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Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for

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Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for

Downtown Seattle and the headquarters of Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. (GeekWire photo / Kurt Schlosser) The plywood is falling off, restaurants that have survived add hours, and vehicle traffic in Seattle is growing from the ghost towns a year ago. With downtown, Belltown, and South Lake Union ready for tens of thousands of employees … Read more

Can downtown Seattle bounce back? Community leaders discuss how city can rebound after COVID

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Can downtown Seattle bounce back? Community leaders discuss how city can rebound after COVID

Panelists at GeekWire’s Civic Conversations event Thursday, clockwise from top left: Gordon McHenry Jr., United Way King County CEO; Chris Gregoire, CEO of Challenge Seattle and former Governor of Washington State; Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer at the Seattle Foundation; and presenter Monica Nickelsburg, editor at GeekWire. (GeekWire photo) Even if the pandemic slows, a … Read more