Monster and Washington State Launch Powerful Platform that Transforms the Way Job Seekers and Employers Connect

PR Newswire | Monster Worldwide, Inc. | July 6

“Washington is home to some of the most innovative people and companies in the world,” said Governor Jay Inslee. “WorkSourceWA.com provides a great way to efficiently connect incredible talent through Monster’s technology. This collaboration will help our state reduce unemployment and grow our economy, while ensuring that Washingtonian workers and employers have opportunities to be successful and prosper.” Read more.

Fortive starts trading, becomes one of Washington state’s largest publicly traded companies

Puget Sound Business Journal | Rachel Nielsen | July 5

“Washington state just got a new publicly traded company on Tuesday, when Danaher Corp. split in two.

“Over the weekend, Everett-based Fortive Corp. completed a planned spinout from Washington, D.C.-based Danaher (NYSE: DHR) to form a standalone company that oversees a number of industrial technology and professional instrumentation businesses and retail/commercial petroleum businesses. Danaher will continue as the umbrella company for its life sciences and diagnostics businesses, dental, water quality and product identification businesses, which in aggregate generated approximately $16.5 billion of revenue in 2015.” Read more.

When it comes to attracting tech talent, Seattle’s sitting pretty

Puget Sound Business Journal | Marc Stiles | July 5

“Seattle moved up one spot to No. 3 on the annual “Tech Talent Scorecard,” which also ranked the city as the top market for level of education.
“Real estate services company CBRE (NYSE: CBG) on Thursday issued the scorecard, which ranks 50 North American U.S. and Canadian markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent.?” Read more.

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

Geekwire | Nat Levy | June 30

“University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for virtual and augmented startups.” Read more.

Hiring Tech Talent If You’re A Non-Tech Entrepreneur

Forbes | Tom Taulli | July 5

“One of the key mantras for entrepreneurs is hiring top-notch talent. But getting this right often means lots of trial and error. This is especially the case with tech talent. After all, if you did not get an engineering degree, how can you really make the right decision?” Read more.