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Cloud City is booming: Kirkland cloud startup raises $13 million Another Puget Sound-region cloud company has raised significant investment from venture capital firms, raising the region's clout as the place where cloud companies form and grow. Steve Largent brings competitive football mentality to Nintex board Bellevue-based Nintex announced that Steve Largent and former Coinstar CFO Brian Turner would join its board. Microsoft CEO Nadella nets $3.6 million cash bonus Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received $11.6 million in total compensation in 2014. Former Moz CEO Rand Fishkin: Startup founders need self-awareness Rand Fishkin handed over the Moz CEO reins to Sarah Bird in January after admitting he wasn't the best person to run the company. Boeing breaks ground on 777X Composite Wing Center Boeing's 777X composite wing center in Everett had its official groundbreaking Tuesday seven weeks ahead of schedule. Booming video game industry gets boost from JPMorgan Chase grant Washington Interactive Network was awarded a $225,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase as part of the bank's Small Business Forward Initiative. Microsoft says it gave away $1B for first time ever in fiscal 2014 ​Microsoft Corp. said its total annual company giving exceeded $1 billion for the first time in fiscal 2014. Amazon reaches book deal with Simon & Schuster ​Amazon.com Inc. and book publisher Simon & Schuster reached a deal regarding digital books, perhaps putting more pressure on Hachette Book Group to reach a similar deal with the Seattle online retailing giant. National Tech News

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