TechFlash: MSFT's record acquisitions; PI globe building gets new tech tenant

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Microsoft on pace for record number of acquisitions in 2015 Microsoft has already completed six acquisitions this year as the company brings in younger companies to reclaim its startup vibe. That will be good for Microsoft and good for the Puget Sound region. P-I globe building gets a new tenant – IMS Health/Appature – as companies flock to the waterfront IMS Health, will join Cutter and Buck in moving to the waterfront near where Big Fish is expanding. Expedia will also soon move in nearby. ​Seattle's Kickstarter success rate is 33 percent higher than the global average Seattle ranks No. 5 among the largest U.S. cities for success rates, number of projects launched and successful projects on Kickstarter. SeaTac school gets tech bump from Ray Connor, Brad Tilden and Syntonic Ray Connor, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Airlines and Gary Greenbaum, CEO of Syntonic, joined forces Friday to launch a program at Chinook Middle School in SeaTac that bridges the gap for students who have unequal access to technology at home. Startup's tool helped improve African agriculture and now helps U.S. health depts. see immunization trends Live Stories, originally backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is expanding rapidly into the U.S. Supply of Seattle-area homes hits lowest point ever recorded Seattle has only 2.2 months supply of homes for sale in March — the lowest ever recorded in the region, according to Redfin. Cover story: Seattle's surprising Kickstarter bounce One of the largest funding rounds for a Seattle startup so far this year didn't come from a professional investor. It came from thousands of individuals handing over small amounts in response to online pitches. National Tech News Oregon computer resellers fear state is cutting them out of contracts This 'Google killer' builder is now ready for you to license The Lilly Co. acquires Alabama dealership Rising Oregon stars in health, cleantech nab $300K from state SpaceX-United Launch Alliance push for re-use in rockets is part of larger space trend First Native American-owned cancer center opens in Fife Inside the new Karcher headquarters in Denver, plus a look at the company (Slideshow) Why 2015 could be the year of the health care hack SeaTac school gets tech bump from Ray Connor, Brad Tilden and Syntonic New Innovate ABQ RFP sets a tight deadline to choose a developer

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