John Stearns

Sammamish

Staff Writer at 425 Business

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Bellevue's Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Reveals Its Refresh

6 days ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

Amazon this week introduced a new look for the interior of its Amazon Fresh grocery store in Bellevue, marking a "grand reopening" of the roughly 25,000-square-foot store that opened in Factoria in June 2021. Amazon Fresh, which is located at 3901 Factoria Square Mall SE, remained open throughout the renovation. The project cost was not released. The new version of Amazon Fresh, dubbed V2 for the second version, has now been incorporated in all four Seattle metro locations.
KUOW Public Radio Announces New CEO

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The University of Washington and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio announced this week that  Tina Pamintuan has been appointed KUOW's next president and CEO, effective Aug. 1. Pamintuan, who has spent more than 20 years in public radio, will succeed Caryn G. Mathes, who is retiring June 2 after 11 years in the role. Kerry Swanson, KUOW's chief operating officer, will serve as interim president and general manager during the two months between Mathes' departure and Pamintuan's arrival.
Bellevue City Council Appoints Replacement for Position 1 Seat

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The Bellevue City Council on Tuesday chose a city planning commissioner to replace longtime Councilman John Stokes, who announced April 1 that he is vacating his Position 1 seat on May 2 to focus on his family. The council unanimously appointed Planning Commission member Vishal Bhargava to serve for a partial term.
Bellevue Adventure Park Opens New Climbing Wall, Expanded Aerial Course

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The city of Bellevue's longtime challenge course at South Bellevue Community Center has been replaced and modernized with the newly designed Bellevue Adventure Park, which opened Saturday and features challenging aerial features and a climbing wall, the city announced in a news release. The project cost $1 million, paid for with King County levy funds, and took four months to complete.
Bellevue Adventure Park Opens New Climbing Wall, Expanded Aerial Course

1 week ago | 425magazine.com | John Stearns

The city of Bellevue’s longtime challenge course at South Bellevue Community Center has been replaced and modernized with the newly designed Bellevue Adventure Park, which opened Saturday and features challenging aerial features and a climbing wall, the city announced in a news release. The project cost $1 million, paid for with King County levy funds, and took four months to complete.
Crystal Mountain Resort Replacing Rainier Express Chairlift

1 week ago | southsoundbiz.com | John Stearns

The Rainier Express Chairlift at Crystal Mountain Resort will haul its last riders on May 4 as the resort prepares to replace the lift, known locally as “REX,” with a new high-speed quad chair opening next season. REX served the resort for 37 years and the high-speed quad was the first detachable chairlift built in Washington, according to a news release today from Crystal. REX will go out in style.
Investments in Eastside Companies Fuel VC Surge in First Quarter

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

Several large funding deals for Eastside companies helped spur a big jump in Seattle-area venture-capital investment in this year's first quarter compared with year-ago levels, according to figures released today by PitchBook and National Venture Capital Association. The metro area saw $2.1 billion in capital invested last quarter through 83 deals, triple the $695.8 million invested in first quarter 2024 in 95 deals, data show.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Completes Space Mission with All-Female Crew

1 week ago | southsoundbiz.com | John Stearns

Kent-based Blue Origin successfully completed its 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard rocket this morning with an all-female crew that included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. “What a privilege to witness this crew of trailblazers depart the capsule today,” Phil Joyce, senior vice president for New Shepard, said in a company news post.
3-Property Industrial Outdoor-Storage Portfolio in Kent Sells for $28.2M

1 week ago | southsoundbiz.com | John Stearns

Annapolis, Maryland-based Realterm, an independent global-investment manager focused on the transportation industry, on Thursday announced its acquisition of three industrial outdoor storage properties in Kent. The three adjacent properties — 7915 S. 261st St., and 26220 and 26330 79th Ave. S — include 38,900 square feet of buildings on 9.3 contiguous acres with secured parking, storage, and maintenance facilities, Realterm said.
Work Underway for Long-Awaited Town Center

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

It was 10 years ago that Bellevue-based STCA LLC signed its first contract to purchase land for what would become part of a future Town Center in Sammamish - and work on the project has finally begun. "This will be Sammamish's downtown that it never had," Matthew Samwick, CEO of Innovation Realty Partners LLC and managing member of STCA, said during a tour earlier this year of some of the 90 acres his company acquired from 2015 to 2019 for the Sammamish Town Center project.