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Microsoft Pledges $500M for Affordable Housing in Seattle

The pledge is intended to help tackle the low and middle-income housing crisis in Seattle, but also to encourage policy change, new investment by the state, and to support organizations that help the homeless.

By Matthew Humphries

Buying a Franchise

The Minimum Wage Battle Is Here to Stay

By Jason Daley

Building a Business

Amazon Has Literally Gone Bananas

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

Chipotle Shuts Down Stores in Seattle and Portland After E. Coli Outbreak

By Reuters

Building a Business

This Startup Has Figured Out How to Grow Metal Like a Tree

This innovation is useful for the construction, automobile, oil and gas industries.

By Katie Fehrenbacher

Business Legal

Businesses in Seattle Are Now Required to Make Some Bathrooms ‘Gender Neutral’

Single-stall restrooms are now all-gender facilities in Seattle.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

The Sad Saga of the $70,000 Minimum Salary Company

The utopian vision of an entrepreneur who wanted to do his part for income inequality looks shortsighted in the cold light of reality.

By Steve Tobak

Business Legal

Seattle CEO Who Set Minimum Salaries to $70,000 Sued By Brother for Allegedly Overpaying Himself

Gravity Payments' Dan Price made national news when he announced an across-the-board raise for his 120-person team. Now, he is being accused of cutting his brother out of profits.

By Geoff Weiss

Thought Leaders

After a Life as Refugees, This Entrepreneur Family Has No Fear

Fleeing Vietnam at risk of their lives in hopes of reaching American taught the Lams everything there is to know about pursuing dreams.

By Daphne Mallory

Building a Business

Anatomy of a VC Deal: How One Seattle Startup Raised $12.5 Million

We'll take you through the entire process, from pitch decks to cut checks.

By Michelle Goodman

Building a Business

Amazon Sues Alleged Sellers of Bogus 5-Star Product Reviews

Beware peddlers of lies. The ecommerce goliath is dropping the legal hammer on four sites it claims hawk fake positive product reviews.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Starbucks to Begin Testing Delivery in Seattle and New York City This Year

Get ready to order coffee on your phone to be delivered fresh to your home.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Franchises Lose Bid to Block Part of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Rollout

Franchise owners in Seattle are still on track to be grouped with large businesses under the city's new minimum wage law.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Why the International Franchise Association Is Suing Seattle

Oral arguments on the preliminary injunction to prevent Seattle's minimum wage hike start today.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Home Improvement Startup Porch Raises $65 Million at $500 Million Valuation

The 16-month-old company plans to allocate funds towards enhancing its new mobile app.

By Geoff Weiss

Buying a Franchise

Franchise Industry Not Without Hurdles in 2015

The International Franchise Association predicts a solid 2015 for franchised businesses, though regulatory battles loom.

By Kate Taylor

Thought Leaders

3 Things Every Leader Can Learn From Seattle’s Star Quarterback Russell Wilson

Believe it or not, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson can teach entrepreneurs a lot about leadership and running a business.

By Craig Cincotta

Building a Business

The Top 10 Companies to Work For in 2015

A positive work environment, intelligent co-workers and great benefits make these 10 companies the most exciting places to work for in 2015, as rated by the employees themselves.

By Laura Entis

Entrepreneurs

Is Your City Among the 10 Richest in the U.S.?

A new report reveals the 10 wealthiest cities in America.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Franchise Players: I Turned My Small Biz Into a Franchised Location

After two decades in the custom closet business, Truman Jepson converted his small business into a franchised location of Closets by Design.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Are Minimum-Wage Activists Trying to Kill the Franchise Model in Seattle?

The International Franchise Association claims Seattle's new minimum wage law discriminates against franchisees, and says it's all one labor union's fault.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Franchisees Seek Injunction to Halt Minimum-Wage Hike in Seattle

The International Franchise Association filed for an injunction preventing Seattle from enacting the new minimum wage law in its present state.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

17 Ridiculous Questions Google Has Stopped Asking During Interviews

Google often asks potential hires to think outside the box, but these interview questions are so absurd the tech company eventually banned them.

By Caroline Moss

Business News

Massachusetts Hikes Minimum Wage to $11

The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to $11, the highest minimum wage in the country.

By Laura Entis

Thought Leaders

Entrepreneurs Are Forgotten in the Minimum Wage Debate

Small businesses employ more than 50 percent of the population, but who is guaranteeing their wages?

By Carol Roth

Buying a Franchise

Franchisees Take Action Against Seattle’s Minimum Wage Law

Outraged that the new law holds them to stricter rules than small-business owners, franchise owners are fighting back with a lawsuit and full-page ad in the 'Seattle Times.'

By Kate Taylor

Business News

Amazon Is Being a Big Tease About Its 3-D Smartphone, May Reveal It June 18

It's like nothing we've ever seen before! Wait, we've never seen it.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Buying a Franchise

Seattle Says Franchises Aren’t Small Businesses, Forces Them on $15 Wage Fast Track

The International Franchise Association is filing a lawsuit opposing Seattle's plan, which forces franchises to adopt a $15 minimum wage in three years.

By Kate Taylor

Business Accounting

How a $15 Minimum Wage in Seattle Could Leave Workers Worse Off

Seattle mayor Ed Murray proposed a record-setting minimum wage hike of $15 -- a move both waiters and restaurant owners are calling shortsighted for failing to credit tips.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Think Seattle’s Only Claim to Fame Is Starbucks? Think Again.

Besides the success of the huge coffee maker, the Emerald City has other amazing startup stories -- both past and present.

By Jason Fell