Global recession unlikely, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says  
Seattle Times
The global economic recovery could be slower than expected but another recession remains unlikely – especially if governments don’t overdo their spending cuts, OECD said Thursday. The OECD said U.S. economic growth is expected to rise by an annualized two percent in the third quarter.

Report: Seattle fifth-best college destination
Puget Sound Business Journal
Of America’s largest 15 cities, Seattle is the fifth-best college destination, according to a new report. In the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) “College Destinations Index 2010 – 2011,” the top five major metro cities are San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Boston and Seattle.

ZymoGenetics the latest in long line of Seattle biotech sell-outs  
TechFlash
Seattle biotech company ZymoGenetics Inc. is being bought by drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for about $885 million. But will it be good for the region? And what does it mean for Seattle’s attempts to become a world-class biotech center?

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