TechFlash: Uber opens Seattle tech office; MSFT giving booms; Dendreon CEO ousted

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Uber drives engineering office to Seattle, will hire 50 ​Uber will open a 50-person engineering office in Seattle in early April, becoming the latest in a growing list of tech company to choose the city as a technology hub. 67 percent of Microsoft employees volunteered in 2014, and here's why Microsoft's General Manager of Citizenship Lori Forte Harnick gives three tips to help companies get more employees involved in community outreach programs. Dendreon lays off 77 including CEO W. Thomas Amick SEC filings show Dendreon's CEO W. Thomas Amick was terminated without cause. From hooch hideaway to high-end office, historic Seattle building is reborn (slideshow) New tenants will be the first 'human' office occupants in the building that originally housed some 300 horses that pulled streetcars and fire engines. Bill Gates retains spot atop Forbes billionaires list Bill Gates isn't the only Washingtonian to make the list. Although all but one of the Washington billionaires on the list can trace his wealth back to Microsoft. Code Fellows expands to third city as demand for software developers booms ​Seattle coding academy Code Fellows announced Wednesday it will expand its training programs into Chicago. Tempered Networks raises $15 million to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks Cyber security company Tempered Networks has already grown from a handful of employees to 30, but now it's going international. Avalara buys vacation rental tax company HotSpot Bainbridge Island tax software company Avalara announced on Tuesday it has acquired Denver-based HotSpot Tax, which helps amateur property renters stay tax compliant. National Tech News Armed with $390M, Charlotte investment firm has advice for Triangle tech companies Health care CEOs: Transparency reveals 'disconnect and flaws' in system Transwave building on in Lackawanna From hooch hideaway to high-end office, historic Seattle building is reborn (slideshow) Elon Musk teased Tesla owners with a James Bond inspired upgrade $2M initiative to bring underprivileged into the workforce Higher tolls approved for I-25 express lanes, U.S. 36 decision postponed Big Washington state Boeing supplier opens South Carolina facility What's next for Splyt CEO? A new job at a Winter Park tech firm Tucson deploys Taser body-worn cameras

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