Ferguson Awards $500,000 in State Funds to Western Washington Computer Manufacturing Company

Quantum computing gets its day in the spotlight

Leaders of the Pacific Northwest’s computing community gathered in downtown Seattle today to mark World Quantum Day — and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson gave them one more reason to celebrate. Or rather, 500,000 reasons. Ferguson took the occasion to announce that $500,000 would be directed from the Governor’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund to support the expansion of IonQ’s quantum computer manufacturing facility in Bothell, Wash. Th…

Governor Invests $500K in Strategic Reserve Funds for Quantum Computing Expansion in Bothell

Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing $500,000 from the Governor’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund, or SRF, to support the expansion of IonQ quantum computing company in Bothell, the governor’s office announced today.

Ferguson Awards $500,000 in State Funds to Western Washington Computer Manufacturing Company

OLYMPIA, WA – Governor Bob Ferguson announced he is directing $500,000 from the state’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund to support the expansion of IonQ in Bothell. IonQ’s largest shareholders include The Vanguard Group, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, which manage global assets in the trillions. The funding was awarded to the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County for building upgrades, workforce expenses and othe…