A new ranking of the top 1,000 largest cities in the world puts Seattle among elite company, thanks largely to the economic strength of the city, driven by its tech… Read More
What is happening to America’s middle class? People from across the political spectrum use a lot of different words to answer that question: “Hollowed out … wiped out … disappearing… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast tech leaders made the case this week that artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, and big data are essential tools for solving the global climate crisis.… Read More
Government incentives and tax credits face new scrutiny, driven in-part by Amazon’s wishlist as it searches for a city to plant its second headquarters. The company has a preference for… Read More
A Seattle City Council committee unanimously approved a plan to implement an income tax on the city’s wealthiest residents Wednesday. With the approval from the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods, and Finance… Read More
The world’s largest tech companies are worth more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of most U.S. cities, according to new research from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The report,… Read More
The tech community didn’t rally to Donald Trump’s side during his campaign — with a few notable exceptions — but the nation’s largest venture capitalist network does have some advice… Read More
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee today laid out a down-to-earth prescription for keeping the Evergreen State competitive in the aerospace industry, which a new report says is having a… Read More
Update for 9:20 p.m. PT: The Iowans have spoken, and the GOP presidential caucuses confounded the prediction markets by giving Ted Cruz the edge over Donald Trump. Trump had been… Read More
Imagine living in a city where your fourth largest employer suddenly found its stock price had collapsed 70 percent? Are you thinking Chrysler and Detroit? Certainly, the rust belt is… Read More
Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer says an economic revolution is coming, and you better get ready for it. Even as the Dow surges toward 17,000 — making the rich even… Read More
Critics of Uber have often criticized the transportation company’s use of “surge pricing” to up the price of its service during extreme weather. Today, the company changed its policies to make… Read More
