PITTSBURGH — This is a city of steel bridges, mighty rivers, steep hills and classic architecture. It’s a place where unexpected pockets of beauty appear when you least expect it,… Read More
Along the muddy Monongahela River in Pittsburgh sits a massive stretch of undeveloped land fertile with possibility. This gritty brownfield is the former J&L Steel mill, once so critical to… Read More
Decades before the NBA and Shark Tank, years before making his fortune in tech, Mark Cuban was a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, selling garbage bags to scrounge together enough money… Read More
It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way into John Oliver’s crosshairs. The comedian targeted Amazon’s HQ2 contest… Read More
Nick Hanauer is not impressed with President Donald Trump’s new tax reform plan. The Seattle investor and co-founder of Second Avenue Partners has more than a few choice words about… Read More
When it comes to economic prosperity in America, a rising tide does not lift all boats. Looking at national statistics, the U.S. economy has bounced back from the Great Recession… Read More
Amazon’s role in reshaping the global economy is so complex and contentious, it can cause leaders in the Republican party to call out their own president. Preeminent Republican communications strategist… Read More
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says its economic impact in the Seattle region was $1.5 billion in 2015. That’s a whopping sum — and the non-profit juggernaut came up… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Former Seattle-area resident Frits van Paasschen has served in roles including CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, CEO of Coors Brewing Co. and president of EMEA for Nike. His new book is The… Read More
The Great Recession struck a major and lasting blow to entrepreneurship but the nation’s startup ecosystem appears to finally be recovering. That’s according to a new study from the Progressive… Read More
The unemployment rate in Seattle continued its 5-year decline in February, reaching 3.5 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by Washington’s Employment Security Department. The trend further illustrates the strength… Read More
The economic forecast for the Seattle region: Sunny and warm, with a few patchy clouds. That was essentially the message from top economists and researchers who spoke Thursday at the 45th… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legislators on the Washington state House Technology & Economic Development Committee were given some first-hand experience with virtual reality this week as part of a meeting designed to get… Read More
Joe Wallin, a longtime startup attorney in the Seattle region, was recently floated as a potential nominee for the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Angel Capital Association in a… Read More
Unemployment rates in the Seattle metro area fell to 3.9 percent during September, down from 4.1 percent in August and well below levels from five years ago when the jobless… Read More
Matt Oppenheimer’s passion for immigration reform knows no borders. The Remitly CEO flew to New Delhi and camped outside the immigration office for hours after one of his founding employees… Read More
Donald Trump is worried about a tech bubble. In an interview with Reuters, the Republican frontrunner shared his concerns that high-priced tech stocks echo the inflated market of 2007. Here’s Trump’s analysis:… Read More
You’ve probably heard rabble-rousing venture capitalist Nick Hanauer talk about the economic benefits of a $15 minimum wage. But the early investor in Amazon.com and co-founder of aQuantive doesn’t think… Read More
You might think that a vibrant startup ecosystem, industry titans Microsoft and Amazon, and a top international research university make Seattle uniquely capable of adapting to technological innovation. But a new… Read More
Non-compete agreements are a lightning rod in the tech industry, with critics saying they stifle startups, and advocates saying they can be a useful tool to protect businesses. Now the White House is… Read More
Seattle’s thriving tech industry is driving a population boom, attracting large numbers of transplants to its fast-growing job market. A new report from PayScale isn’t likely to pump the brakes… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continued his charm offensive in China this week, meeting with the country’s propaganda tsar and going on a controversial jog in the smog as part a long-term… Read More
Eight years ago, Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse Sequoia held a private meeting with its portfolio companies offering key instructions on how to weather the coming economic crisis. The presentation… Read More
Amazon has been growing at an unprecedented pace in recent years, and 2015 was no exception. Last year, the tech and online retail giant added 76,500 jobs to its workforce, bringing its total employees… Read More
The U.S. and China operate the world’s largest economies and warming relations between the two nations are opening up new business opportunities. Still, the language barrier can be problematic when navigating… Read More
Is there a bubble in the tech economy, and are you concerned about it bursting? At this year’s GeekWire Summit, we made a point of asking many of our speakers that… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Xi Jinping, the president of China, will be in Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, meeting with U.S. tech companies and other business and… Read More
Here’s a good indication of the strong economic boom going on in Seattle, and it goes beyond the many construction cranes dotting the downtown landscape. Our news partner KING 5… Read More
It’s no secret that the Seattle area is a hotbed for engineers, scientists, mathematicians and other highly-skilled technology professionals. Whether hanging around the suburban campus of Microsoft or the life… Read More
Young people are flocking to big, expensive cities, according to data crunched by housing market information service RealtyTrac, and that might not be the greatest of ideas. If you look… Read More