Businomics: September
Sep 2, 2026, 12:08 PM
425 Business
2 Area Startups Pitching at State of GovTech 2026
Originally published on 425 Business. Two local startups have been selected to pitch at the upcoming State of GovTech 2026 in Maryland. Seattle-based Govstream, an AI-driven permitting intake, and Bellevue-based Samora AI, a multilingual voice AI for citizen information lines, are among the 11 startups that will pitch at the seventh annual national government-technology summit. […]
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Overlake Foundation Appoints New Chief Development Officer, Vice President of Philanthropy
Originally published on 425 Business. Overlake Medical Center & Clinics announced this week that Kari Rallo has been appointed as the new chief development officer of the Overlake Medical Center Foundation and vice president of philanthropy of Overlake Medical Center & Clinics. Rallo has worked in the nonprofit and fundraising sector for more than two […]
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Kirkland’s EIT Pharma Closes Oversubscribed $35M Series A Round
Originally published on 425 Business. Kirkland-based EIT Pharma Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for infectious diseases, today announced the successful close of an oversubscribed $35-million Series A financing round. Propel Bio Partners led the round, with participation from Good Ventures, Arrowtown, and others. Propel is an equity-investment firm with offices in Seattle […]
2 days ago
Merrill Lynch Names New Market Executive for Region
Originally published on 425 Business. Merrill Lynch has named Adam Little as its new Seattle market executive. Little, who works out of Merrill’s Bellevue office at 10400 NE Fourth St., leads a team of 150 financial advisers and approximately 300 total employees across six Western Washington offices, including downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Bainbridge Island, Tacoma, Everett, […]
6 days ago
WESCU Names New CEO After Nationwide Search
Originally published on 425 Business. Olympia-based credit union WSECU has named Harry Zhu as its next president and CEO. He will succeed Gary Swindler, who is retiring next month after 37 years with the company, which has locations across Washington. Previously, Zhu spent 13 years with Alliant Credit Union, where he held several senior leadership […]
7 days ago
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