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1. Three Firefighters Among Four Injured in Bellevue (WA) Office Fire (fireengineering.com) — A serious fire at an office building on Northeast Eighth Street in Bellevue sent three firefighters to the hospital and injured one civilian, while heavily damaging the structure and collapsing its roof. About 75 firefighters and Bellevue police closed nearby streets, used a drone to find hot spots, and continued mopping up through Wednesday afternoon as the cause remained under investigation.
2. New park will commemorate Bellevue's Japanese American heritage (seattletimes.com) — Bellevue is naming a new downtown green space Isan Park to honor the city's Japanese American heritage, especially the farming families displaced during World War II. Located by the East Main light rail station, the two-acre park will be enhanced by nonprofit ISAN Bellevue with storytelling features, gathering space, and historic maps. Organizers hope it helps residents connect past injustices to today's diverse community and ongoing debates about detention and discrimination.
3. Bellevue Tower Targets US Timber Office Record (developmentstoday.com) — A 12-story office project called Bevel is planned in Bellevue aiming to become the tallest mass-timber office building in the United States. Developers are pursuing a hybrid design with exposed engineered wood, steel, and concrete, and targeting LEED Platinum certification. If completed, it could influence future commercial construction standards and approvals nationwide while adding a distinctive office option to Bellevue's skyline.
4. T-Mobile US network chief touts AI transformation and where telecom is best positioned to lead (sdxcentral.com) — T-Mobile is helping lead a new AI-RAN test facility planned in Bellevue, positioning the city as a hub in the carrier's nationwide push to blend AI with wireless networks. The piece explains how T-Mobile uses AI to restore service after storms, optimize its radio network, and compete with cloud giants by leveraging its distributed infrastructure.
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