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Munchery Shuts Down Its Service In Seattle, NY, LA
Munchery Shuts Down Its Service In Seattle, NY, LA
May 14, 2018  |  Delivery

Munchery Chief Executive James Beriker announced late last week that the company is shutting down operations in Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles. In a...

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Amazon Cuts Consumer Biz Heads At Seattle HQ  
Amazon Cuts Consumer Biz Heads At Seattle HQ  
February 12, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reducing its headcount at its corporate office in Seattle, with the eCommerce giant reportedly laying off several hundred employees in what is seen...

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Spin And The Urban Commuter’s Last Mile Problem
Spin And The Urban Commuter’s Last Mile Problem
August 09, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Talking to Karen Webster earlier this summer, Mobike’s Head of International Expansion, Florian Bohnert, said that bikes are a winning strategy for consumers nearly worldwide...

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Is Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike A Job Killer?
Is Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike A Job Killer?
July 04, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

Three years ago, the city of Seattle decided to raise the minimum wage to $15 in an effort to close what they called the local wealth gap. New...

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Luxury Retailer Nordstrom To Go Private?
Luxury Retailer Nordstrom To Go Private?
June 09, 2017  |  Retail

Shares of luxury retailer department store Nordstrom jumped more than 10 percent Thursday after the company announced it was pursuing a potential sale that would take...

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Tencent To Open Seattle AI Research Lab
Tencent To Open Seattle AI Research Lab
May 01, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chinese internet giant Tencent, which just last month passed Wells Fargo to become the world’s tenth most valuable public company, recently announced a play that...

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Tech Center: Seattle Brings Heat to The Tech Arena
Tech Center: Seattle Brings Heat to The Tech Arena
April 13, 2017  |  Tech Center

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...

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