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Seattle joins regional cities and counties in allowing public sector employees to work remotely into 2021
The Seattle skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Public sector employees throughout the Seattle region who have the ability to…
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The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic, despite pandemic and looming taxes
Downtown Seattle’s historic Triple Door venue. (GeekWire Photo) Downtown Seattle and San Francisco have taken on the eerie quality of…
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‘We can’t afford a Seattle freeze’: Community leaders discuss how city can rebound after COVID
Panelists from GeekWire’s Civic Conversations event on Thursday, clockwise from top left: Gordon McHenry Jr., CEO of United Way King…
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Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for
Downtown Seattle and Amazon’s headquarters campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The plywood is coming down,…
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Sen. Patty Murray, Microsoft’s Brad Smith endorse greater internet access through Digital Equity Act
Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA. Calling a strong, affordable internet connection for every American a “must-have,” Sen. Patty Murray, was joined…
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Podcasts
GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools
Right here’s what we’re speaking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft might be…
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Exit interview: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the pandemic, Amazon, and fighting the city council
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan takes questions from reporters following an Apple event in 2019 for the company’s new building in…
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