Mar 15, 2023

Habit Design

Kim

Issaquah-based Habit Design was awarded the People's Choice Innovation Award by the majority of voting attendees at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions & Expo. Habit Design becomes the first habit coaching company to receive this award, and will be showcased again at next year's ACA conference in Atlanta. In partnership with NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the University of Washington, TriHealth and MultiCare, Habit Design was lauded for preliminary results of the Phase II clinical trial of its A.I.-enhanced, habit coaching system, including accelerating the time to create an automatic habit from at least 66 days (the previous clinically validated benchmark) to just 6 days, on average. Michael Kim is the founder & CEO of Habit Design and the principal investigator of the research project. Founded by clinical psychologists & scientists from Harvard, Yale, Stanford Medical School, and the University of Washington, Habit Design customizes twenty, clinically validated habit formation techniques to each client by integrating A.I., behavioral economics, and real-time coaching taking only 1 minute a day.

Qualtrics

Qualtrics, a provider of experience management software, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake, a global technology investor, in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), in an all-cash transaction that values Qualtrics at approximately $12.5 billion. Silver Lake and its co-investors, together with CPP Investments, will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares Silver Lake does not already own. Qualtrics will become an independent, privately held company. Qualtrics will continue to be led by CEO Zig Serafin, and the company will remain headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle. The transaction is fully financed by equity commitments from Silver Lake and co-investors together with $1.75 billion in equity from CPP Investments and $1 billion in debt.

Schnitzer Steel

Portland-based Schnitzer Steel Industries has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the 2023 World's Most Ethical Companies. Schnitzer is among this year's 135 honorees spanning 19 countries and 46 industries. This is the ninth consecutive year in which Schnitzer has earned its place among Ethisphere's honorees. Ethisphere recognizes companies for supporting communities, building capable and empowered workforces, and fostering corporate cultures focused on ethics and purpose. The assessment process includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance, diversity, and initiatives that support a strong value chain. Schnitzer manufactures and exports recycled metal products, and has operating facilities located in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and Western Canada. Schnitzer has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Foster Garvey

Foster Garvey added Erin Snodgrass as of counsel in the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism group in Seattle. She represents a wide variety of businesses at all stages in development, including industry leaders and start-up companies, in the areas of hospitality, travel and technology. Prior to joining Foster Garvey, Snodgrass was a principal and co-founder of Snodgrass Annand, where she focused on technology and commercial transactions, licensing, privacy and marketing for a variety of clients with a focus on clients in the hospitality industry. She also advises clients on media/content transactions and intellectual property. She previously was an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law, where she earned her J.D. in 1998.

Banner Bank

Forbes released its 2023 list ranking America's 100 Best Banks, and Banner Bank is 12th. This is the seventh consecutive year Banner has been included on the list and is its highest ranking yet. Based on regulatory filings through Sept. 30, 2022, Forbes looked at nine metrics based on growth, profitability, capital adequacy and asset quality. Headquartered in Walla Walla, Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts business in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho.

Mar 14, 2023

ProbablyMonsters

Subotnick

Poon

House

Jolley

Marko

Bellevue-based ProbablyMonsters, an independent AAA video game company, expanded its leadership team with the recent addition of five experienced industry executives. The new leaders include: Anne Marko, vice president of global marketing; Jennifer Jolley, general counsel; Brandi House, general manager; Ryh-Ming Poon, head of global communications; and Mark Subotnick, vice president of partner alliances. Marko is a former Warner Bros. Games executive with over 20 years of experience spanning marketing, publishing, sales operations and digital storefronts. She has managed franchises and partners such as Lego, DC, Mortal Kombat, and CD Projekt Red in various roles. Jolley has 25 years of experience working with technology companies and entertainment properties. Most recently, she was associate general counsel at Aristocrat Digital, where she served as the chief intellectual property advisor to the company’s digital games businesses, Big Fish Games and Product Madness. House is a veteran of Bungie, Oculus and Unity, and will oversee the incubation team at ProbablyMonsters. Poon is an industry veteran known for roles at Activision, GameFly and Jam City, and has over 25 years of experience in global communications, public relations and marketing. She was included in GameIndustry.biz’s 100 Game Changers list in 2020 for her dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion. Subotnick held key roles at Intel, Microsoft and Sega. He has worked in nearly every category of gaming and entertainment, from production to business development, QA and marketing. Founded in 2016, ProbablyMonsters has over 460 employees and continues to focus on growth, having closed a preferred Series A funding round of $250 million in January 2022.

Mar 10, 2023

Summit Bank

Craig Wanichek, president and chief executive officer of Summit Bank announced that the Oregon-based business bank acquired a new bank building in Redmond, Oregon. The building is located at 538 SW Highland Avenue in downtown Redmond. The city has a diverse economy, including industries such as technology, manufacturing, and healthcare. This acquisition is part of the bank's ongoing efforts to expand its presence in the Central Oregon Region. The new bank building is expected to open in the Fall of 2023, following a brief period of renovation and remodeling. Summit offices in Eugene, Central Oregon, and downtown Portland.

Fluke Corporation

Everett-based Fluke Corporation is celebrating its 75th anniversary. In 1948, the John Fluke Engineering Company was founded in a basement workshop in Springfield, Connecticut. A U.S. Navy World War II veteran and graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Fluke pioneered a highly accurate benchtop power meter which was first sold to General Electric. Today, the Fluke Corporation is a leading producer of compact, professional electronic test tools and software for measuring and condition monitoring. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians and maintenance managers who install, troubleshoot, and maintain industrial, electrical, and electronic equipment and calibration processes.