Articles about Seattle – Page 13 of 51

‘Brain gain’ helps Seattle land title of second best North American tech market

Seattle is the second strongest tech market in the U.S. and Canada, thanks to its growing population of young, brainy… Read More

Redfin’s new ‘Compete Score’ ranks markets based on competition for homes and Seattle is toughest

Redfin has launched a new feature called Compete Score to help home buyers better understand what they’re up against when… Read More

Zillow analysis finds Seattle among top cities in U.S. where it pays to move away from urban core

Big tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook have made setting up shop in the heart of Seattle all… 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

Advancing Women in Product expands to Seattle to provide new resources and role models

When Advancing Women in Product co-founder and CEO Nancy Wang was first starting to work in product management, she didn’t have… Read More

Inside Seattle’s proposed bikeshare rules of the road: 20,000 bikes, $250,000 permits

After a year-long pilot and several delays, Seattle is finally ready to establish a permanent dockless bikeshare program. In documents… Read More

Microsoft throws concert for summer interns in Seattle featuring Pitbull and Julia Michaels

Microsoft’s summer interns got more than just a beautiful night at Gas Works Park on Thursday, overlooking Lake Union and… Read More

Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle

With everything from spray paint to stencils to stickers, the Amazon and Jeff Bezos detractors are making a statement in… Read More

You asked, we’ll answer: Vote on which question about homelessness you want us to investigate

Over the past week, readers from GeekWire and The Evergrey have shared their genuine curiosities and questions about one of… Read More

Co-living startup Common moves into Seattle with dorm-style housing for adults

Cities across the country are contending with housing affordability issues, especially in regions with booming tech economies where high-paid newcomers… Read More

#SeaHomeless Q&A: GeekWire and The Evergrey want to hear your questions about Seattle homelessness

We’re half-way through 2018 and so far in Seattle, the year has been defined by a fierce debate over how… Read More

TLDR Editor’s Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech… Read More

Resilience and risk-taking: How the immigration experience shapes the path of foreign-born entrepreneurs

First- and second-generation immigrants make up only 27 percent of the U.S. population, yet more than half of the most… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no drones

We got picked up in a van that looked like it should be taking us to a bachelor party. We… Read More

TLDR: Supreme Court upholds travel ban, Venmo launches debit card, Space Needle revamp almost done

Today’s featured stories Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban after long battle with states, activists and tech industry Venmo launches… Read More

Seattle hits 20 months as the nation’s hottest housing market, but relief for buyers may be on the horizon

Seattle retained its long-running title of the hottest housing market in the country, according to the Case-Shiller national home price report,… Read More

Video: Crews dangle 500 feet above ground as last piece of platform is lowered from Space Needle

The elevated work platform that hung beneath the upper reaches of the Space Needle during months of renovation work was… Read More

TLDR: UW lecturer on ‘Why Women Don’t Code,’ Airbnb in Seattle, thousands line up for Shake Shack

Today’s featured stories University of Washington lecturer’s essay on ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ stirs controversy Airbnb opens big new Seattle… Read More

Sick of San Francisco? Seattle tops NYC as favorite expansion market for Bay Area tech companies

When tech companies from the San Francisco area look to grow outside their backyard, Seattle is the most common landing… 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

We tested out a JUMP e-bike as Uber plans Seattle launch of the dockless bike-share service

Uber is eagerly awaiting final bike-share regulations from the Seattle Department of Transporation so it can deploy JUMP — its… Read More

TLDR: Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Chicago transit system, housing development as a service, Death Cab sings about Amazon

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

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