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

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Google is already deeply entrenched in the Seattle region, with more than 1,000 employees spread between offices in Kirkland, Bothell and Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. Now, the Internet search leader is bolstering its operations in Kirkland, with plans to double the size of its campus with two new low-slung buildings on a 5-acre plot of land… Read More…

City records indicate another Amazon expansion in downtown Seattle

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Amazon is expanding again. The Seattle Times reported that city permit records indicate another downtown expansion for the Seattle online retail giant, this time into at least five floors of an office building at 1800 Ninth Avenue in the Denny Triangle, just outside the South Lake Union neighborhood boundary. It’s yet another sign of Amazon’s… Read More…

Amazon fulfillment centers planned for India, S. Carolina

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Amazon.com is expanding aggressively overseas, and the latest example comes via Reuters which reports that the giant Seattle online retailer is planning to establish its first fulfillment center in Mumbai, India. That’s a significant move, signaling that Amazon.com is looking to bring its brand of e-commerce to the planet’s second most populous country. Amazon.com grew… Read More…

Google Offers sets its sights on Groupon with whale of a deal at The Seattle Aquarium

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Google Offers is finally arriving on the shores of Seattle, and it is looking to make chum out of rival Groupon with a half off discount on tickets for the The Seattle Aquarium. Those who participate in the Google Offers’ deal also can apply the discount to a family or individual membership. The Seattle Aquarium… Read More…