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Tech Mahindra Inaugurates 5G Innovation Lab in Bellevue, WA

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Friday, May 27, 2022
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Tech Mahindra , a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has inaugurated a 5G Lab as an innovation centre to help customers co-create and co-innovate 5G powered solutions.

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  • Tech Mahindra , a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has inaugurated a 5G Lab as an innovation centre to help customers co-create and co-innovate 5G powered solutions.
  • The innovation lab in Bellevue, WA will curate vertical solutions in the telco space to help customers achieve their future business ambitions through 5G and related technology.
  • The innovation lab will witness software and hardware developers, operators, and cloud service providers coming together to co-create solutions that will define a new era of customer experience powered by 5G.
  • Tech Mahindras 5G innovation lab draws on the companys global leading experience in digital transformation.

Unrestrained Pets Aren’t as Distracting as Kids in the Car

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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But when it comes to staying focused behind the wheel, drivers say theres an even greater distraction than wandering pets kids in the car.

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  • But when it comes to staying focused behind the wheel, drivers say theres an even greater distraction than wandering pets kids in the car.
  • Slightly more 80% also agree that its at least somewhat important for pets to be safely restrained when theyre along for a ride.
  • But when it comes to considering the greatest driving distractions, drivers today say that its more challenging to stay focused when kids are in the car than it is when pets are passengers.
  • That represents a shift in opinion, at least among Seattle drivers, since PEMCO last asked the same question of drivers in 2016 when significantly more said pets were more distracting.

Symetra Once Again Teams Up with Sue Bird on New TV Advertising

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has launched new brand advertising featuring five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA Champion Sue Bird.

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  • Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has launched new brand advertising featuring five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA Champion Sue Bird.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220516005773/en/
    Sports legend Sue Bird teams up with Symetra once again in new brand advertising.
  • Alone on the court, basketball legend Sue Bird is running through a series of drills.
  • Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington.

Pacific Science Center Receives $1 Million Amazon Future Engineer Grant to Deliver Science and Technology Education to Students from Underserved Communities

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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SEATTLE, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Science Center (PacSci) and Amazon Future Engineer today announced a new collaboration, fueled by a $1 million grant from Amazon, to spark curiosity in tens of thousands of students from underserved and historically underrepresented communities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields through free interactive science education programs. The effort builds on continued initiatives by each organization to reach more students from Title I schools – those with 40% or more of the student population classified as low-income – and provides a critical next step in PacSci's ultimate vision: providing every K-8 student in the state with supplemental STEM curriculum at no cost.

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  • SEATTLE, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Science Center (PacSci) and Amazon Future Engineer today announced a new collaboration, fueled by a $1 million grant from Amazon, to spark curiosity in tens of thousands of students from underserved and historically underrepresented communities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields through free interactive science education programs.
  • We are thrilled to partner with PacSci to increase access to computer science education for students across Puget Sound.
  • Pacific Science Center is an independent, not-for-profit institution in Seattle and has been a gateway to access science education and innovation for early 60 years.
  • Amazon Future Engineer is a childhood-to-career computer science education program intended to inspire and educate millions of students from historically underrepresented communities globally, including hundreds of thousands of students in the U.S. each year.

Wash Me! PEMCO Poll Reveals Whose Cars are the Cleanest Around the Pacific Northwest

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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However, in both cities, men claim to have the cleanest cars, inside and out.

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  • However, in both cities, men claim to have the cleanest cars, inside and out.
  • The poll also found that drivers with children spend more time cleaning their cars than those without kids perhaps out of necessity.
  • Though confidence in cleanliness remains high among most, the poll asked what keeps drivers from keeping their cars even cleaner.
  • PEMCO Mutual Insurance is the Defender of Your Northwest, providing auto, home, renters and boat coverage.

Longevity Partners Increases West Coast Presence with New Expansion to Seattle

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Ted will lead business growth in Longevitys Seattle office as part of the companys expansion in the United States and across the globe to support the low carbon transition.

