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Amazon has brought benefits – and disruption – to Seattle

KRQE News 13

10/21/2017

Amazon has brought benefits – and disruption – to Seattle GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Published: October 21, 2017, 10:44 am Updated: October 21, 2017, 10:44 am Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, photo, an Amazon employee gives her dog a biscuit as the pair head into a company building, where dogs are welcome, i…

What Amazon’s HQ2 means for homeowners, home buyers and renters in the chosen city

MarketWatch.com – Top Stories

10/21/2017

Having Amazon as a neighbor will result in very different consequences for homeowners and renters. Amazon announced in September that it would accept competing proposals from cities across the country as it decides the location of a second headquarters. The tech and retail giant set certain limitations for where it would consider: Only metro areas with at least 1 million people are eligible, and they must have an international airport with nonstop flights to Seattle. Bids for HQ2, as it has been…

Inside Storyblocks’ New Arlington Office

Office Lovin

10/21/2017

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs launches 800-acre project in Toronto

The Real Deal – New York

10/21/2017

An 800-acre project led by Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, is officially moving forward in Toronto. Waterfront Toronto issued an RFP in March and this week declared Sidewalk Labs' proposal the submission they would move forward with — a process that begins on November 1 with the project's first town hall. The project centers on creating an interconnected hub linked online through data systems that coordinate infrastructure such as transportation an…

Tech titans are pressured to share their prosperity, but the problems run deeper

Seattle Times – Business and Technology News

10/21/2017

A majority of Seattle City Council members sent a letter to Amazon earlier this month, seeking to “hit the refresh button” in their relationship. And a good thing, too. Most other places would kill to have a hometown startup become one of the nation’s largest companies, generate thousands of well-paid local jobs, and build a green footprint in the heart of the city. All this during an era of slow national growth, aging firms and many metros that are a shadow of their former greatness. Those othe…

Guaranty Building magnet for tech firms

Indianapolis Business Journal – Latest News

10/21/2017

The Guaranty Building on Monument Circle for years was known as the home of one of the city’s top tech companies—first ExactTarget Inc. and then later Salesforce.com Inc., which gobbled up the former in 2013. Now, Salesforce has left for its namesake tower across the Circle as part of a big downtown expansion, and the nearly emptied historic Guaranty is making a quick comeback and attracting prized tenants. Tech companies Cheetah Digital and Sigstr have moved in and will be followed this month b…

These are the sites Chicago pitched to Amazon for HQ2

Real Estate Investors HQ

10/21/2017

Chicago submitted its bid this week to land Amazon’s second North American headquarters, and on Friday Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the 10 locations they pitched to the tech giant as a possible spot for HQ2. The locations include two places in the “city core,” six areas within the city that are outside of downtown, and two locations in the suburbs. The 10 locations are: “The sites identified in Chicago’s bid for HQ2 demonstrate the region’s… The post These …

Using Email to Prospect 10x Faster & Get More Clients [Video]

Digsy AI Blog

10/21/2017

There was a moment in recent history when regular mail was renamed snail mail. Email had emerged as the fastest, most efficient method of delivering written communication, and it left snail mail in the dust. But, if you’re still emailing like it’s 1999, you’ve got some catching up to do. Using modern tools and technologies, you can streamline your email prospecting to reach people 10x faster than before. Andrew Bermudez, CEO and Co-Founder of Digsy AI, demonstrates the precision and personalizat…

A very strange way to woo Amazon

New York Post – Editorials

10/20/2017

A very strange way to woo Amazon By Post Editorial Board View author archive Get author RSS feed Name(required) Email(required) Comment(required) October 20, 2017 | 7:30pm Modal Trigger Erik Thomas/NY Post see also De Blasio submits bid for Amazon but doesn't want you shopping there Just hours after the city put forth a proposal to… Does Mayor de Blasio really want Amazon to choose New York City for its second headquarters? Judging by his public comments, the answer is. . . well, we don’t…

Why 2K?

OppSites Blog

10/20/2017

Why 2K? William (Billy) Riggs on the 20th of October 2017 This fall we are providing a $2,000 registration refund to one Urban Land Institute (ULI) Fall Meeting attendee. You might wonder why we would offer a refund. While we look forward to this event every year and the dialogue it fosters, the answer can be summed up by two words- Community and Conversation. The community of real estate professionals building the future of our cities is vast and diverse. There are millions of people who make c…

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Amazon has brought benefits – and disruption – to Seattle