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Just a couple of short follow-ups on previous posts. For starters, recall previous discussions about Seattle’s affordability<\/a> as it relates to the business climate, as well as the speculation about what would cause a high-tech exodus<\/a>. Today we find at least one example of a high-tech company deciding that Seattle just isn’t worth it<\/a>:<\/p>\n

GiftCertificates.com is closing its Seattle headquarters and moving to Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n

The closure, which is expected to occur by the end of the year, will help the seller of online gift certificates cut annual costs by about $1 million.
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Omaha certainly is cheaper than Seattle, with a median home price there of $137,300. That compares with a median price of $385,000 in King County. With cheaper housing, GiftCerficates.com can attract candidates at lower salaries, Barefield said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, add this one to the various<\/a> discussions<\/a> about whether local governments<\/a> will spend<\/a> or save the increased revenue that the real estate boom has brought. With the election for King County Commissioner coming up in November, current Commissioner Ron Sims is posturing as a fiscal conservative, encouraging saving increased revenue rather than spending it<\/a>. No doubt an attempt to win back some votes he likely lost with his abhorrent handling of the elections department<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Positioning himself as a fiscal conservative while running for re-election in November, Sims proposed an ordinance yesterday that would put a priority on saving over spending.
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Now, after several years of depressed revenues, sales-tax, property-tax and real-estate excise-tax payments are up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the very least it’s a clever campaign move.<\/p>\n

(John Cook, Seattle P-I<\/a>, 10.05.2005<\/i>)
(Keith Ervin, Seattle Times<\/a>, 10.05.2005<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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