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1 Guest: Washington could fall behind California in courting China Opinion and Editorial
THIS week features yet another milestone in the relationship between California and China — U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at Sunnylands, a desert retreat in Rancho Mirage.
6/6/2013 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Amazon a virtual no-show in hometown philanthropy Business
Conceived on Wall Street, born in a Bellevue rental house, and based in a dozen buildings on the northern edge of downtown Seattle, Amazon has grown into one of the Internet's most-recognized name brands and a company so big that it holds staff meetings at KeyArena.
3/31/2012 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Obituary: Architect José Montaño was proud of Bolivian roots Local News
Mr. Montaño, who regularly opened his family home to cultural gatherings, maintained a deep pride in his Bolivian roots while striving to make his mark in a new country, said his son, José E. Montaño, a Seattle artist.
12/4/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 It takes more than villages to keep mothers safe Home and Garden
FATIMA DEL ROSARIO Gonzalez Polanco sits alone in the back of a taxi for the bumpy ride to the hospital here in La Dalia, a small mountain town in the highlands of central Nicaragua.
11/26/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 Gates foundation gives away $2.5 billion in 2010 Local News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave away $2.5 billion last year, but its chief executive acknowledged Wednesday that the foundation still needs to improve the way it interacts with those who receive its funds.
8/3/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 In Person: Yang Lan nurtures philanthropy among China's newly wealthy Business
Last year she co-organized a banquet in Beijing with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that brought Bill Gates and Warren Buffett together to discuss philanthropy with more than 30 of China's billionaire families.
7/24/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Local United Way raises $120M Local News
United Way of King County said it raised nearly $120 million in its annual fundraising drive, which ended in June, $19 million more than last year's campaign. The local chapter also led the nation in total donations.
7/22/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 Gates money, best minds put to work 'reinventing' toilet Local News
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a program Tuesday aimed at "reinventing the toilet," and providing $42 million in grants to create and test new approaches to improve sanitation in the developing world. The projects were being announced at a conference in Rwanda.
7/19/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 Chinese entrepreneur building 'dual-shore' software company in Kirkland Business
The red doors of its conference rooms, for instance, are named for the Chinese cities where iSoftStone has major operations: Beijing, Wuxi, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou. Company executives said they chose the location in part for its feng shui.
7/6/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 Auburn High awards honorary diploma to volunteer 'hero' Local News
Vogel, 67, is developmentally disabled and never received a formal education. Growing up, he always loved school, his older sister Patricia Schiferl recalled. But back then, he was dismissed as a child who was unable to learn and later sent to group homes.
6/19/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 Gates Foundation's new campus a center for local as well as world issues Local News
It may be better known for its work around the world, but the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation highlighted local programs in celebrating the opening of its new Seattle headquarters Thursday.
6/2/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 Locke may face tough grilling as China ambassador nominee Local News
WASHINGTON — Gary Locke's confirmation hearing Thursday to become ambassador to China won't be quite the stroll he enjoyed after being nominated as commerce secretary in 2009.
5/24/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Bill & Melinda Gates: Adjoining offices, contrasting styles Local News
"I think one of Bill's enormous gifts is that he can read a book on statistics ... and move to the human condition and say this is something perhaps the foundation could tackle," she said in a recent interview. "For me, I see the human condition on the ground, and I build up to the statistics."
5/22/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 The new Gates Foundation headquarters reflects charity's roots — and reach Business
In 2006, a team from Seattle's NBBJ architecture firm met with Melinda Gates to review drawings of buildings for a new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters the architects had created according to her specifications. Melinda Gates had taken the lead in planning the $500 million campus.
5/21/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 Bill Gates thinks big, spends big in push for energy innovation Business
Gates said he has been meeting with energy experts, reading up on the latest science and investing in startups, such as Bellevue-based TerraPower, which is designing a new kind of nuclear reactor intended to run for decades on depleted uranium.
5/10/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 Wave of Chinese professionals makes mark in area Business
At its annual Chinese New Year party this year, the Chinese employees group at Microsoft had a special guest: CEO Steve Ballmer, who handed out lucky red envelopes to children.
4/27/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 Harry Shums of the world find many ways to succeed Local News
Harry Shum heads development of search products at Microsoft, but a search for him online is likely to turn up an unrelated young dancer named Harry Shum Jr., who plays Mike Chang on the hit TV show "Glee." In the U.S., world-famous engineers just don't rank as high as TV celebrities, Shum knows.
4/27/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 A magical ride, and hard work, for a Hong Kong girl Local News
Carrie Shiu dreamed about building airplanes while growing up under the flight path in Hong Kong and watching planes roar above her family's apartment. Though her teachers didn't think a girl could ever achieve anything so ambitious, the 38-year-old Shiu is now a lead design engineer at Boeing.
4/27/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 In Person: Laurie Erickson is a 'wrap' star to cancer patients Business
Laurie Erickson does a brisk business designing and selling unique hair accessories to stores like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. But there's another reason why her 30 employees enjoy coming to work.
4/25/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 U.S., Chinese mayors in Seattle to talk economic growth Business
That became evident at the first joint conference of mayors being held in Seattle this week, where U.S. and Chinese city officials are exchanging views on economic development and exploring possible business deals. More than 100 local and regional officials from around the U.S.
4/20/2011 | seattletimes.com | find similar results