Seattle

Amazon Employees May Be Asked to Return to ‘Main Hubs’
Amazon Employees May Be Asked to Return to ‘Main Hubs’
July 21, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s return-to-the-office mandate is reportedly being ramped up across the country. Employees working remotely or located in smaller remote offices are being told they may have...

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Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
July 07, 2020  |  Taxes

Seattle’s City Council passed a new tax for big businesses operating in the city, including Amazon, according to CNBC. The tax, called the JumpStart Seattle...

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Instacart May Stop Service If Seattle OKs Hazard Pay Fee
Instacart May Stop Service If Seattle OKs Hazard Pay Fee
June 11, 2020  |  Delivery

Seattle’s City Council is debating a bill to force eCommerce ordering and transportation platforms like Instacart and Uber to give drivers at least $5 “premium...

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Amazon To Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits In Seattle
Amazon To Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits In Seattle
March 11, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To assist in bringing at-home testing kits for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, to homes of Seattle-area residents, Amazon Care is reportedly in...

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Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores 
Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores 
February 25, 2020  |  Amazon

Five years in the making, Amazon is opening its first cashierless grocery store on Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Seattle, according to reports. Amazon Go Grocery...

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Amazon To Launch Sixth Pop-Up Store In Seattle
Amazon To Launch Sixth Pop-Up Store In Seattle
January 16, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced that it is opening a pop-up store at its headquarters in Seattle, according to a report by GeekWire. The store is an...

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LimePod Car-Sharing Service Calls It Quits In Seattle
LimePod Car-Sharing Service Calls It Quits In Seattle
September 19, 2019  |  Startups

In the second closure of a free-floating carshare in Seattle in two months, Lime has announced it is winding down LimePod. The startup will begin...

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Seattle Startup Delivers Discounted Local Produce To Low-Income Families
Seattle Startup Delivers Discounted Local Produce To Low-Income Families
September 15, 2019  |  Delivery

The Seattle startup Pacific Coast Harvest, which connects local farms and home delivery, is now offering a discount program to assist low-income families, GeekWire reported...

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