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Rover Announces CEO Succession
SEATTLE, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rover, the world’s largest online marketplace for loving pet care, today announced that longtime President and Chief Operating Officer Brent Turner will lead the company’s next chapter of growth as Chief...

DoubleDown Interactive Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering by Selling Shareholder
SEATTLE, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary offering of 4,347,827 American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”), each...

AG Brown sues five apartment complexes and their property management firm for deceiving low-income senior tenants
SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown today filed a complaint in Snohomish County Superior Court against California-based property management company FPI Management and the owners of five apartment complexes in Western Washington, alleging that...

Attorneys General from around the country filed amicus in support of Jobs Corps
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today filed an amicus brief with attorneys general from 18 states including Nevada in support of Job Corps, a national program that offers career training and housing to young Americans from low-income...

AG Brown leads 21 states opposing Trump’s military deployment in California
SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown today filed an amicus brief with leaders from 21 states supporting California’s request for a court order blocking the president’s unlawful federalization and deployment of that state’s National Guard. “The...

State disciplines health care providers-06-11-2025
For immediate release: June 11, 2025 (25-080) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges...

State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers-06-11-2025
For immediate release: June 11, 2025 (25-081) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or...

CORT Party Rental Earns Top Honors at 2025 Emerald City Applause Awards
CORT Party Rental, a leading provider of event rental solutions in the Pacific Northwest, was recognized with three major accolades at the 2025 Emerald City Applause Awards, presented by the International Live Events Association (ILEA) Seattle...

Law Firms Can Easily Customize Their Own AI With the Launch of Gavel Exec’s Projects
Projects, a new feature in Gavel Exec, allows small firms to train AI on their own vault of documents, bringing customizable AI to firms of all sizes. SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, June 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gavel, the AI and automation...

ReaSoft Unveils reaConverter 8 Pro — Comprehensive 700-Format Conversion with End-to-End Automation
ReaSoft today releases reaConverter 8, a 700+ format converter equipped with Watch Folders and a multi-threaded CLI. SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, June 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Just weeks after the release-candidate build electrified early...

Redfin Survey: Americans Are Torn on How Immigration, Tariffs Impact Housing Affordability
(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Over half of U.S. homeowners and renters (51.2%) strongly or somewhat agree with the following statement: “Less immigration will result in fewer construction workers, and thereby fewer new homes, making homes more expensive.”...

Director Casey Sixkiller on federal threats to Washington’s clean vehicle transition
OLYMPIA – Earlier today, Washington joined 10 other states in a lawsuit challenging efforts by Congress and President Trump to rescind stronger state standards on vehicle pollution known as “vehicle emissions standards.” Since 1970, the U.S. Clean...

AG Brown joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration attack on California’s Clean Vehicles Program
SEATTLE - Attorney General Nick Brown today joined coalition of 11 attorneys general in challenging the federal government’s unprecedented and unlawful use of the Congressional Review Act to disapprove California’s waivers for its various clean...

Ecology shares plan to clean up Puget Sound nutrient pollution
OLYMPIA – Nutrient pollution continues to harm Puget Sound, leading to low-oxygen zones that threaten fish and animals. As the population of Western Washington grows, the combined burden of millions of toilets and thousands of acres of lawns and...

First arrest, charges made in connection to MMIWP cold case work
SEATTLE - The Attorney General’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Cold Case Unit today announced it has charged its first case since the unit was established in 2023. On May 21, 2025, Attorney General Nick Brown filed...

WA leads multistate amicus opposing Trump’s public safety cuts
SEATTLE - Washington state filed an amicus brief today decrying the Trump administration’s illegal budget cuts to public safety and in support of plaintiffs seeking to halt them. Building effective public safety systems requires engaging the...

Blake Hamilton Joins Kleinschmidt as Project Scientist
A seasoned Fisheries Scientist with over ten years of experience in the industry PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, June 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kleinschmidt Associates, an engineering, regulatory, and environmental consulting firm, is pleased...

Retail Voodoo Rebrands as Voodoo Brands to Reflect Growth and Expanded CPG Capabilities
Retail Voodoo is now Voodoo Brands—new name, expanded services, same mission: building better-for-you brands from idea to exit. SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, June 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Retail Voodoo, the brand strategy firm known for...

Discuss Launches New AI Interview Solution “Discuss Now”
Seattle, Washington, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With global tariffs, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences challenging how brands make decisions about packaging, product design, and messaging, companies need the ability to...

New behavioral health facility opens in Snohomish County
For immediate release. Stanwood, WA — On June 6, the Tulalip Tribes, Health Care Authority (HCA), and Telecare Behavioral Health of Washington celebrated the opening of Fern Lodge Behavioral Wellness in Stanwood. The new inpatient facility is...