Seat­tle is well known for lots of things. Besides the rainy cli­mate, dead rock stars, envi­ron­men­tal activists, micro-brews and mediocre sports teams, we’re home to more than our share of global brands — Ama­zon, Star­bucks, Microsoft and Boe­ing among oth­ers. Inno­va­tion and cre­ativ­ity thrive here. Per­haps fueled by all those lattes we drink. Not to men­tion [Read more…]