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  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    Climate change
    ‘Mind-boggling’ heatwave breaks records in western US

    Temperature in Seattle forecast to hit 41C as hot weather moves into the Pacific Northwest

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    Michael Skapinker
    What we lose if we stop travelling on business

    In a final dispatch, our columnist looks back at the benefits of hitting the road

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Three parties: Democrats, Republicans and mayors

    The mayors of Seattle, Miami and Pittsburgh were forced into ‘Hunger Games’ style competition while Palermo’s leader compares Covid-19 to the mafia

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Gillian Tett
    Eerie calm of municipal bonds belies US cities’ tax plight

    The $4tn market looks peaceful, but the real-world financial situation is alarming

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    Amazon.com
    US alleges bribery scheme to boost Amazon marketplace sellers

    Prosecutors say defendants conspired to pay more than $100,000 to ‘at least’ 10 workers at ecommerce group

  • Sunday, 15 March, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Seattle’s small businesses try to survive coronavirus outbreak

    City is a US test case on whether shops can keep doors open despite social distancing

  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    ‘It’s apocalyptic’: coronavirus turns Seattle into a ghost town

    West Coast tech hub is a test case for how US authorities will respond to escalating crisis

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Edwin Heathcote
    Blood, sweat and booze are essential to the City’s identity

    Plans to redesign Smithfield meat market as a tourist haven will destroy the soul of the site

  • Monday, 17 June, 2019
    Residential
    An insider’s guide to living in Seattle, US

    A view from the Pacific north-west city by glass artist Dale Chihuly

  • Thursday, 28 February, 2019
    Amazon.com
    Amazon drops plans to move into Seattle skyscraper

    Decision follows cancellation of $2.5bn New York campus

  • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft pledges almost $500m for affordable housing loans

    Funding comes after criticism of technology companies driving up property prices

  • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft pledges almost $500m for affordable housing loans

    Funding follows criticism of technology companies driving up property prices

  • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
    Amazon’s new HQ
    Amazon reaps more than $3bn from New York, Virginia and Tennessee

    Credits and grants will see the Big Apple pay the most for new job creation

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    John Gapper
    Amazon’s beauty parade was an elaborate charade

    Big cities were always going to win the contest for its second head office

  • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
    Amazon.com
    Amazon nears deal to split expansion between NY and Washington

    Ecommerce giant rows back on plan for a second headquarters

  • Friday, 2 November, 2018
    FT SeriesCity stats: how rivals measure up
    City stats: Seattle versus Vancouver

    Residents of the US city have more money in their pockets as the cost of living in the Canadian city soars

  • Monday, 10 September, 2018
    Special ReportFuture Connectivity
    Which technologies will underpin the smart cities of the future?

    Range, cost and speed will determine the best tools for each job

  • Monday, 27 August, 2018
    House & Home
    Five reasons to live in Seattle, US

    The tech sector is a draw, as is the chance to smell the coffee or the mountain air

  • Wednesday, 13 June, 2018
    US & Canadian companies
    Seattle bows to Amazon pressure over ‘head tax’ to help homeless

    City repeals charge on big companies that had been aimed at tackling housing crisis

  • Thursday, 31 May, 2018
    FT SeriesRace to a trillion
    Amazon works its way deeper into customers’ lives

    Dominance of low-margin ecommerce gives it an edge in high-margin ad sales

  • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
    Gillian Tett
    Tech lessons from Amazon’s battle in Seattle

    The digital giant looks like it is indifferent to the costs created by its success

  • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    Amazon is not a bubble
  • Thursday, 18 January, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Amazon shortlists 20 finalists for new headquarters
  • Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
    Rail
    Three killed after Amtrak train derails on to highway

    Carriages tumbled off bridge in Washington state during rush hour

  • Thursday, 9 November, 2017
    FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska
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