TechFlash: Bertha nears its deepest point; Ray Conner's Boeing career in photos

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Where's Bertha? Seattle tunnel-boring machine nears its deepest point The gigantic drilling device is about 210 feet below the surface near Virginia Street between First and Second avenues. Achievements: Ray Conner's Boeing career spans 40 years (Photos) Conner is retiring as CEO and president of Boeing's most important business unit after leading it through a tremendous period of growth in the Puget Sound region. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner set to retire and replacement named Boeing has never hired an outsider to run its most important business unit – until now. Business is booming as FlowPlay takes on fantasy sports The Seattle video game company barely survived 2008. Now it's one of the region's fastest-growing private companies. The Trump effect and other 2017 housing market predictions by Zillow The online real estate company forecasts that for the first time in a decade the number of people driving into work from the suburbs will increase. The Pitch: Boogio smart shoes help companies get on their feet Boogio's smart shoes capture and analyze biomechanics for virtual reality, health, fitness and sports apps. Why so few women in tech? Sarah Imbach explains Sarah Imbach attributes the shortage in part to risk profile, but there's increasing awareness in tech that more diverse companies are better returning companies and a lot of changes are coming. Wireless pioneer John Stanton's Bellevue company plans to go public in Canada The deal involving Trilogy International Partners would be another example of the enormous amount of wealth created by the Seattle area's pioneering wireless industry. Bellevue's Offerup boosts latest funding round by $11M, adds PayPal co-founder as investor The second-hand goods startup earlier this year became the Seattle area's only unicorn – or privately held startup worth more than $1 billion. Amazon, other online retailers poised to enjoy big spike in holiday sales Black Friday used to be the official kickoff of the holiday shopping season. But with companies like Amazon starting sales the week before Thanksgiving, shoppers are turning more to online shopping and getting an earlier start. National Tech News Here's Google's answer for your Black Friday crowd woes Port Canaveral to discuss lease agreement for SpaceX expansion Tesla completes $2 billion buy of SolarCity, Colorado's biggest solar installer ​Thiel searches for Silicon Valley tech leaders to join him on Trump's transition team AT&T continues move into media with acquisition

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