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Cities across the country join escalating legal battle over net neutrality

Top officials in 27 cities across the country are backing a lawsuit over the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality, claiming that removing… Read More

CityBldr raises $4.3M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business

Seattle startup CityBldr has raised $4.3 million of a $4.5 million round, according to a new filing with the SEC.… Read More

Private shuttles like Microsoft Connector can share public bus stops without disrupting service, researchers find

In crowded cities like Seattle, employers are coming up with creative ways to get employees out of single-occupancy vehicles when… Read More

From Amazon to Zillow, new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around city’s tough problems

Seattle’s tech industry and the rest of this booming city are at odds like never before, and tech leaders acknowledge… Read More

Where do Seattle’s newcomers move from? Drivers license numbers reveal some surprises

Driving around Seattle, you might’ve noticed an uptick in Texas license plates. That’s what prompted us to look at drivers… Read More

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring light-up streets and timber towers

Google’s sister company, Sidewalk Labs, is reconceiving urban planning with one big, high-stakes experiment on Toronto’s waterfront. The company is… Read More

Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities — does that give them an edge?

In its hometown, Seattle, Amazon benefits from a well-educated, tech-savvy pool of talent. The company is looking for another city… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges

Seattle’s tech industry titans are joining forces to advise the city on some of the pressing challenges that have arisen… Read More

Seattle mayor forming council of tech leaders seeking solutions to the region’s growing pains

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is tapping problem solvers in the tech industry to develop solutions to some of the city’s… Read More

One of Amazon’s earliest investors has this advice for winning HQ2 city

Nick Hanauer was the first outside investor in Amazon and he has watched the company transform its hometown, Seattle, over… Read More

The case for Amazon HQ2 in Toronto gets stronger amid Trump attacks and tech boom

Amid a steady drumbeat of attacks from President Trump that probably don’t make Amazon feel particularly loyal to the leader… Read More

Cast your vote: Which of these reader questions about homelessness do you want us to answer?

Homelessness is a complex, thorny, and heartbreaking crisis that all of us are trying to better understand. A few weeks… Read More

The cities making a dent in homelessness — and what Seattle can learn from them

Columbus, Ohio and Seattle, Wash. have more in common than you might think. They’re similar in population size: about 800,000… Read More

We asked GeekWire readers which Amazon HQ2 city they would live in — and it’s not what we expected

More than 2,000 GeekWire readers told us which of the 20 cities in the running for Amazon’s second headquarters they… Read More

Survey: Which Amazon HQ2 city would you live in?

In Amazon’s remarkable second headquarters competition, talent is the name of the game. That’s why we want to find out… Read More

Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs — in West Coast tech hubs, it’s worse

Housing in America is getting more expensive, disproportionately burdening middle- and low-income people, and perpetuating wealth inequality. Those dynamics are… Read More

Smart commute startup Luum steps out of the shadows with big partnerships and expansion plans

For nearly seven years, Luum has been quietly helping big Seattle-area employers reshape the commuting habits of their employees. But… Read More

In cities competing for Amazon HQ2, reaction to tech giant’s Seattle tax battle is all over the map

Three days after the Seattle City Council passed a head tax on large businesses, the editorial board of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,… Read More

A solution in your backyard? Startups take on the housing crisis with new approaches to urban cottages

Like many entrepreneurs, Bryan Copley had an ambitious — and slightly naive — idea. He thought he could make a… Read More

Protestors in Amazon HQ2 cities around the country demand more transparency in bidding process

Activists from Chicago to Atlanta held demonstrations and town halls Wednesday to demand more transparency from their cities, as local… Read More

Cities join net neutrality fight with Open Internet Pledge spearheaded by New York City mayor

The mayors of New York, San Francisco, Portland, and a handful of other cities across the country are banding together… Read More

Quasi-dorms for adults gain popularity as an affordable option in booming cities

Let’s play a game of “would you rather.” You can’t afford to rent an apartment in the booming city where… Read More

Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition

Amazon is on tour. The Seattle tech titan is visiting the 20 cities competing for its second headquarters, collecting data and… Read More

Uber rethinks ‘antagonistic relationship’ with cities

After a long history skirting municipal regulations and evading local law enforcement, Uber is ready to make peace with cities.… Read More

Can a city facing a tech boom keep its soul? What Pittsburgh’s mayor learned from GeekWire HQ2

Cities with booming tech economies around the country face an existential crisis. How can they maintain their cultural identity and… Read More

What Seattle can learn from Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Copenhagen about navigating economic upheaval

In this period of political, economic, and technological upheaval, Bruce Katz believes we should look to cities to solve societal… Read More

This quiz lets you pretend to be Jeff Bezos, picking the winning city for Amazon HQ2

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the richest person on the planet? Here’s your chance to find out (sort… Read More

Slice of Pittsburgh life: Pizza, politics, and renewal on the menu with activist chef Sonja Finn

PITTSBURGH — Sonja Finn doesn’t think we should be fighting over one slice of the pie. That maxim dictates just… Read More

Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

Over the past year, analysts from a Sidewalk Labs spinout called Coord have been playing a game of “would you rather?”… Read More

In call with Newark, Amazon reportedly says it wants to keep next phase of HQ2 contest out of public eye

A top Amazon official reportedly told more than a dozen Newark, N.J., representatives what to expect during the remainder of… Read More