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 | Amazontown: How Seattle's fortune is tied to Amazon's success Amazon has brought boom times to Seattle, adding to its skyline and transforming the neighborhoods where its 20,000 employees work. But what happens if fortunes change? | |  | Microsoft CEO Brad Smith on the company's expanding Canadian office The Redmond company will increase its Vancouver. B.C., headcount to as many as 750 employees, up from 300. Most of Microsoft's Vancouver employees are Canadian citizens, but the new center will help the company bring in skilled workers from around the world. | |  | Gravity Payments trial ends, decision still weeks away Dan Price – the Seattle CEO who last year raised his company's minimum wage to $70,000 – is being sued by his brother for allegedly paying himself too much to run the company that they started together and denying Lucas Price's rights as a co-owner. | |  | Microsoft to provide cloud-based business management software for marijuana growers Kind Financial, a startup based in Los Angeles, provides so-called "seed-to-sale" services for marijuana growers. With Microsoft's help, the company will provide software assistance to help growers track inventory, handle transactions and comply with laws governing the legal marijuana industry. | | | | |  | Seattle's Juno praises partnership with Celgene at shareholder's meeting Juno CEO Hans Bishop said his biotech's 10-year deal with Celgene has gotten off to a strong start. | |  | Alaska Airlines, Virgin America fleet choices still up in the air Recent comments by the Alaska Airlines CEO renew the question of what planes will end up in the merged Alaska-Virgin America fleet. | |  | Microsoft boosts chatbot efforts with Silicon Valley startup buy The software giant has made another purchase on the heels of its massive LinkedIn acquisition. This time, it's a messaging app startup from Foster City. | |  | PATH CEO: Businesses are the key to improving global health While businesses and nonprofits partnering has been somewhat controversial, PATH CEO Steve Davis explains that partnering with businesses can help deliver health innovations to millions, even hundreds of millions of people rather than just tens of thousands. | | National Tech News Airbnb lands $1B debt facility, will focus on new product development Facebook hire shows how serious the company takes gaming Update: Apple loses patent ruling in China, but order to halt sales of two iPhone models is put on hold Twilio set to end Bay Area's 6-month tech IPO drought next week | Companies in the News |
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