By Laura Halliday, Broker Home of the Day is presented by the Puget Sound Business Journal with Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty. This is your invitation to view some of Seattle’s most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today’s featured property. 2360 43rd Avenue East, Residence 112, Seattle, WA 98112 | $895,000 Combining the ease of a lock & leave, one-level-living and the sizzle of waterfront literally lapping at your patio, this…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday outlined four areas to focus on in tackling the state’s challenges with homelessness and affordable housing. In a release, Brown detailed her strategy to end homelessness in Oregon for children and veterans while also boosting the inventory of affordable housing. “There is no single solution — not one entity, or one person — that can solve the crises across the housing spectrum, from homelessness to stable rental housing to increasing homeownership,” Brown…

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo on Tuesday said it bought a majority stake in Apttus Inc., whose founding CEO suddenly left this summer. Kirk Krappe had hired a chief financial officer and was expected to take the company public last year. But when that didn’t happen, it instead took a $75 million Series E round last fall led by Premji Invest, the private equity arm of Wipro Limited chairman Azim Premji. Then Krappe left abruptly on July 2 and now Thoma Bravo has bought control. Terms of the deal…

The new museum evokes innovative designs from Nordic artists of the present and hallowed gathering halls of the past.

Colin Kaepernick’s ad may be getting the most attention, but it’s only one of five in Nike’s new marketing campaign, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the company’s iconic “Just Do It” tagline. The company released the first ad in the campaign — which features tennis star Serena Williams — last week. The Kaepernick ad, which features Kaepernick’s photo and the phrase, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything” — released Monday and roared into headlines. Kaepernick,…

A bill that would have opened the door to an integrated Western energy market — a concept with considerable support in Oregon, which could join in — has failed again in California. It was a defeat for Gov. Jerry Brown, who has pushed to expand the California Independent System Operator since 2015, bringing in as many as 14 Western states, including Oregon. Backers say an integrated grid is the most efficient way to handle rising amounts of renewable energy — California solar especially —…