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Mar 24, 2018, 3:00 PM

Inside ‘Avalara Hawk Tower,’ sales tax automation company brings island roots into a new era

It has been nearly a decade since Avalara had all its Seattle-area employees under one roof. But that changed last… Read More

Nov 25, 2017, 3:00 PM

Inside Hulu’s Seattle office: A rapidly growing workforce building a cadre of new apps

For much of Seattle’s tech workforce, a Friday at 2 p.m. is when things start to wind down, but not… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 6:00 AM

Photos: Qualtrics’ Seattle office has grown so fast it is now the company’s ‘co-headquarters’

Two years after “experience management” company Qualtrics set down roots in Seattle, the office has grown rapidly enough to become… Read More

May 28, 2017, 4:00 PM

Inside Sonos’ Seattle office, where the music is bumpin’ and the team is growin’

Sonos, the high-tech connected speaker maker that opened a Seattle office about two years ago, is turning up the volume… Read More

Jan 19, 2017, 5:42 PM

Video: Touring the new Salesforce office in Bellevue that ‘feels like a house’

Salesforce wants its employees to feel at “home” inside the company’s new Bellevue office. That’s how Elizabeth Pinkham, EVP of… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 3:43 PM

Inside Salesforce’s new 70K square-foot Bellevue office: Mindfulness zones, social spaces, and more

One of the world’s fastest growing enterprise software companies today opened the doors to its new home in the Seattle area. San… Read More

May 18, 2016, 9:54 AM

Inside Groupon’s new Seattle office: Waterfront views, lots of green, and a fro-yo machine

From a recruiting standpoint, Groupon stands in a unique spot among competitors in the technology world. The company is certainly not… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 12:00 PM

Launch Pads: Avvo’s new downtown Seattle headquarters pays homage to legal industry

Colorful carpets laden with mugshots of celebrities. Lego Duplo blocks constructed in conference rooms with small policeman figurines. Pirate-themed flags that… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 6:00 AM

Video: Inside KING-TV’s new Seattle HQ, with a giant Microsoft Surface Hub and more high-tech features

In some ways, KING 5’s new three-floor headquarters feels like the home of a modern tech startup. Open working space in the… Read More

Jan 13, 2015, 5:14 PM

Launch Pads: Edifecs keeps employees healthy with massage room, rentable kayaks, living wall

As a company that develops software for customers in the healthcare industry, it’s not too surprising that Edifecs‘ new office is all… Read More

Dec 12, 2014, 10:59 AM

Launch Pads: Chef takes over historic waterfront lumber warehouse in Pioneer Square

One of the first things you’ll notice about Chef’s new Pioneer Square digs is how open the space feels, from… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 12:20 PM

Launch Pads: FlowPlay’s HQ sports electric guitars, roulette wheels, and a home gym

Between the roulette wheel and conference rooms named after virtual characters, FlowPlay’s new headquarters has game company written all over… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 2:30 PM

Launch Pads: Zulily revamps old RealNetworks HQ with playrooms, photo studios

Not many companies have a playroom for babies and toddlers in the lobby, but that’s exactly what you’ll see right… Read More

Jun 18, 2014, 3:30 PM

Launch Pads: Inside Rhapsody’s new downtown Seattle digs

The Rhapsody music service has been through a lot of change in recent years — spinning off from RealNetworks, acquiring… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 1:59 PM

A peek inside Porch: Fast-growing Seattle startup quickly filling new HQ

Matt Ehrlichman wants to create the next major tech company in the Seattle region, and his company, Porch, is on its… Read More

Jan 13, 2014, 3:11 PM

Video tour: RealNetworks’ new offices have helped reenergize Seattle company

RealNetworks has gone through some serious changes in the past few years, from big cutbacks to the launch of several new… Read More

Dec 4, 2013, 4:05 PM

Video tour: Check out the Muppet-themed conference rooms, 4-tap keg at Portland’s Puppet Labs

When GeekWire made the three-hour trek down to Portland a few months ago to participate in TechFestNW and host the… Read More

Nov 22, 2013, 11:44 AM

Video tour: WhitePages shows off remodeled office with kegerator, hydraulic desks and modern great room

Just a few weeks ago, WhitePages turned a huge page in the company’s history when it bought out its venture capital… Read More

Sep 5, 2013, 4:08 PM

Life’s a pitch: The other reasons startups do competitions

The tech community has a rite of passage for its newborns hoping to reach adulthood. It is selective, it is… Read More

Feb 8, 2013, 2:00 PM

Launch Pads: Globys employees work in a hidden room and relax in a fully-stocked company pub

As a company, it’s important to have a space where your employees can both work efficiently and also relax when… Read More

Nov 2, 2012, 5:05 PM

VIDEO: Touring the remodeled HUB Seattle

OK, so it wasn’t quite an episode of MTV’s CRIBS, but we did our own little house tour of the… Read More

Aug 10, 2012, 11:37 AM

Launch Pads: Groundspeak, center of the geocache universe

It’s a big month for Groundspeak, the Seattle company in the middle of the geocaching boom. On Saturday Aug. 18,… Read More

Aug 3, 2012, 3:00 PM

Launch Pads: Simply Measured turns photo studio into HQ

Tucked above a hair salon in a former photo studio in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is the 5,000 square-foot “global… Read More