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Mayor Bruce Harrell

‘We are not going anywhere’: Key Amazon exec reaffirms tech giant’s commitment to Seattle region

The comments by David Zapolsky, Amazon chief global affairs and legal officer, follow years of political disputes in Seattle over taxes and other policies that contributed to Amazon shifting more of its workforce to Bellevue, Wash., and Northern Virginia. Read More

Seattle vs. Bellevue: WSJ report spotlights why some tech companies are heading east

Peter Steinbrueck, a former member of the Seattle City Council, told the WSJ that Seattle’s glory days of economic expansion have ended and “the pendulum has swung to the Eastside.” Read More

Seattle mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson on taxes, tech sector and working with Amazon

As Seattle grapples with persistent issues including homelessness and fentanyl abuse while debating how to fund city services, Wilson wants to engage the tech sector as part of the solution. But how that would specifically play out is unclear. Read More

Seattle unveils a ‘responsible AI plan’ to guide city’s tech use and boost the local economy

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a “responsible AI plan” that provides guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence… Read More

Seattle leaders scrutinize $90M tax plan: Relief for small businesses, higher bills for big tech

Seattle City Council members on Wednesday scrutinized a proposed tax overhaul that would temporarily eliminate business taxes for thousands of… Read More

Seattle mayor proposes B&O tax hike for large corporations, cuts for small businesses

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck today announced a plan for temporarily cutting B&O taxes for… Read More

Seattle to deploy AI to speed up housing and small business permit process

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on Monday intended to speed the permitting process for housing and small… Read More

Inside Seattle’s ‘AI House’: Waterfront space designed as hub for new wave of startups

The next wave of AI startups in Seattle could be born just above the waters of Elliott Bay. “AI House,”… Read More

‘Downtown runs on people’: Seattle officials bullish on impact of Amazon’s return to office

Seattle city leaders have not been shy about cheering Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy’s mandate that put people back at… Read More

City of Seattle increasing in-office work to three days for more than 13,000 employees

The City of Seattle announced Monday that it will increase the required number of days for in-office work for executive… Read More

A meeting of the mayors: Spokane’s Lisa Brown and Seattle’s Bruce Harrell on the impact of innovation

Seattle and Spokane, Wash., may be on opposite ends of the state, with tech industries at very different stages of… Read More

Climate efforts and downtown revitalization highlight Seattle mayor’s ‘State of the City’ address

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Tuesday delivered his State of the City address, emphasizing the strides being made in public… Read More

Seattle mayor expands tech tool built with Google to streamline benefit program application process

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the expansion Wednesday of CiviForm, a technology platform that helps residents apply to City of Seattle… Read More

Seattle mayor unveils goals and timelines for plan to build a ‘downtown of the future’

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell officially rolled out his “Downtown Activation Plan” on Wednesday, providing more details on a series of… Read More

Seattle mayor reveals top ideas in potential plan to convert some downtown office space to housing

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s desire to potentially convert some of the city’s downtown office space into housing and other commercial… Read More

Seattle mayor reveals first stage of ‘Downtown Activation Plan’ in bid to revitalize city core

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Monday revealed the first phase of his “Downtown Activation Plan” to revitalize downtown in a move that… Read More

Seattle business leaders want city to suspend JumpStart and B&O tax to revive downtown

In a letter sent earlier this month to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and his executive leadership team, three organizations invested… Read More

Downtown dreams: Leaders share 10 ideas to make Seattle’s core more vibrant

In his “State of the City” address on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the word “downtown” more than 30… Read More

Seattle mayor praises Amazon’s back-to-office policy in ‘State of the City’ address

Speaking from Seattle Center on Tuesday in his annual “State of the City” address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reflected on… Read More

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