Articles about Kirkland

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to… Read More

Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities

In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant… Read More

Amazon readies 172,000-square-foot Kirkland factory to build Kuiper satellites

Amazon says it’ll open a 172,000-square-foot production facility in Kirkland, Wash., to manufacture thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper… Read More

Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work

Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from… Read More

Google to begin opening some Seattle-area offices for optional in-person work starting April 20

Google has announced plans to start bringing workers back to the company’s offices in the Puget Sound region, including on… Read More

Seattle region ranks No. 1 in U.S. for tech office space leases as 14 big deals help eclipse Bay Area

The Seattle region is the leading U.S. market for large tech office space leases, eclipsing the San Francisco Bay Area… Read More

Google buys more land in Kirkland as its Seattle-area workforce nears 6,000 employees

Google continues to grow its Seattle-area footprint despite the ongoing pandemic. The tech giant just finalized its purchase of the… Read More

Topgolf arrives in Seattle area with high-tech indoor ‘Lounge by Topgolf’ concept at new Google building

Topgolf finally made its way to the Seattle region. The sports and entertainment company on Friday will open its first-ever… Read More

Google expands Seattle-area footprint with huge office purchase at new Kirkland Urban development

Google is continuing its big growth across the Seattle region. The tech giant confirmed that it completed its purchase of… Read More

After putting down roots near Amazon HQ, burger chain Shake Shack to open location east of Seattle

The popular burger chain Shake Shack has drawn a consistent crowd at its first Washington location in downtown Seattle next… Read More

Broadband company Wave confirms big lease to double its HQ size in new Kirkland project

Wave Broadband announced today it will more than double the size of its Kirkland headquarters. The firm said it has… Read More

Google set to open Kirkland campus expansion with ‘human-sized nest’ and ‘hideaway caves’

Crepe-making rooms, hideaway “cave” areas, human-sized nests, and more — you’ll find them at Google’s new Kirkland offices. The tech… Read More

Google brings self-driving cars to Seattle area, plans to conduct regular road tests in Kirkland

You may notice a peculiar-looking Lexus SUV driving in the Seattle region — one that is laden with cameras, sensors, and perhaps… Read More

Google pays $3M for new public outdoor recreational center in Seattle area

Residents of Kirkland, Wash., have access to a new public park thanks to Google. A new outdoor recreational space is… Read More

Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area

GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that’s getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area,… Read More

Google donates $200K for free WiFi network near company’s Kirkland engineering office

Google already has a presence in Kirkland, Wash., where it employs hundreds of people who work on products such as Maps… Read More

GoDaddy opens Seattle-area engineering office, already planning to expand

The views are pretty sweet from GoDaddy’s new office at Kirkland’s Carillon Point, but CEO Blake Irving knows that the… Read More

F5 latest tech company to open Bellevue office, set to hire 50

Add F5 Networks to the growing list of tech companies setting up an extra development office east of Seattle. F5,… Read More

Sneak peek: Google breaks ground on new Seattle-area engineering center

Google this morning broke ground on a new building that will double the size of the company’s existing engineering center… Read More

Google to double size of engineering center in Microsoft’s backyard

Google is already deeply entrenched in the Seattle region, with more than 1,000 employees spread between offices in Kirkland, Bothell… Read More

Poor earnings leads to Glu layoffs at Kirkland studio

A lowered fourth quarter guidance has sent the stock of San Francisco-based game publisher Glu south and resulted in layoffs… Read More

An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran

If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate… Read More