By The Tim on October 28, 2009
Quick note on the potential impact of a long-term departure of Boeing from the Puget Sound. The Seattle-area economy is definitely more diverse than it was in the ’70s, but Boeing still dominates the employment base by the numbers. A 2003 table from the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce shows Boeing employing more people than [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Amazon, Boeing, Jobs, Microsoft
By The Tim on March 30, 2009
The last few days have seen a handful of articles in the local press on the subject of the strength (or lack thereof, as it turns out) of local banks. Here’s a brief summary. First-up is a relatively in-depth look at the status of dozens of banks based in Washington State: Washington’s banks under stress [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Amazon, banks, Boone, Cleveland, DeSilver, James, link_roundup, Local Economy, Olympian, Ramirez, Seattle_PI, Seattle_Times, WaMu
By The Tim on May 29, 2008
Regarding last night’s Amazon-only Vulcan open house, a reader wrote: I work for Amazon and just got back from Vulcan’s exclusive Amazonian-oriented event. They’re offering $5,000 incentives for those of us who want to work just a SLUT stop away from home. The excitement was not palpable, though the beer and wine were free. According [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Amazon, condos, South Lake Union, Vulcan
