Microsoft Vice President and Treasurer George Zinn said the goal is to automate global trade for business clients and reduce inefficiencies in global business transactions.

Visit Seattle and the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority make their case for more lodging tax revenue as King County considers funding for the Seattle Mariners and affordable housing.

Just one more “sleep” until Match Day arrives for the Thorns. More on that, and other topics that aren’t so restful, in the ensuring Five Things. Bad treatment Oregon is taking on the maker of OxyContin. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed suit against Purdue Pharma yesterday afternoon for “deceptive marketing” practices. Rosenblum said Purdue targets elderly people and those with disabilities, and also failed to disclose legal actions taken against it to state authorities. Not a surprise Say…

The prize was based on a worldwide public vote. The London-based classical music magazine said Seattle Symphony “is sounding superb.”

Have an opening in your schedule coming up soon? Take a look at the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s weekly calendar. The Silicon Valley Business Journal is hosting it’s annual Structures Awards on the night of Sept. 20. Come ready to party and celebrate the best of Silicon Valley Commercial Real Estate at the Fairmont San Jose. Awards will be presented for categories such as Community Impact, Education, Office and R&D Deal, Milestone Project of the Year and Power Player of the Year. A strolling…

Apple Inc.’s private network of employee health clinics is on a hiring spree, bringing on more than 40 people in the last three months alone. This month, Apple-run AC Wellness made its most-senior hire yet, bringing on former Sutter Health executive M. Osman Akhtar, CNBC reports. It’s still unclear what Akhtar’s role will be at Apple. He’ll report to Apple executive Sumbul Desai, who’s led AC Wellness’ hiring blitz. Akhtar spent seven years in operational roles at Stanford University’s…