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Seattle in the Spotlight: September 23 – 29
Seattle Makes Elite Ranks of ‘Knowledge Capitals’
Seattle Times | Jon Talton | September 29
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/seattle-makes-elite-ranks-of-knowledge-capitals/
“Seattle is one of 19 “knowledge capitals” in the United States and Europe, according to a wide-ranging study released today by the Brookings Institution. Authored by Jesus Leal Trujillo and Joseph Parilla, the report examines the 123 largest metro economies on the planet. Together, they produce one-third of global gross domestic product despite having only 13 percent of the world’s population. They describe knowledge capitals as “highly productive innovation centers…with talented workforces and elite research universities.”
Designs Show Future of Sea-Tac’s International Arrivals Hub
Seattle Times | Dominic Gates | September 29
“The Port of Seattle released the latest design images Thursday for the new $660 million International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac International Airport, scheduled to break ground early next year and to open in late 2019. International passengers arriving at Sea-Tac today disembark at the south satellite terminal, which is seriously overcrowded at peak times. There, they must go through passport control and customs and wait for their bags. On exiting this space, many passengers then load their bags on a conveyor belt and take a train to the main terminal where they have to wait at another baggage carousel to reunite with their luggage one more time.”
Seattle Region Boasts 5th Best Life Sciences Market in the Country, Study Says
GeekWire | Nat Levy | September 29
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/seattle-region-5th-best-life-sciences-market-country-study-says/
“Seattle boasts the fifth strongest life sciences market in the country, according to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle, led by world-renowned institutions and startups that have grown to become public companies. More often thought of as a hub for technology, Seattle trails only Boston; the San Francisco Bay Area; Raleigh-Durham and San Diego. Life sciences makes up Washington state’s fifth largest industry, accounting for $12.5 billion of the state’s gross domestic product, according to the report. In the Seattle area, 959 life sciences organizations employ 24,320 people. “
University of Washington Ranks No. 5 among the World’s Most Innovative Universities
GeekWire | Taylor Soper | September 28
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/university-washington-ranks-no-5-among-worlds-innovative-universities/
“Reuters is back with its annual list of the world’s most innovative universities and the University of Washington once again found itself among the top-ranked schools. For the second-straight year, Reuters ranked the top 100 most innovative universities based on 10 different metrics, including academic papers on research, patent filings and a university’s ability to transform its development and discoveries into real-world commercial impact. Reuters says its rankings differ from others that rely on surveys because it uses proprietary data and analysis tools from the Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters. The UW actually fell from No. 4 last year to No. 5, but that’s still impressive considering the other universities on the list.”
How An Apprenticeship Pilot Might Solve Tech’s Diversity Problem
Forbes | Kavi Guppta | September 27
“The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a surge of over 1.3 million technology sector jobs by 2020. These jobs will fall under computer programming and computer support specialist roles. Despite the increase in jobs, the tech sector will have trouble filling these roles because of a widening skills gap in the marketplace…Apprenti, an apprenticeship program being piloted by the Washington Technology Industry Association, is hoping to diversify the skill set and talent pool.”
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