http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181625 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:48:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181625 “Spur” startup growth, not “spurn” it.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181624 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:09:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181624 Keep in mind this is the area of Seattle that Paul Allen has invested a ton of money to be the cool new hip place to be. Looks like it’s working!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181623 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:06:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/01/is-amazon-moving/#comment-181623 As a Seattleite and former Amazon employee (96-97, way back when offices were in the lovely crack district of downtown Seattle), I think this would be terrific for attracting and keeping employees. Lake Union is shaping up as the new center of Seattle. Downtown has changed, but it’s big and busy. Lake Union is quieter and will probably remain so even with the new influxes of people. Oodles of buses run there. It’s an easy commute for a lot of people by public transport.

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