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Matt A. Fikse

Matt Fikse-Verkerk (Twitter: @mattfikse) covered urban affairs, politics, tech, and business at Crosscut from 2009 to 2014. He lives in Seattle and works for a biotechnology firm in Redmond, WA.

Recent Work

Political cover? Bertha's contractors hire lobbyist & former deputy mayor

Tim Ceis visits Crosscut

Matt A. Fikse

/ February 7, 2014

Seattle's tunnel: No boring way it'll be done on time

Looking into the Highway 99 tunnel from the "launch pit."

Matt A. Fikse

/ January 27, 2014

Why is Bertha stuck? WSDOT's 5 levels of tunnel-drilling hell

Tunneling crews discuss their progress as they operate Bertha, the world’s largest tunneling machine, in November 2013.

Matt A. Fikse

/ January 20, 2014

Politics

Seattle-Gigabit partnership going dark?

Mike McGinn, at an interview with Crosscut writers and editors

Matt A. Fikse

/ December 10, 2013

Politics

Washington's political chess master

Washington Attorney General - and chess master - Bob Ferguson

Matt A. Fikse

/ November 19, 2013

Tech

Dispatches from Seattle Startupville

MOZ CEO Rand Fishkin asks a question many a founder has asked.

Matt A. Fikse

/ October 28, 2013

Tech

Alan Mulally: Exactly what Microsoft needs

Outgoing Ford CEO Alan Mulally may take the reins at Microsoft.

Matt A. Fikse

/ October 2, 2013

Politics

A dictator's dream, Made in America

We need a new way to think about terrorism

Matt A. Fikse

/ June 10, 2013

Politics

Update: McGinn smashes press release record!

Sacramento Kings, Yello Leaf cupcakes, Books for Bikes. Hizzoner wins most-press-releases-in-a-month award.

Matt A. Fikse

/ June 3, 2013

Politics

Memo to mayoral candidates: Send more press releases!

While Mike McGinn eagerly courts media attention in this pre-primary period, his seven challengers have been largely silent. What are they waiting for?

Matt A. Fikse

/ May 12, 2013