Clusters News & Jobs

Our clusters are doing a lot of exciting work. Read more below. 

Washington Technology Industry Association Launches Quantum Information Sciences (QIS) Report
On 1/23/2023 the Advance Technology Cluster released a Quantum Information Sciences report prepared by Moonbeam. Read more here.

Fusion energy industry preps policy makers for ‘one of the biggest technological game-changers’ 
Published in Geekwire on 12/19/2022 it the BUILT cluster and a few of its members.  Read more here.

Opinion in The Spokesman-Riview
Written by Katrina Rogers, CEO of the Evergreen Bioscience Innovation Cluster on 12/13/2022. Read more here.

Innovation in Aerospace Manufacturing
Featuring our PNAC cluster and published in Northwest Aerospace News. Released 10/2022. Read more here.

Nordic mission Day 4: Maritime innovation takes center stage
Exploring the fascinating future of maritime with our Norwegian partners. Press release by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Released 9/19/2022. Read more here.

Update from the Nordics: Celebrating collaboration with Finland
Exploring clean fuels, quantum computing, the future of maritime and celebrating collaboration with Finland. Press release by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Released 9/19/2022. Read more here.

Nordic Trade Mission: Day 1
Press release by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Released 9/15/2022. Read more here.

Energy and industry lead priorities for upcoming Washington trade delegation to Nordic countries
Press release by the office of the Washington Governor Jay Inslee. Released 9/8/2022. Read more here.

KEDA to develop autonomous water vehicle cluster under innovation grant
Published in Kitsap Daily News. Released 3/10/2022. Read more here.

Commerce awards second round of economic development grants to encourage four high-growth industry clusters
Press release by the WA State Department of Commerce. Released 3/7/2022. Read more here.

State’s $500,000 grant launches innovation, aspiration in developing Kitsap tech industry
Op-Ed written by Joe Morrison. Published in Kitsap Sun 3/8/2022. Read more here.

State accelerator program opens exciting possibilities for economic future
Op-Ed written by Director Lisa Brown and global cluster Christian Rangen. Published in Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business on 1/13/2022. Read more here.

Washington State Dept. of Commerce commits $3M for ‘Innovation Cluster Accelerator’
Published in GeekWire 1/11/2022. Read more here.

Washington Technology Industry Association Awarded $550,000 from the State of Washington’s Innovation Cluster Accelerator
Published in Yahoo Finance 1/11/2022. Read more here.

5G Open Innovation Lab’s new Edge Cluster receives seed funding from Washington State
Published in telecompaper 1/12/2022. Read more here.

Maritime Blue wins $500,000 for cleaner transportation as finalist in tech challenge
Published in GeekWire 12/17/2021. Read more here.

Our clusters are quickly staffing up. Join their teams today:

Cluster Jobs

WAV-C – Business Development and Growth Manager

Kitsap Economic Development Alliance’s Washington Autonomous Vehicle Cluster is hiring a Business Development and Growth Manager. Learn more here.

 

 

Cluster Calls for Proposals

The BUILT Cluster has a RFP out for a Market Assessment – Due August 19th. To learn more or apply please click here.

The SATE Cluster is seeking a justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) Consultant. Proposals are due September 19th. To learn more please click here

Contact Us

Stephanie Scott, Program Director
icap@commerce.wa.gov