Global maritime hub coming to Seattle | OceanGate’s new CEO

A new Maritime Innovation Center in Seattle, which last week secured $32.6 million in funding, aims to unleash new business and employment opportunities in the so-called “blue economy” while strengthening the region’s ports. Above, a rendering of the center, which will be located in a historic maritime site at Fishermen's Terminal near the Ballard Bridge. Read more. 

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Seattle Tuesday and spoke at energy efficiency company McKinstry to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. Here’s what she said. 

Sounders add tech execs to ownership group: The families of Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Redapt CEO Rick Cantu now have stakes in Seattle’s pro soccer club. They join a roster of other tech leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, as owners. Read more.   

OceanGate has a new CEO. Gordon Gardiner, a veteran of Seattle’s startup and investment scene, has been given the task of leading OceanGate through the aftermath of June’s controversial loss of the Titan submersible and its crew during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck — and eventually to the closure of operations. Read more. 

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