TechFlash: UW plans taller buildings; Zipwhip raises $9M

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At fast-growing UW, a development plan calling for taller buildings A total of 6 million square feet of development is planned for the University of Washington between 2018-28, as the university prepares for a growing student population. Seattle cloud texting startup Zipwhip raises $9M from Voyager Capital, Microsoft The 100-person company, founded in 2007, builds software to allow businesses to interact with customers through text messages instead of time-consuming phone calls or low-priority emails. DocuSign turns to UW Foster School for sales force leadership training The intensive four-day sales leadership development program at UW featured seminars on leadership, change management, communication and negotiation. DocuSign's chief marketing officer Brad Brooks flew in from the Bay Area to talk about his career path and host a round table. Alaska Air equips its aircraft fleet with lithium-ion battery fire containment bags Alaska and Horizon employees previously had to "improvise locations on the aircraft" to store devices that caught fire mid-flight," the airline said. Boeing Commercial Airplanes names Ihssane Mounir its new top global airplane salesman An aerospace analyst called Mounir a "young but aggressive" leader. PitchBook plans to continue rapid growth after Morningstar acquisition The financial data company announced plans to acquire PitchBook for $180 million. Accolade fleshes out leadership team with two new hires The new executives join a team of data scientists, technologists and clinicians who are trying to re-engineer how consumers navigate and manage health care. National Tech News Richard Branson talks Boston, the Virgin brand and the danger of Trump ​Facebook reminder contributed increases in online voter registration, fake news still an issue German auto regulators warn Tesla not to use the word Autopilot in ads ​Wells Fargo: Expect 'messy' third-quarter earnings for Lockheed Martin Peter Thiel plans to kick in $1.25M for Trump campaign

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