A tax on large companies such as Amazon that was meant to fight a growing homelessness crisis got rolled back during a raucous Seattle City Council meeting that exposed divisions over how much companies that have fueled booming ...
Business
Jun 13, 2018
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Amazon and Starbucks are among companies that have promised to cut large checks to a campaign collecting signatures for a referendum on Seattle's head tax.
Business
May 28, 2018
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Wildlife officials in the US state of Washington on Monday were probing what prompted a cougar to attack two cyclists over the weekend, leaving one dead and the other seriously injured.
Ecology
May 21, 2018
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Boeing Co. says it detected an attack using the wannacry computer virus but that the intrusion caused little damage or disruption.
Security
Mar 29, 2018
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Facebook, which has doubled the size of its workforce in Seattle in two years, has started moving into the second of four buildings the social-networking firm will be leasing in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.
Business
Mar 16, 2018
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After a ramp-up of hiring last year, Amazon says it will cut a "small" number of positions at its Seattle headquarters.
Business
Feb 12, 2018
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Facebook is violating a Seattle law that requires the company to reveal who pays for political advertising on its influential social media platform, the city's elections watchdog said Monday.
Internet
Feb 6, 2018
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Memo to the many places vying for Amazon's second headquarters: It ain't all food trucks and free bananas.
Business
Oct 18, 2017
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Amazon.com is about to test whether expertise delivering packages across a continent translates to skill in getting executives in far-flung cities to play nice together.
Business
Sep 14, 2017
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Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle.
Business
Mar 28, 2017
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