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More than half of South Lake Union tech workers live outside of Seattle, Zillow finds
IT Sports League hopes to be a hit with tech workers, starting with co-ed softball
If last week’s GeekWire Bash is any indication, geeks in Seattle love their sports. So tech workers around the city and on the Eastside should be excited to learn that a new Information Technology Sports League...
Silicon Valley invasion: Seattle job trends show tech workers migrating north
Employers are filling tech jobs in Seattle faster than ever, according to the chief economist of Indeed, based on her analysis of postings on the job aggregation site. And trends in the real estate market suggest that one reason is an influx...
Tech leaders support move to let workers openly discuss their pay, in push for gender equity
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s Equal Pay Act dates to the 1940s, requiring men and women to receive the same pay for the same work.
More than seven decades later, a bill up...
Groupon inks lease in downtown Seattle with room for 400 workers
Groupon is gobbling up more office space in Seattle, part of a plan by the daily deals juggernaut to hire more engineers in a region known for its retailing and e-commerce talent. The Chicago-based company, which first arrived in Seattle in 2012, plans to take over 42,000 square...
On-demand valet service Zirx sued over workers’ independent contractor classification
A former Zirx worker says she was required to work set hours and wear a uniform when she parked cars for the on-demand valet company — but she was never considered an employee. Instead, Christina Pascual alleges in a proposed class action lawsuit that Zirx misclassified her as an independent contractor who — like many victims of the sharing economy —...
Boeing rolls out its first 737 MAX jet in Renton, thronged by the workers who built it
Thousands of Boeing employees turned out today for the rollout of the first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a redesigned version of the long-lived model that’s way more fuel-efficient. The freshly painted blue-and-white MAX No. 1 had its coming-out party at Boeing’s final assembly factory in Renton, Wash. – sparking a flurry of tweets from attendees: Congrats Propulsion...