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Tech Center: Seattle Brings Heat to The Tech Arena

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Seattle, Washington is known for a great many things including its rainy weather and many pop culture phenomenas. From Grey’s Anatomy to Frasier, Sleepless in Seattle and the band that started the grunge movement in the early 90’s, Nirvana, the city has seen its fair share of recognition and consequentially tourism attraction over the years.

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Amazon, JPMorgan Donate Money To Ease Coronavirus Crisis

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The first $15 million will go to groups directly dealing with how the virus is affecting people directly, with $5 million to institutions that handle community development, to dole out low- or no-interest loans. Amazon has a large presence in Seattle, and the city is one of the hardest hit by the pandemic.

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Coronavirus Prompts Some Starbucks Locations To Close Seating Areas

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Starbucks closed a Seattle store on March 5 after one of its baristas was diagnosed with the virus, but the cafe reopened the next day. “We The company noted that its China headquarters and regional support centers have been reopened, with the exception of the Wuhan support center in the Hubei province.

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Amazon Eyes Two-City Split For HQ2

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It was reported over the weekend that the eCommerce giant was in late-stage discussions with a handful of communities, including Crystal City in northern Virginia, Dallas and New York City. Many of these communities were hoping to brand themselves as the co-headquarters with Seattle,” he said. “I

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WeWork Makes Its Pitch As An Innovation Enabler

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Coffee Meets Bagel is listed as one of the alumni members of WeWork Labs , which “provides the community, education, connections and mentorship to help anyone take the startup path and grow with us,” WeWork said. “We but in Seattle, it attracted three new hires fairly quickly,” the report said. “The Innovator Awards.

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PetSmart Debuts 1,500th North American Store

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PetSmart is already the largest specialty pet retailer in the region, and it continues to grow. We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with our associates and the community of Sheridan, Colo,” Michael Massey, president and chief executive officer of PetSmart, said. The latest Colorado location is part of an 80-store U.S.-Canada-Puerto

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Is Amazon’s Delivery ‘Purge’ A Boon To Last-Mile Rivals?

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We have a responsibility to our customers and the communities where we operate to ensure these partners meet our high standards for things like safety and working conditions,” said an Amazon spokeswoman, according to Bloomberg last week. There are another 120 workers slated to be let go in Michigan. “We

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