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First he fixed HealthCare.gov. Now this tech exec will be Microsoft CEO's right-hand man Kurt DelBene left Microsoft in 2013 to help with the HealthCare.gov rollout. He left that job after six months to advise Seattle startups with Madrona Venture group, and now he's going back to Microsoft. Why NW tribes are foreclosing on this venture-backed Alaska Airlines clean tech supplier MicroGreen Polymers abruptly shuttered its Arlington operations last week after years of growth and millions in venture funding. Biotech investment is risky, but this Bothell biopharma may be about to pay off As Alder Biopharmaceuticals heads into the next phase of clinical trials for its migraine and inflammation drugs, it is hiring staff with knowhow about pharmaceutical manufacturing and FDA regulations. Amgen takes a hit on sale to Expedia Amgen just sold for $228.9 million the Seattle waterfront laboratory-office campus that it paid $625 million to create. 6 tips from a Northwest coding school on building a diverse tech workforce Kristin Toth Smith, CEO of Seattle-based Code Fellows, gave a sold-out Portland crowd insight on building diversity into an organization. Microsoft and Boeing supplier Kuka make internet-connected assembly robots Microsoft has made its Azure "Internet of Things" technology available to industrial robot-maker Kuka. The robot company is opening a facility near Boeing's Everett plant. Taser comes to town: Seattle is the center of the body-camera universe The Arizona company that makes police body cameras is having its annual shareholders meeting in Seattle because the city has almost overnight become an important place for testing and development of the technology. The future of Amazon's original films could be in Spike Lee's hands – with an assist from big data Spike Lee has reportedly signed a deal to make a feature film for Amazon's growing Hollywood studio division. The company is also hiring a variety of new positions at its Santa Monica, Calif. office, including big data scientists. National Tech News After long delay, Fairborn firm set to work on $110M NASA contract 6 tips from a Northwest coding school on building a diverse tech workforce Marc Andreessen, Dave McClure downplay startup valuation bubble talk ABQid secures $1M in funding for next classes of companies Georgia Tech seeks to name plaza for Texas Instruments How a new Apple Watch app could modernize your doctor's pager Miami startup CarHopper wants to help you rent your car to strangers Police argue against limiting red light cameras for Texas cities Adobe perks: Grow your own garden and play hoops on the roof Kemper's C2FO sees new partner opening many doors

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