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  • Ted will lead business growth in Longevitys Seattle office as part of the companys expansion in the United States and across the globe to support the low carbon transition.
  • This tangible move demonstrates that Longevity takes its US expansion very seriously and Im delighted to welcome someone as passionate as Ted to lead our new Seattle Office, says Etienne Cadestin, Founder and Global CEO of Longevity Partners.
  • For more information about Longevity Partners and to inquire about open positions, please visit https://www.longevity-partners.com/ .
  • Operating in over 40 countries for more than 100 institutional investors across all asset classes, Longevity Partners provides all services required to future-proof property investment portfolios.

Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and St. James Cathedral Embrace Sustainability for First Hill Property Redevelopment

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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As announced in 2021, Westbank and its affiliate Creative Energy have partnered with Swedish Health Services on First Hill in Seattle.

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  • As announced in 2021, Westbank and its affiliate Creative Energy have partnered with Swedish Health Services on First Hill in Seattle.
  • As part of this project, Swedish will be able to divert excess heat from its First Hill Campus to an energy sharing platform.
  • Its a pleasure to be working with our partners at the Archdiocese of Seattle, to realize our shared vision for First Hill, said Westbank founder Ian Gillespie.
  • St. James Cathedral is the cathedral church for the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and its archbishop, the Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne.

How Pacific Northwest Are You? PEMCO Poll Finds Even Transplants Identify With Typical NW Quirks

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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According to a new poll from PEMCO Insurance, it may be because they feel right at home.

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  • According to a new poll from PEMCO Insurance, it may be because they feel right at home.
  • According to the latest poll, about one-third of Northwest residents (31%) say theyre a transplant to the region.
  • Overall, three-quarters of Northwest residents say that to be considered a Pacific Northwest local, a person needs to have at least lived in the region for about half of their lifetime.
  • In fact, 83% of Seattle and Portland residents say they at least somewhat associate with the attributes of being a Pacific Northwesterner.

Seattle Foundation Names New President and CEO

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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SEATTLE, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle Foundation is pleased to announce that Alesha Washington has been named its new President and Chief Executive Officer after an extensive, nationwide search process. Washington most recently served as Program Director for Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy at the George Gund Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio and was previously the Vice President of Government Advocacy at the Greater Cleveland Partnership, one of the largest chambers of commerce in the country.

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  • Cleveland's loss is definitely Seattle's gain," said Ronald Richard, President and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation, one of the largest and the first community foundation in the United States.
  • The Search Committee was chaired by Ed Thomas, former Seattle Foundation Chair and Managing Partner for the Seattle office of Deloitte LLP.
  • Washington succeeds David Bley, who has been serving as interim President and CEO since Tony Mestres departed Seattle Foundation in May 2021 after seven years of service.
  • Seattle Foundation ignites powerful, rewarding philanthropy to make Greater Seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all.

Amazon Commits $42.5 Million to Create More Than 300 New Affordable Homes Near Light Rail Stations in the Puget Sound Region

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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The deals stem from Amazons $300 million transit commitment from 2021 to create 3,000 new affordable homes in collaboration with the transit agencies in Amazons three hometown communities of Washington states Puget Sound region; the Arlington, Virginia region; and Nashville, Tennessee.

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  • The deals stem from Amazons $300 million transit commitment from 2021 to create 3,000 new affordable homes in collaboration with the transit agencies in Amazons three hometown communities of Washington states Puget Sound region; the Arlington, Virginia region; and Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Since launching the Amazon Housing Equity Fund in January 2021, Amazon has committed more than $344.3 million in loans and grants for the Puget Sound region to create and preserve 2,870 affordable homes.
  • Amazon is funding a $25.8 million low-rate loan commitment and predevelopment grant to BRIDGE Housing, a nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable housing.
  • The scale that Amazon has gone to in order to create and preserve affordable housing in our region makes a real difference, said Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson.