Articles about bruce harrell

Amazon and Seattle: Mayor Bruce Harrell on tech giant’s full return to office, and relationship with city

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is threading the needle with Amazon. In an interview with GeekWire this week, Harrell explained how… Read More

Seattle leaders make plea for workers to return downtown and help address ‘remote work affliction’

More than 1,200 business and civic leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon for the Downtown Seattle Association’s annual “State of Downtown” event. … Read More

Seattle mayor encourages companies to hire people of color at inaugural Black Tech Night

Tech companies can benefit from hiring Black employees because of the grit they bring, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said at… Read More

Seattle mayor praises Amazon’s back-to-office policy in ‘State of the City’ address

Speaking from Seattle Center on Tuesday in his annual “State of the City” address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reflected on… Read More

‘The good old days are gone’: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on reimagining downtown

As his city tries to emerge from the pandemic, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is thinking about how to revitalize downtown… Read More

Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push

The Seattle City Council’s passage this week of a $7.4 billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought… Read More

Are tech workers coming back to downtown Seattle — and does it even matter?

Sean Turner was on his phone in the lobby of a downtown Seattle hotel last year when a woman slapped… Read More

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city still has its mojo, asks tech leaders to get engaged

Seattle has hit a rough patch. It’s struggling to address a homelessness crisis, a shortage of affordable housing, educational inequities… Read More

Sen. Cantwell and Seattle Mayor Harrell to speak at the GeekWire Summit – submit your questions

The annual GeekWire Summit kicks off later this week and we’re really looking forward to conversations with U.S. Sen. Maria… Read More

Sea-change: Business-backed candidates open a wide lead in Seattle’s 2021 election

Nearly all business-backed, moderate candidates have opened leads in Seattle city races as initial election results indicate a voter pushback… Read More

Seattle mayoral candidates debate city’s future, talk Amazon, taxes and corporate responsibility

In the first live Seattle mayoral debate of the election season, the two candidates — current council president Lorena Gonzalez… Read More

Amazon CEO: Relationship with Seattle City Council has become ‘rougher,’ but hope remains

Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy admitted his company’s relationship with Seattle political leaders has become rocky over recent history,… Read More

GeekWire interview: Seattle mayoral candidates on tech, talent, taxes, startups, homelessness, and favorite apps

The next Seattle mayor will take over a city going through historic transitions — from a pandemic shutdown to the… Read More

‘Compassion Seattle’ backers file appeal to get homelessness initiative back on November ballot

Backers of the Compassion Seattle measure reversed course Tuesday morning and decided to appeal a judge’s decision to remove the… Read More

Full text: Seattle mayor directs city to bid on Amazon’s second headquarters

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell dropped a surprise Friday when he announced that one of the key initiatives in his very… Read More

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell directs city to bid on Amazon HQ2, says he won’t remain in role

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed an executive order directing Seattle’s economic development officials to respond to Amazon’s request for… Read More