Governor Ferguson selects 99 Opportunity Zones to encourage private investment

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today Governor Bob Ferguson announced the nominations of 99 low-income and rural communities across Washington state for the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program.

The second-generation program encourages investors, developers and financial institutions to fund real estate development and businesses in exchange for tax incentives. The first generation of the program spurred an estimated $100 billion in private investments nationwide.

Gov. Ferguson submitted the nominations, representing 27 counties and 17 tribal lands, to

Recess Is Back at Woodinville's Old Schoolhouse as Flatstick Pub Moves In

The links-style mini golf course at Flatstick Pub Woodinville runs through the second floor of the restored Old Woodinville School, a brick schoolhouse that dates to 1909, in Woodinville's Schoolhouse District.

Flatstick Pub opens its Woodinville location Oct. 16 to 18 in the restored Old Woodinville School, with a mini golf course built into the second floor.

WOODINVILLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Flatstick Pub, the family-owned Washington craft beer and pub games company, will celebrate the grand opening of its Woodinville location on Saturday, Oct. 17, during an

Communities In Schools of Washington Marks 35 Years, Now Reaching More Than 144,000 Statewide Students Annually

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Founded in 1991, Communities In Schools of Washington celebrates 35 years of removing barriers to learning, now in 49 districts with 12 affiliates statewide.

Communities In Schools® and Communities In Schools of Washington have made and continue to make a difference for 35 years in students' lives, their families and the communities we serve.”

— Dr. Gwynth R. Nelson, CEO and State Executive Director of CISWA

TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Communities In Schools of Washington (CISWA) is celebrating its 35th year of showing up for Washington’s students and connecting young people and

PowerLight Receives Expanded Investment from Department of War for Laser-Based Wireless Power Beaming

PowerLight’s Aerial ReCharge (ARC) receiver, integrated with fixed-wing and quad UAS

PowerLight’s Aerial ReCharge (ARC) wireless power beaming transmitter

New award advances Aerial ReCharge™ system toward field deployment

Power beaming means more time on mission and less time on the ground”

— OE-I Combat Power Portfolio Lead Chris DePuma

KENT, WA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PowerLight Technologies, a leader in safe, long-distance laser power beaming, today announced a follow-on award from the Department of War’s (DOW) Operational Energy - Innovation (OE-

From a single cell to 1.2 million: Scientists successfully create the largest cellular 'family tree' for a mammal

A circular lineage tree of a 13-day old mouse embryo, originating from a single cell at the center expanding outward over developmental time. Cells derived from the first cell division are marked in blue or red (credit: Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology)

The findings bring us closer to understanding one of biology’s fundamental questions: how a single cell gives rise to the extraordinary complexity of life

Our success in putting DNA Typewriter into a developing embryo, together with the resulting cell lineage, brings us closer to our dream of comprehensively mapping mammalian development”

— Jay Shendure, Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, UW Medicine

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- How does a single fertilized egg produce all the cells in an animal’s body? This question has hung over science for decades, and it’s critical to understanding how diseases like cancer take

Flyhomes Builds on Growth Momentum With Three Senior Hires Led by Zillow Veteran Tyler Moynihan

Flyhomes: Buy the next home before selling. No home sale contingency, ever.

Nihit Nirmal joins as VP of Product and Wendy Tieu returns as Director of Partner Enablement as Flyhomes builds out its leading Buy Before You Sell platform

We built Flyhomes alongside customers, loan officers and agents to remove barriers to mobility. Tyler, Nihit and Wendy will bring that work to more partners to unlock demand sitting on the sidelines.”

— Tushar Garg, CEO and co-founder of Flyhomes

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Flyhomes, the leading Buy Before You Sell platform for helping homeowners purchase their next home before selling their current one, today announced three senior hires as it expands its

World’s Largest Coconut Water Range to Re-Enter US as Tariff Disruption Creates Market Gaps

CocoCoast produces a 17-product range of pure, flavored and sparkling coconut waters and is re-entering the US market through a new Seattle-based distributor.

CocoCoast co-founder Damian Russell. The Australian beverage exporter is returning to the US market through a new Seattle-based distributor.

Australian beverage exporter CocoCoast returns to the US after an 18-month pause, targeting gaps created by tariff disruption and rising import costs.

The challenge in the US wasn’t demand but the uncertainty around what a shipment was ultimately going to cost when it landed.”

— Damian Russell, Co-founder, CocoCoast

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The company behind the world’s largest coconut water range is returning to the US after an 18-month pause, as tariff uncertainty and rising landed costs create gaps in the imported beverage market.

Australian-based CocoCoast, one of the