WASHINGTON'S LEADING BUSINESS MAGAZINE

May 2011/FEATURES

Contents

Departments

Health Care
Technology

Feature: Alder may be Bothell's next biotech star
With a billion-dollar partner excited about early promise for yeast-grown antibodies, Alder Biopharmaceuticals is striding carefully toward the commercial launch of what may be a major rheumatoid arthritis drug.

Commentary

CEO Adviser: Security and Integrity and Privacy—Oh, My!
New accounting standards for financial institutions and IT data guardians.
Commentary: Use a ‘coaching culture’ to attract and retain talent
An executive coach helps business leaders drive greater employee engagement.
Editor's Letter: Learning To Sell Globally
Final Analysis: The Beauty of Outsourcing
The remainder of this headline will be provided by an offshore contractor.
Virgin on Business: Should Seattle learn from Bellevue?
Step one: Look to Bellevue for the next mayor.

Finance

Finance: How a veteran CEO is saving Seattle Bank
How a veteran CEO and an investor group with little background in banking helped one local bank emerge from the real estate bust.

Law

Law: Improving Washington’s Business Climate
It will require long-term commitment and hard choices

Made in Washington
Technology

Made in WA: New Growth in the Silicon Forest
Driven by the global appetite for smartphones, cars and cameras, the tech sector in Southwest Washington is booming.

Retail & Services
Bright Idea: TeachStreet Is a Website for Private Lessons
Seattle’s TeachStreet is mastering the tricky web of service directories.

Made in Washington
Retail & Services

On Reflection: Nano-breweries serve up more beer varieties
Pint-size nanobreweries produce less than 1,000 barrels a year, relying on local support.

Health Care

Spotlight: New Life in Life Sciences
Record attendance at annual innovation conference is good news for the industry in the Northwest.

Health Care
Profiles

Talking Points: Premera's ‘Gubby’ Barlow
CEO, Premera Blue Cross

Technology

Technology: Motricity Rides Mobile Wave
Led by an ambitious college dropout, Motricity has carved itself a healthy slice of the competitive mobile data services pie.

Profiles
Retail & Services

FEATURE: Tom Douglas Restaurants on a Growth Spree
How CEO Pamela Hinckley is managing the rapid growth at Tom Douglas Restaurants.

Finance
Retail & Services

FEATURE: State helps businesses promote exports
FEATURE: Washington’s small companies are fueling export growth
Washington’s small companies are fueling export growth.