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GeekWire Awards: How these five Workplace of the Year finalists navigate challenging times

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Workplace of the Year finalists, clockwise from top left: Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founders Harlan and Chad Robins; the Helion team; Impinj offices in Seattle; Treasury4 team; Blink CEO Karen Clark Cole. This year’s finalists are Adaptive Biotechnologies, Blink, Helion, Impinj and Treasury4. Blink Blink CEO Karen Clark Cole.

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GeekWire Awards FAQ: What to know if you’re coming to the big show

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Program schedule : VIP finalist reception at 4:30 p.m. The Awards program — the Oscars of the Northwest tech scene — will begin at 7 p.m., Social : Use #GeekWireAwards when sharing scenes from the festivities to your feeds. When: Thursday, May 18, 5:30 to 10 p.m. PT Where: Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Ave. Do I need ID to enter?

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The push for corporate board diversity is growing. How do Pacific NW tech companies stack up?

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The initiative has support from major Northwest tech companies and provides a free, six-month training program for “board-ready” Black executives. Voluntary programs include OnBoarding Women , a Seattle-based effort started in 2014 to boost the number of women on public boards. Do I wish the change would come faster?”

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GeekWire 200 update: Health tech and B2C startups rise up rankings of top PNW companies

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Its public offering allowed mobile marketplace platform OfferUp (No. Last year, there were only two IPOs among GeekWire 200 companies: Adaptive Biotechnologies and Limeade. 57), which chose to turn down its Paycheck Protection Program loan after seeing sales momentum; smart home device maker Wyze Labs (No.

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Fred Hutch’s president says a new strain of virus research center is needed to fight future outbreaks

GeekWire

“I think virology needs a ‘cancer centers’ program, OK?” “If you had something like that, you could screen people before they went to, say, T-Mobile Park to see the Mariners. “We need the same thing in virology,” he told GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

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Women in tech: Meet the trailblazers of STEM equality

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Some include socialization for girls, subtle biases in school and at work, and how women approach the workplace. She is a scientist and a patent attorney with a focus on biotechnology. is the Founder and CEO of Drawbridge, a startup company that provides technology-based marketing services for mobile devices. Shawna Lemon, Ph.D.

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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

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“The shift in demand to online services, combined with a highly mobile workforce, may help tech weather the crisis better than other industries,” wrote Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao. ” A robust remote work infrastructure might also be advantageous during the shelter-in-place and social distancing orders.

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