Articles about Seattle – Page 22 of 51

Melinda Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Bob Ferguson land on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list

Tucked away in a far corner of the country, Seattle hasn’t always been considered an epicenter of global influence. But… Read More

‘Irrelevance, excruciating decline, death.’ In new video, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos paints a bleak picture of ‘Day 2’

When you have the kind of wealth and power that allows you to build a rocket ship enterprise just for… Read More

Former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn announces re-election bid, says he’ll push corporations to ‘pay their fair share’

If Mike McGinn is elected as mayor of Seattle again, he plans to ask big companies to help “pay for the… Read More

Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to challenge incumbent Ed Murray

Mike McGinn, who served as mayor of Seattle from 2010 to 2013, is running for re-election. He announced his candidacy with… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor fights abuse allegations, City Council recovers $3M in unpaid fees for affordable housing, and more

This week in Seattle: Washington state tries to block businesses from selling customer data and fingerprints; South Lake Union gets… Read More

Seattle angel investors launch ‘Flying Fish’ venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups

For the past few months, Flying Fish Venture Partners has been flying under the radar. The firm, founded by Seattle… Read More

Why this East Coast electric bike retailer relocated to Seattle for its clicks-to-bricks operation

For the past six years, brothers Yevgeniy and Boris Mordkovich have been slowly building out Evelo, an online retailer of… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year and check out what these finalists have accomplished by 30

From eSports to VR and robotics to home-sharing, our Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists are on a mission to find… Read More

Vote for our new Geeks Give Back Award, honoring community members with innovative solutions to societal problems

We’re constantly blown away by the efforts of our community to make the world a better place using technology. GeekWire… Read More

Seattle votes to upzone South Lake Union and downtown (again)

The Seattle City Council voted to increase building heights in the South Lake Union and downtown neighborhoods Monday. It’s the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Cast your ballot for Northwest tech’s Hire of the Year

Good talent is hard to come by in the tech world, which makes competition for the best and brightest fierce.… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor denies sexual abuse charges, Bertha breaks free, and more

This week in Seattle: Mayor Ed Murray is sued for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor while another mayoral… Read More

Podcast

The Week in Geek: Uber wins a round in Seattle union fight, Bertha gets her big break, and cloud startups land cash

The City of Seattle celebrated a big win this week, and one small loss. First up: Bertha, the one-of-a-kind tunnel… Read More

Seattle’s hot housing market doesn’t show signs of cooling, with homes reaching a median sale price of $700,000

It’s still a seller’s market. Seattle home values continued their seemingly endless ascent last month, reaching a median sale price $630,800.… Read More

Renting in Seattle? This is how much your income needs to jump to keep up with expected increases

Renters in Seattle already struggling with increases that are making the city unaffordable will need an income boost next year… Read More

Seattle mayor explains why he abandoned the property tax levy to fight homelessness championed by investor Nick Hanauer

Earlier this week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced he was pulling the plug on a proposed property tax levy that… Read More

Amazon’s real estate chief: ‘What we’re trying to do the most is be good neighbors’

Between the thousands of jobs Amazon adds each year and its insatiable appetite for office space in Seattle’s urban core, the company… Read More

Podcast

Sonic Boom? Why the tech industry should care about Seattle’s efforts to revive its NBA team

Editor’s Note: Jeff Shulman, a University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor, hosts Seattle Growth Podcast. His second season explores… Read More

Airbnb ‘Trips’ launches in Seattle offering tourist activities from local experts

Travelers visiting Seattle can now book a catered breakfast beneath the Seattle Aquarium’s underwater dome through Airbnb. The “Seas the… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law temporarily blocked by federal judge

A first-of-its-kind law that would allow Uber drivers in Seattle to organize as a union has been temporarily blocked by… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Silicon Valley VC on Amazon: ‘I can’t recruit anybody out of there’

When it comes to company culture, it’s a tale of two Amazons. There is the innovative, passionate Amazon where employees… Read More

Special Olympics makes technological leaps and bounds with help from Microsoft

Each year, Special Olympics International and its 220 chapters worldwide organize some 108,000 events. The games give athletes with intellectual… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor sues Trump, bike-sharing’s last ride, and more stuff you should know

This week in Seattle: Mayor Ed Murray sues President Trump and demands the city be more data-driven; Sen. Cantwell wants… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow opens second Seattle parking lot, making it easier for drivers to travel to busy neighborhoods

ReachNow is expanding its dedicated parking lots, known as “Drop Zones,” in Seattle next month. The car-sharing service, which competes… Read More

Report: Seattle mayor is suing President Trump over crackdown on sanctuary cities

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes plan to announce a lawsuit at 2 p.m. today over the… Read More

Seattle wellness tracking startup EveryMove acquired by personal health scanning company higi

EveryMove, a Seattle startup that helps employers incentivize employee wellness, has been acquired by health-tracking company higi. Chicago-based higi announced the… Read More

Want a window seat overlooking UW’s famed cherry blossoms? Just tune into this YouTube live stream

There are plenty of pretty sights to take in around Seattle, but for about a week near the end of March,… Read More

Cloud and IoT disruption driving the most demand and best pay in new survey of tech salaries

Evolving technological sectors such as storage and networking — where cloud and IoT disruption are changing the industry — are… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Uber’s uncertain future, South Lake Union upzone, and more stuff you should know

This Week in Seattle: Lawmakers promote equality and development, Uber’s future in the city looks uncertain, and unemployment continues… Read More