Sampa, the 4-year-old Redmond startup led by former Microsofties Paul Gross and Marcelo Calbucci, today announced that it will shut down the service next month.
"Like many startups, we tried to change the world but didn’t succeed," writes Calbucci in a blog post. "We tried to make it easy for people to share personal stories and [...]

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Dendreon continues to bulk up as it anticipates FDA approval of its prostate cancer treatment Provenge. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the Seattle biotech is considering spending $80 million on a new manufacturing plant near the Atlanta airport, a facility that could create 300 jobs.  
Dendreon didn’t comment on the report. But the company [...]

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Venture capital investments took an unusual turn upward in Washington state during the second quarter, helped in part by some very large financing rounds in medical device and biotechnology companies. A report released today by Dow Jones VentureSource indicates that $271 million was invested in Washington state last quarter, a 127 percent increase over the [...]

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Airsage, the provider of vehicle traffic information to Google Maps and other clients, has secured the rights to tap into a vital tool for tracking congestion on roadways ‘” your cell phone., more 

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