Highline Public Schools announced that it will welcome students back to school on Thursday, after canceling classes for three days this week due to a cyberattack. “We have taken steps to allow us to restore certain segments of our digital network in a secure manner,” the district said in its announcement. The district’s K-12 schools will reopen Thursday, but there won’t be working internet. “School and department administrators will follow up with school-specific and department-specific information, including instructional guidance, regarding the reopening,” the district said. Staff ..read more

Nearly three weeks after identifying unauthorized activity on its network, the Port of Seattle continues to recover from a suspected cyberattack that impacted various operations. The travel experience at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now “normal,” the airport announced Wednesday, with all flight and baggage information showing up on digital screens. However, the airport and Port’s websites are still down. Other services such as the airport’s lost and found and visitor pass program are still not accessible. Some maritime operations managed by the Port of Seattle are also still in rec ..read more

Portland, Ore.-based OpConnect raised nearly $5.26 million to expand its sales of hardware and software for electric vehicle charging stations. CEO Dexter Turner launched the company in 2016. It has raised $14 million in total. OpConnect is focused on organizations with EV fleets, such as cities and other municipalities, food and beverage deliveries and school districts, as well as multi-family properties including condos and apartment buildings. The company’s services start with advising customers on what sort of charging system will meet their needs; selling them the hardware, which comes f ..read more

Mox Boarding House, the tabletop game store and dining experience that started in Seattle, is expanding to Arizona with a new location opening in the city of Chandler next week. Started in 2011, Mox has locations in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, Bellevue, Wash., and Portland. Gaming enthusiasts of all skill levels can connect over board games and events, drinks and food, and a selection of titles available to play for free and/or purchase. The location in Chandler, at 1371 N. Alma School Road, has been in the works since 2021 and will feature a restaurant with room for 86 guests and… Read M ..read more

“It’s an incredibly complex conversation,” Jon Stewart said near the conclusion of just that on Tuesday night after a “Daily Show” deep dive on government policy and efficacy with Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO and founder of USAFacts. On the same night presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were debating how they were best suited to run the country, Ballmer and Stewart traded their own insights into why the country runs like it does. Ballmer, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team, started USAFacts in 2017 as a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organizati ..read more

ConnectWise, a Tampa, Fla.-based IT management company, announced that it acquired SkyKick, a Seattle-based cloud automation and migration company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SkyKick targets IT service providers that help small and medium-sized businesses with their cloud infrastructure management, including migrating and managing files in the cloud. SkyKick co-CEOs Todd Schwartz and Evan Richman, former Microsoft employees, launched SkyKick 12 years ago. The company raised $130 million in 2021. It has offices in Seattle, Amsterdam, and Sydney. SkyKick laid ..read more

Former Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern stepped down as vice chairman and is leaving the company’s board, the travel giant said Wednesday in a new regulatory filing. Expedia announced in February that Kern would resign as CEO in May. Kern, a board member since 2005 and vice chairman since 2018, took over the Seattle company as it went through widespread layoffs in 2020 and then navigated Expedia through the pandemic, which heavily disrupted the travel industry. Kern was replaced by Ariane Gorin, previously president of Expedia for Business. Kern and Expedia agreed that “given the speed and succes ..read more

Highline Public Schools announced on Tuesday that classes will be canceled again tomorrow. The district, located south of Seattle, disclosed on Sunday that it had “detected unauthorized activity on our technology systems and have taken immediate action to isolate critical systems.” Previous coverage: School district south of Seattle cancels classes Monday due to cyberattack They’re attractive targets’: Cybersecurity attacks on schools are becoming more frequent and severe ..read more

Coffee is serious business in Seattle. Whether or not you drink it, where you buy it, how you take it, what your vessel of choice is — all of that can say a lot about you and whether you’ve fully acclimated to local norms and customs. We gave the new CEO of Starbucks a day on the job before we attempted to analyze his coffee habits based mostly off a new photo provided by the Seattle-based coffee giant. Brian Niccol went from posing with burritos as the top guy at Chipotle to offering up a grande smile while holding a… Read More ..read more

We’re excited to welcome more than 300 attendees from the Seattle community for our annual summer rooftop party on Wednesday at Slalom’s spectacular new headquarters in Pioneer Square. The event, sponsored by Microsoft, gets going at 3:30 p.m. and features cold beverages, great networking, and more. After the rooftop festivities, we’ll make the short trek over to T-Mobile Park to watch the Mariners take on the San Diego Padres as the M’s make a playoff push. The event is sold out. For those attending, read on for key information to know. Thanks to presenting sponsor Microsoft, as well as ..read more