022

NAVEX

Portland-based NAVEX, a leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, announced Cindy Raz has been named the company's first chief people officer, reporting directly to CEO and president, Sean Thompson. In her more than 10 years at NAVEX, Raz has served in progressively senior roles responsible for human resources and associated organizational development programs. Under Raz's leadership, NAVEX has furthered its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, including the creation of an LGBTQ+ Community Group, a Racial Justice Task Team, a Women in Sales Group and the NAVEX Parents Group. Raz previously held HR roles at EthicsPoint and Waggener Edstrom. She earned her bachelor's degree from Portland State University and is a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional.

Strong Tower Consulting

Strong Tower Consulting, a Bellevue-based management-consulting firm, was named a finalist for the 2022 Microsoft Supplier Prestige Awards. As a Certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise and a Women Owned Business Enterprise, Strong Tower was recognized for its dedication to trustworthy client service and leveraging the power of diversity to solve problems. With more than 70% of its workforce female, Strong Tower has created programs to support women such as the Women's Leadership and Development Group and Returning Caregivers program, which provide formal and informal mentorship and company incentives. Strong Tower also operates as a 100% carbon neutral firm, encouraging lower carbon work patterns while offsetting transportation and energy use by investing in clean energy programs and planting one tree for every week worked by each employee. Additionally, Strong Tower's philanthropy program focuses on giving back $1 for every billable consultant hour to the firm's 10 non-profit charity partners, as chosen by each Strong Tower consultant. In 2021, Strong Tower was named one of Washington State's “100 Best Companies To Work For” by Seattle Business magazine and previously Washington's Most Equitable Workplace by The Puget Sound Business Journal.

Banzai

Seattle-base Banzai, an enterprise SaaS Engagement Marketing platform for virtual events, announced that it has entered into a share subscription facility agreement with GEM Global Yield, a Luxembourg-based alternative investment group for an investment commitment of up to $100 million to be made within 36 months after a public listing. In this tailored agreement, Banzai will control the amount and timing of any drawdowns under this facility with no minimum subscription obligation and will issue shares of common stock. The proceeds from this capital investment will enable Banzai to expand further to service the company's roster of customers. Banzai customers include Argyle, HubSpot, Nutshell, and ActiveCampaign, among thousands of others. Global Emerging Markets (GEM) is a $3.4 billion alternative investment group based in Paris, New York and the Bahamas.

Amazon Prime Day

Amazon's annual Prime Day event is back. The 48-hour event kicks off July 12 at 3 a.m. EDT and runs through July 13 for Prime members in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, the U.K., the U.S., and for the first time ever in Poland and Sweden. Later this summer, Prime Day deals events will be held in India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as in Egypt for the first time.