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Disney exec jumps to Blue Nile; Allen's $7 billion miss; and more
Marianne Marck, a vice president of engineering at Disney Interactive Media Group in Seattle, has jumped to online jeweler Blue Nile as senior VP of technology, the equivalent of CTO.
Reuters is now reporting that Paul Allen's Charter Communications is preparing a bankruptcy filing. AP's Deborah Yao recently did an in-depth story on Allen. Here's the hard-hitting lead: "How do you lose $7 billion? That's a question for Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, who has seen his massive investment in cable TV operator Charter Communications Inc. all but vanish."
Omeros Corp. has received a $3.1 million grant from the Stanley Medical Research Institute to continue developing treatments for schizophrenia, part of a previously announced $9 million grant. More in the press release.
Salary information startup PayScale has raised $2 million in new funding, Xconomy reports. In a statement, the Seattle company said it attracted 8 million unique visitors during the past quarter and added new customers such as Dole Foods, General Dynamics and Merck.
Houston-based Internet REIT, a Maveron-backed startup that buys Internet domain names, has reportedly appointed Bob Hurtte as chief executive. He replaces Craig Snyder, who previously worked at Marchex.
Matt Hulett-led WidgetBucks has introduced YieldSense, a new automated advertising technology that helps publishers determine what WidgetBucks' ads are most effective.
The Fairplay Flume has some good coverage on the strange tale of Attachmate CEO Jeff Hawn, who yesterday was sentenced to 10 days in jail for leading a bison hunt on ranch land in Colorado. "If I could sentence you to more time, I probably would," Judge Stephen Groome said. Hawn, who apologized by saying "I am really sorry for all of this," will start his jail term Feb. 2. (The Flume also has Hawn's booking photo.) Meanwhile, Crosscut has the headline of the week with its coverage of the jail sentence: "Rich Jerk Update."
Bothell biotechnology company Seattle Genetics has sold $55.8 million worth of stock in a public offering.
Bothell drug maker CMC Icos Biologics has laid off 11 workers, a move that comes a month after it announced plans to postpone expansion of a manufacturing facility, reports Xconomy.
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