GeekWire
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Microsoft
    • Startups
    • Space
    • Geek Life
    • Podcasts
    • Civic presented by Microsoft
    • Sustainability
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Tech Moves presented by TalentReach
    • Accenture at AWS re:Invent 2023 sponsored by Accenture
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2023 Spotlights sponsored by AWS
    • Best of Tableau Conference ’24 sponsored by Tableau
    • Bot or Not presented by Google Cloud
    • GeekWire on the Road: Spokane
    • Guide to re:Invent sponsored by AWS
    • Money Hacks presented by BECU
    • Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored by Greater Seattle Partners
  • Jobs
  • Events
    • GeekWire Events
    • Community Calendar
  • Lists
    • Amazon Office Buildings
    • GeekWire 200
    • GeekWire Startup List
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Membership
    • Memberships
    • Health Benefits
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Email Newsletters
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Sponsors
    • Reprints & Permissions

Kirkland

Students looking through microscope in lab

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

by Alan Boyle on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 2:32 am

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to boost the supply chain and workforce pipeline for its Project… Read More

Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities

by Kurt Schlosser & Taylor Soper on February 7, 2023February 8, 2023 at 7:37 am

In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant had big plans to expand even further. The City of… Read More

Worker at Project Kuiper facility
Video

Amazon readies 172,000-square-foot Kirkland factory to build Kuiper satellites

by Alan Boyle on October 27, 2022October 29, 2022 at 11:37 pm

Amazon says it’ll open a 172,000-square-foot production facility in Kirkland, Wash., to manufacture thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. The factory will eventually turn out one… Read More

Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work

by Kurt Schlosser on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 at 3:02 pm

Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from one tech giant to another back in 2016. Five years… Read More

Google to begin opening some Seattle-area offices for optional in-person work starting April 20

by Kurt Schlosser on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Google has announced plans to start bringing workers back to the company’s offices in the Puget Sound region, including on campuses in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and in Kirkland,… Read More

Seattle region ranks No. 1 in U.S. for tech office space leases as 14 big deals help eclipse Bay Area

by Kurt Schlosser on March 31, 2021April 8, 2021 at 9:45 am

The Seattle region is the leading U.S. market for large tech office space leases, eclipsing the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time since 2013. According to a new… Read More

Google buys more land in Kirkland as its Seattle-area workforce nears 6,000 employees

by Taylor Soper on August 24, 2020November 3, 2020 at 4:52 pm

Google continues to grow its Seattle-area footprint despite the ongoing pandemic. The tech giant just finalized its purchase of the Kirkland Urban East plot, a Google spokesperson confirmed. The purchase… Read More

Video

Topgolf arrives in Seattle area with high-tech indoor ‘Lounge by Topgolf’ concept at new Google building

by Taylor Soper on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 at 3:27 pm

Topgolf finally made its way to the Seattle region. The sports and entertainment company on Friday will open its first-ever “Lounge by Topgolf” concept, an indoor facility that combines virtual… Read More

Video

Google expands Seattle-area footprint with huge office purchase at new Kirkland Urban development

by Taylor Soper on September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 at 10:45 am

Google is continuing its big growth across the Seattle region. The tech giant confirmed that it completed its purchase of about 400,000 square feet of office space across two buildings… Read More

Video

After putting down roots near Amazon HQ, burger chain Shake Shack to open location east of Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 at 11:09 am

The popular burger chain Shake Shack has drawn a consistent crowd at its first Washington location in downtown Seattle next to Amazon’s headquarters. Now the restaurant is headed east across… Read More

Broadband company Wave confirms big lease to double its HQ size in new Kirkland project

by Nat Levy on July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 at 8:12 am

Wave Broadband announced today it will more than double the size of its Kirkland headquarters. The firm said it has finalized a lease for 88,000 square feet in the planned… Read More

Google set to open Kirkland campus expansion with ‘human-sized nest’ and ‘hideaway caves’

by Taylor Soper on February 6, 2016February 7, 2016 at 2:14 pm

Crepe-making rooms, hideaway “cave” areas, human-sized nests, and more — you’ll find them at Google’s new Kirkland offices. The tech giant will officially open its Kirkland campus expansion next Tuesday,… Read More

Google brings self-driving cars to Seattle area, plans to conduct regular road tests in Kirkland

by Taylor Soper on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 at 8:31 am

You may notice a peculiar-looking Lexus SUV driving in the Seattle region — one that is laden with cameras, sensors, and perhaps more importantly, is not controlled by a human driver. Google announced… Read More

Google pays $3M for new public outdoor recreational center in Seattle area

by Taylor Soper on August 25, 2015August 26, 2015 at 2:18 pm

Residents of Kirkland, Wash., have access to a new public park thanks to Google. A new outdoor recreational space is set to open next week along the Cross Kirkland Corridor… Read More

Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area

by Jacob Demmitt on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 at 11:29 am

GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that’s getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area, as well as a completely new service called “Amazon Flex.”… Read More

Google donates $200K for free WiFi network near company’s Kirkland engineering office

by Taylor Soper on June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 at 10:50 am

Google already has a presence in Kirkland, Wash., where it employs hundreds of people who work on products such as Maps and the Chrome web browser. Now, the tech giant is giving Kirkland… Read More

GoDaddy opens Seattle-area engineering office, already planning to expand

by Todd Bishop on November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 at 4:46 pm

The views are pretty sweet from GoDaddy’s new office at Kirkland’s Carillon Point, but CEO Blake Irving knows that the prime waterfront location and unique culture aren’t the only reasons… Read More

F5 latest tech company to open Bellevue office, set to hire 50

by Taylor Soper on September 11, 2013September 10, 2013 at 10:50 pm

Add F5 Networks to the growing list of tech companies setting up an extra development office east of Seattle. F5, the maker of hardware and software products that speed up… Read More

Sneak peek: Google breaks ground on new Seattle-area engineering center

by Todd Bishop on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013 at 12:52 pm

Google this morning broke ground on a new building that will double the size of the company’s existing engineering center in Kirkland, Wash., just down the road from Microsoft headquarters… Read More

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

by John Cook on March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 at 5:38 pm

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… Read More

Poor earnings leads to Glu layoffs at Kirkland studio

by Taylor Soper on November 15, 2012November 15, 2012 at 10:09 am

A lowered fourth quarter guidance has sent the stock of San Francisco-based game publisher Glu south and resulted in layoffs at its Kirkland office. On the company’s Nov. 2 conference… Read More

An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran

by John Cook on August 22, 2011August 22, 2011 at 2:20 pm

If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate chip cookies. Jason Wilson, the world-renowned chef who founded Seattle’s… Read More

A Word From Our Sponsors

About

  • About GeekWire
  • Contact Us
  • Ask About Advertising
  • Send Us a Tip
  • Become a GeekWire Member
  • Join Our Startup List
  • Reprints and Permissions

Follow

GeekWire Newsletters

Catch every headline in your inbox

Read GeekWire

  • Apple News
  • Google News

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sponsored Content Policy
Return to Top of Page
© 2011-2024 GeekWire, LLC