TechFlash: Morningstar to buy PitchBook for $180M; Boeing's Beverly Wyse

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Morningstar to buy PitchBook for $180M The deal values the Seattle startup at about $225 million. Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is the PSBJ Executive of the Year Khosrowshahi joins previous PSBJ Executives of the Year including Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden, Wright Runstad President Greg Johnson and F5 Networks CEO John McAdam. Boeing's Beverly Wyse: Qatar and China jet deals 'build confidence' in strong forecasts Boeing Shared Services's president says two recent deals show that Boeing long term commercial airplane sales are strong and that forecasts are spot on. Alaska's $11 billion puzzle: How Seattle's hometown airline plans to piece together two very different companies Alaska Air President Benito "Ben" Minicucci is the puzzlemaster leading the combination of his airline with Virgin America. The fight for customers has already begun. Eastside This Week: Another tech company signs a big lease; Investor from China buys up golf courses The Eastside continues to be a magnet for tech companies big and small looking for more space. Amazon announces cloud ally in battle with Microsoft Azure The strategic alliance – which allows companies to run leading private cloud provider VMware software on Amazon's public cloud infrastructure – will bolster AWS' efforts against Microsoft's Azure. Amazon gears up for holiday season with hiring binge Amazon today announced it is creating more than 120,000 seasonal positions, including 3,000 in the Puget Sound region, this holiday season. This Seattle startup makes sales tax simple for small businesses In this week's Pitch, we take a look at Lumatax, a startup aimed at small businesses that need help filing sales taxes. PicoBrew is launching its homebrew Pico device with retailers in November The $799 Pico can brew five liters of craft beer in about 2 hours with pre-packaged hop and grain modules. Seattle to get shot of Norwegian 'Bliss' when massive new cruise ship calls in 2018 The Norwegian Cruise Line is building a new mega cruise ship to carry 4,000 passengers between Seattle and Alaska in 2018. It means $30 million in Port of Seattle upgrades for cruises and more. Three Seattle-area professionals named among LinkedIn's Next Wave The professional social network identified 120 top professionals across a dozen industries in its annual list of business leaders under the age of 36 Bill Gates-backed startup Kymeta sets debut for satellite antenna The Intellectual Ventures spinout's first product could help put the Seattle area on the map for satellite technology. National Tech News Here's how we get to Mars by the 2030s, according to a former astronaut and Lockheed exec Morgan Stanley backs PayPal co-founder's credit card-killer How this tech startup CEO turned a profanity-laced email into $23M in funding Ready for launch: How Kickstarter serves as the intersection of creativity and technology Hyperloop One adds former CFO of Uber to board, announces $50 million in new funding

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