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Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

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The project includes the Brightwork building, shown at the park’s northern edge, which the UW hopes will start construction this year. (UW Despite the ongoing legal issues, the UW and Wexford remain hopeful they will be able to start construction in early 2024. Brightwork is expected to take roughly two years to build.

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Washington Supreme Court case for controversial capital gains tax begins this week

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The estimated $500 million in yearly revenue the tax is expected to generate is earmarked to be funneled into early-childhood education programs and school construction. And advocates say it’s one way that Washington’s regressive tax laws can be altered to level the playing field for people of color and rural communities.

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Biotech industry leaders share cautious optimism for 2023 amid downturn and layoffs

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Earlier companies are considering fewer development programs and having a slower ramp on hiring. Everyone is budgeting 50% longer to raise their rounds,” said Canestaro. Neoleukin Therapeutics recently shed staff in the wake of disappointing clinical data for its lead program, for example. Phage Genomics CEO Ivan Liachko.

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Our buildings are making us sick

Vox

The sharp air — a combination of off-gassing from an ammonia-based blueprint copier and fumes from two construction workshops that shared the building — was, to the doctor’s nose, immediately and unambiguously toxic. The structures intended to keep people safe were instead becoming threats to their health in a variety of ways.

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Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector

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Initiative supporters say the program amounts to a “hidden gas tax” that is harming Washington residents by raising prices at the pump and jacking up electric bills. And the auctions pay for programs that directly and indirectly benefit the tech sector, supporting job creation and climate tech companies working on decarbonization.

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