Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

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Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during the month of February, from a rendering of the streets of Seattle post Zombie apocalypse to the tech startups in Pioneer Square to what Tweets have to say about Seattle neighborhoods. Those were three of… Read More…

Pioneer Square Tech Map: Where are tech companies hanging their shingles?

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We’ve been writing a lot of about the tech renaissance going on in Pioneer Square, one of Seattle’s most historic neighborhoods. From Isilon/EMC to HTC to Zynga to a countless array of startups, Pioneer Square is dueling with South Lake Union for title of hottest tech hood. (We saw this play out last year in the… Read More…

VIDEO: Touring the remodeled HUB Seattle

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OK, so it wasn’t quite an episode of MTV’s CRIBS, but we did our own little house tour of the HUB Seattle’s new downtown digs in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square earlier this week. Check out the video to get a look at the remodeled business incubator and co-working space, which serves as a… Read More…

City of Seattle looks to expand fiber leasing plan

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Seattle’s excess fiber optic cabling is officially for sale. Mayor Mike McGinn released a request for information today to private companies who want to use the city’s 500 miles of unused cabling throughout the city. “We are moving ahead on expanding our next-generation infrastructure, helping Seattle compete in the global economy,” McGinn said in a… Read More…

New Center for Impact and Innovation inks lease at Pioneer Square’s historic Masins furniture building

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For nearly 80 years, the Masin family sold couches, tables and other fine-furniture from its Pioneer Square location. But now — following the closure of the store last fall — a new type of entrepreneurial undertaking is coming to the quirky space at 220 Second Avenue South. The Center for Impact and Innovation — a… Read More…

Pioneer Square tower plan: Jenga puzzle meets Borg ship

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For a while now we’ve been keeping an eye on developments in Pioneer Square as the Seattle neighborhood tries to make a comeback as a technology hum. More tech companies have been moving in, but one of the neighborhood’s big needs is more residential life, to keep the area populated after the workday. A key development project… Read More…

Mayor McGinn convenes startup roundtable: Could these 5 ideas transform Seattle’s startup community?

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Can the City of Seattle do more to support startups? That was the question raised Tuesday night by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, as he brought together more than a dozen tech and startup leaders to share thoughts on what’s missing from the tech community. From tech incubators to private universities to startup job advertisements at… Read More…

Isilon adding 200 jobs as it settles into Pioneer Square HQ

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Isilon Systems, getting comfortable in its new digs in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, said today that it plans to add 200 more workers locally over the next 15 months. The company has 430 people in Seattle currently, and 800 companywide. The data storage company says the growth will represent a 75 percent increase in employment… Read More…

Seattle’s Pioneer Square has tech, needs tribe

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It’s happened a couple times now. I walk to my car from Zeitgeist Coffee or gaze up at the old brick at Occidental Park and think, “Why don’t I hang out in Pioneer Square more often?” Then I look around, realize I’m one of two or three stragglers out and about at 7:30 p.m., and remember…. Read More…

Comcast wins high-speed broadband contract for Seattle’s Pioneer Square

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Comcast has won a high-profile contract to provide high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in Pioneer Square, an important development given the number of Internet and gaming companies located in Seattle’s historic district. “Comcast has actually wanted to serve this area for years, because of its reputation as a business incubator,” said Comcast’s Todd… Read More…