TechFlash: MSFT's new Wi-Fi in Seattle; Porch moves to Sodo; Zulily bldg sells

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Seattle Center is about to be blanketed in Microsoft's new 'beyond state-of-the-art' Wi-Fi Microsoft announced a partnership with the city of Seattle on Monday which will make the Seattle Center a test site for new Wi-Fi technology the company is developing. Porch.com moves to former Zulily space in Sodo, could grow to 600 employees The Seattle home improvement company has grown exponentially in the last year, and will double its space with the move. Uncertainty returns as Russell Investments goes back up for sale London Stock Exchange Group, which bought Frank Russell Co. for $2.7 billion last year, is selling half of the company. UW snaps up new office project in the University District Construction of a six-story expansion to the Trader Joe's complex on Roosevelt Way has begun, the developer said Monday. Zulily's headquarters building trades hands for $170M RealNetworks once looked at buying the downtown Seattle building that was originally a manufacturing plant for a can manufacturer. From goat grazing to iPhone repair: Amazon's new service takes on big Seattle rivals Amazon announced Monday it is launching a home improvement marketplace to let customers find and schedule services for their home. Startup depression: Shedding light on tech's dark secret (Subscription required) ​Awareness is stirring about the emotional risks that accompany the high-stakes, no-rest life of startup entrepreneurs. Company leaders who have battled depression shared their experiences after the Business Journal published its March 20 Cover Story on the issue. Affiliated publications in the American City Business Journals chain also weighed in to spur a national dialogue on how to survive a way of life that combines stress, isolation and a very high likelihood of failure. Here are more tales from the emotional edge. National Tech News UW snaps up new office project in the University District Flywheel Networks boosts lease in Sacramento Internet Patents closes $16.5M deal with Omaha patent company ​Bud Genius to buy licensor of Tommy Chong pot-related products Amazon expands household services marketplace to Phoenix UCF awarded up to $750,000 in grants to help local entrepreneurs Apple's hometown Cupertino gets AT&T gigabit-per-second Internet PayPal exec Carey Kolaja talks hot trends in the payments business Three expansion projects could boost Dayton-Cincinnati corridor BioAccel, GPEC win piece of $10M U.S. Commerce innovation grants

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