BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Scientific, the leading blockchain hosting provider in the United States, announced it has partnered with commercial lender Arctos Capital, who has provided an initial $1.8M in equipment lease financing for clients' purchase of new-generation Bitmain S19 Antminers that will be hosted in Core Scientific's facilities. This partnership establishes a new lease financing model for the mining industry and strengthens Core Scientific's position as a leader in the North American mining space.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Accolade (NASDAQ: ACCD), a personalized health and benefits solution for employers, health plans and their members, announces a partnership with the Global Appropriateness Measures group (GAM) to incorporate their patented appropriateness measures into Accolade's newest service, Intelligent Provider Matching (IPM).

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FlowPlay, creator of one of the most powerful connected gaming platforms, today announced the upcoming launch of a new in-game fundraising campaign on behalf of the American Cancer Society (ACS). On the heels of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, FlowPlay will kick-off a fundraiser to continue the momentum for the ACS's work to fund research, patient care and support for those affected. Through October, players within FlowPlay's flagship social casino, Vegas World, can contribute directly to this cause and join in the "go gold" fight against childhood cancer.

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced its Xevo software business has partnered with REEF Technology to allow consumers to find, reserve and pay for parking spaces from their in-vehicle touchscreen.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shobitam Inc., designers, creators, and curators of handcrafted Indian Ethnic Wear, announced the launch of their new website (https://shobitam.com) and online shopping experience with expanded collections, topical curations, easy shopping by categories, elaborate product details, customer reviews, and worldwide shipping. The exquisite Sarees, Gowns, Blouses & Jewelry of Shobitam are created by the traditional Indian handloom weavers and artisans from across India.

WAPATO, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, is proud to announce the launch of the Pace InSite(TM) digital platform. The platform is a cloud-based data management system that allows customers to access Pace's digitalized service reports and data to analyze trends and make informed decisions about day-to-day packing line operations.

BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLFS) ("BioLife" or the "Company"), a leading developer and supplier of a portfolio of class-defining bioproduction tools for cell and gene therapies, today announced it has closed the acquisition of SciSafe, a privately held multi-facility provider of biological materials storage to the cell and gene therapy and pharmaceutical industries.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For the sixth year in a row, outdoor retailer REI Co-op will close its 167 locations -- stores, activity centers, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters -- and pay its more than 13,000 employees to #OptOutside on Black Friday. Since 2015, REI has made the decision to close on the busiest shopping day of the year to inspire people to spend the day outside with family and friends. Each year, millions of people and hundreds of organizations have joined the movement, demonstrating the power of the outdoors against the turbulence and chaos of Black Friday sales and crowds. In 2020, the outdoors has become increasingly important amid the pandemic, a contentious election season and widespread civil unrest.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Development Resources (BDR), the training authority for home services professionals, has launched a new website that provides contractors with improved access and deeper training and educational resources, like podcasts, articles by BDR experts, and class file downloads. The new site enhances BDR's online presence and supports their mission of helping contractors succeed by empowering them to increase revenue, offer top customer experience and create long-term business strategies.

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SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To help guests prepare for Hawaii's pre-travel testing program, Alaska Airlines will partner with Carbon Health to offer rapid COVID-19 testing at its pop-up clinics across the West Coast, starting Oct. 12 in Seattle. Hawaii will begin to welcome back visitors on Oct. 15 by allowing out-of-state travelers to enjoy the islands without a 14-day quarantine when they test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their final leg of departure to Hawaii.

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign Technologies Corporation ("ClearSign" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CLIR), an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that improve energy, operational efficiency and safety while dramatically reducing emissions, today announced the exercise in full by clirSPV LLC of the purchase right (the "Purchase Right") granted to it pursuant to the terms of the waiver, described below, entered into by the Company and clirSPV LLC on August 19, 2020. Pursuant to the Purchase Right, clirSPV LLC has purchased a total of 654,425 unregistered shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share.

YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been a year of increased snacking, making it extra special to earn a spot on Good Housekeeping Institute's 2020 Healthy Snack Awards. And proudly sitting at the top of the list is the Cosmic Crisp® apple. Classically bred and grown in Washington State, the Cosmic Crisp® brand apple took the country by storm when it hit produce aisles late last year and quickly sold out before Spring.

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Annual HealthTech Summit, hosted by IntuitiveX, is a rare opportunity for life science entrepreneurs and startups to gain insider information on how to successfully take their company to the next level without losing momentum.

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DefinedCrowd, the leading data?provider?for Artificial Intelligence (AI), today announced a product portfolio that addresses one of the biggest challenges in the AI industry: access to high-quality training data.

SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 30, 2020 /CNW/ -- Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHV), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to the global development and commercialization of cytisinicline for smoking cessation, today announced the promotion of John Bencich to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bencich has been serving as Achieve's Chief Financial and Operating Officer since 2017. Mr. Bencich will join the Board of Directors in his role as Chief Executive Officer. Rick Stewart, Achieve's current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will remain with Achieve as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

CHICAGO and SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to over $730 billion in in health care spending in the US in 2016, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health. Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Vitality Group, found that the costs were largely due to five risk factors: overweight and obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, poor diet, and smoking. Spending associated with risk factors in 2016 constituted 27% of the $2.7 trillion spent on health care that was included in the study.

VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Freezers throughout America hold their own version of the Abominable Snowman - ancient, awful, appalling and waiting for the opportunity to disappoint taste buds and tummies. It's the frozen pizza that you've forgotten about or been avoiding for ... how long?

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Uber and Lyft drivers with the Drivers Union celebrated the passage of a Fair Pay standard by a unanimous 9-0 vote by the Seattle City Council, further cementing Seattle's position as a national leader on groundbreaking labor protections for gig workers.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced that following a recent Pre-NDA meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or "the Agency"), the Company has reached an agreement to submit an NDA for the potential accelerated approval of pacritinib as a treatment for myelofibrosis patients with severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count less than 50 x 10(9)/L). The NDA will be based on the available data from the Company's completed Phase 3 PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials and the Phase 2 PAC203 dose-ranging trial. The FDA has agreed to a rolling NDA submission which is expected to commence within a few weeks, with completion of the NDA submission anticipated in the first quarter of 2021. The ongoing Phase 3 PACIFICA trial is expected to be completed as a post-marketing commitment.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Capital Markets announced today that it arranged a joint venture partnership between Urban Visions and Mitsui Fudosan America for the development of The Net, a 36-story, 812,000-rentable-square-foot, iconic Class A office tower development to be located in Seattle's Central Business District.

WASHINGTON and SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced?the company will?stop?selling?products made using animal fur or exotic animal skin by the end of 2021. The new companywide policy includes Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack and Last Chance stores, as well as?Nordstrom's e-commerce sites.?The commitment was made in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States. ??

CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) in partnership with the Douglas County Public Utility District, the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance, and Toyota Motor North America today received a $1.9 million grant from the Centralia Coal Transition Board to fund the Renewable Hydrogen Demonstration Project, which will deliver the first hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in Washington State.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), rose 1.6 percent in September on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 2.7 percent gain in August. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the barometer was down 4.3 percent in September.

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GLY Construction (GLY), a locally-owned general contracting firm, has completed construction on a mixed-used office building located at 2005 NW Poplar Way in Issaquah, Wash. First breaking ground in August 2019, the four-story, 70,000 square-foot building is owned by Rowley Properties and is open for tenants beginning October 2020.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off of the 14th anniversary of its founding, RealSelf, Inc., which operates RealSelf.com, the medical aesthetics industry's leading community and marketplace, announced that James Coyle has accepted and been named chief executive officer. Founder Tom Seery, who has been the company's CEO since it was founded in 2006, will continue to be actively involved with RealSelf in the role of executive chairman.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Napster and RecoChoku announced today a new partnership that offers NTT DOCOMO subscribers access to 50 million songs. RecoChoku is adding Rhapsody's Powered by Napster catalog to its dMusic(TM) subscription service.

FERNDALE, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ökocat(®) announced they're donating approximately 11,000 pounds of next generation plant-based cat litter to five U.S. animal rescue organizations. This year's generous donation is almost triple the amount offered through last year's ökocause4paws Litter Donation Program.

VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The start of 2020 was fantastic. Not just a new year for all of us, but a brand new decade. A chance to review life thus far, and what new accomplishments we wanted to set out to achieve.

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Orthodontist Dr. Sepi Torkan at iSmile Orthodontics (orthodontistredmond.com) offers a variety of orthodontic treatment options, including Invisalign clear aligners. Invisalign is a popular alternative to traditional metal braces. The clear aligners are hard to detect with the naked eye, allowing patients to receive orthodontic treatment without being self conscious with traditional metal braces.

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), of the world's 1.5 billion pre-primary to secondary students, only one in three will attend school in classrooms this fall. One billion students, two-thirds of the global student population, face either school closures or uncertainty. As many parents continue to work from home, they are also helping their children learn virtually. Pet Partners, the nation's leading organization registering therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions, along with one of the world's leading animal health companies, Elanco, know that one member of the family can help ease this burden: the pet.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GigabitNow, a division of IsoFusion, a leading provider of Internet access and IT services on the west coast of the United States, announced today the expansion of Gigabit Fiber Internet services into the northeastern United States starting in Salem, Massachusetts. GigabitNow will deliver Gigabit Internet services via an exclusive partnership with fiber-optic network developer SiFi Networks, which will be constructing the citywide fiber network, passing every home and business in the city. The network will ensure Salem residents and businesses have access to fast, reliable Gigabit Fiber Internet connectivity without bandwidth caps, buffering, or privacy concerns.