Articles about layoffs – Page 7 of 13

Leafly slashes 18% of workforce to align business with ‘market realities’ of tech and cannabis industry

Seattle-based cannabis information resource company Leafly today laid off 54 employees, or 18 percent of its workforce, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Pizza making robot startup Zume will shut down Seattle office as part of company-wide layoffs

Zume is shutting down its Seattle engineering office amid widespread layoffs at the pizza making robotics company. The Bay Area-based… Read More

Vicis lays off more than 100 employees in latest blow to troubled football helmet maker

Seattle startup Vicis officially eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees on Friday, including its interim CEO, in the… Read More

Who is Maven? Seattle-based media company under microscope after Sports Illustrated layoffs

NEW: Internal memo: Sports Illustrated publisher Maven blasts ‘me-first attitude’ in firing of top soccer journalist Grant Wahl Original story:… Read More

EnergySavvy’s Seattle engineering team laid off after undergoing two corporate mergers in five months

EnergySavvy’s entire Seattle engineering team was laid off after the company that acquired the oil-and-gas software and analytics startup was… Read More

Ag tech startup Phytelligence shuts down after losing dispute over Cosmic Crisp apple variety

Phytelligence, a Seattle startup behind a novel method of rapidly growing fruit trees, is shutting down just months before the… Read More

Cloud services company Skytap lays off 25 workers in first major change under new CEO

Enterprise cloud services company Skytap is laying off 25 employees, or around 12 percent of its workforce, in an effort… Read More

Zulily lays off employees as part of restructuring; CEO says business is at ‘critical inflection point’

Online retailer Zulily has let go of an undisclosed number of employees as part of broader structural changes within the… Read More

Huawei cuts jobs at Seattle-area research division as part of larger layoff

Chinese tech giant Huawei is shedding 41 jobs at its Bellevue, Wash.-based engineering office, according to a notice filed with… Read More

Amazon Game Studios confirms reorganization, reportedly cutting ‘dozens’ of developer jobs

Amazon’s internal game development studio is letting go of dozens of game developers, according to a report from Kotaku on… Read More

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu is cutting jobs due to increased competition

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing that develops and manufactures drones, said it made a round of layoffs this week to… Read More

Amazon dumps controversial security firm at Seattle HQ in favor of union-backed contractor

Amazon is ending its contract with embattled security contractor Security Industry Specialists (SIS) in favor of two union-backed firms. SIS… Read More

Capital One leaving Seattle, impacting up to 160 engineering and product jobs as it closes tech hub

Financial heavyweight Capital One will close its Seattle office, in a move that could see up to 160 people laid… Read More

Web.com will shut down Spokane office, lay off 64 employees

Web.com, a 20-year-old small business marketing company, will shut down its Spokane, Wash. office and lay off 64 employees. A… Read More

After heated Reddit AMA, Providence Health digital unit confirms layoffs and addresses claims of sexist culture

The head of Providence St. Joseph Health’s digital innovation group, Aaron Martin, invited Reddit users on Friday to “Ask Me… Read More

Internal memos: Nordstrom tech execs leaving, CTO plans reorg in retailer’s latest digital shakeup

A pair of Nordstrom technology executives are leaving the company, and the chief technology officer plans to reorganize the retailer’s… Read More

Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet lays off 143 employees at Bellevue HQ and cancels projects

Editor’s note: This story and headline were updated to reflect the WARN notice. ArenaNet, the video game maker behind Guild… Read More

Amazon-backed smart glasses maker North laying off 150 employees

The same week North rolled into Seattle to show off its Focals smart glasses, the company cut a substantial portion… Read More

Activision Blizzard subsidiary Z2 shuts down Seattle game studio amid larger layoffs

Z2, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. The office closure is part of larger layoffs… Read More

Agriculture startup Phytelligence cuts staff as CEO and co-founder depart

Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Cybersecurity education firm MediaPRO lays off unspecified number of employees

MediaPRO has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of a reorganization, GeekWire has learned. The Bothell, Wash.-based… Read More

RealSelf cuts 14% of staff, blames Google search algorithm change for slowing traffic

Less than a year after raising a $40 million investment round, Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf is cutting staff… Read More

Online cosmetics retailer Julep lays off 102 employees as parent company files for bankruptcy

Seattle-based online cosmetics retailer Julep is laying off more than 100 employees after its parent company filed for bankruptcy last… Read More

Cancer drug maker CTI BioPharma lays off 50% of workforce

CTI BioPharma announced Thursday that it will let go of half its employees in order to create more runway to… Read More

Thomson Reuters shuttering Seattle-area office of tech affiliate Legal Tracker as part of broader cuts

Thomson Reuters will close the Bellevue, Wash. headquarters of Legal Tracker, an online billing and analytics affiliate, as part of… Read More

Online learning platform CreativeLive cuts jobs in quest for profitability

Online learning company CreativeLive laid off an unspecified number of employees Friday in what CEO Chase Jarvis described as a… Read More

Internal memo: Big Fish Games cutting 15% of its workforce, including key executives

Big Fish Games is cutting about 15 percent of its workforce, including several key executives, according to an internal memo… Read More

Vertafore insurance tech company closing Seattle-area office, shifting last remaining jobs to Denver

Insurance technology company Vertafore is closing its office in the Seattle suburbs, completing a transition to its new headquarters in… Read More

F5 Networks cutting 230 jobs, 5 percent of workforce, as it continues cloud transition

F5 Networks announced a round of job cuts Wednesday as part of its third quarter earnings, as it continues to… Read More

Microsoft reportedly cutting small percentage of jobs in international sales organization

Microsoft is cutting jobs in its international sales organization, according to a report from CNBC. Citing a source familiar with… Read More