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Seattle approves new city budget that plugs shortfalls with surplus revenue from business tax

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Now the city is using the surplus to help close major gaps in its budget. ” Seattle already faced operating deficits of $141 million for 2023 and $152 million for 2024 before the budget planning process began this fall. . (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). million from the General Fund, and $4.5 Impact of industry layoffs.

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Recent grads working in tech are migrating to Seattle more than any other U.S. city

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A new CBRE study detailing talent migration trends found that from February 2022 to February 2023, Seattle led all cities with a 15.2% “in-migration rate” for tech workers with 0-to-3 years of experience. Seattle saw positive net migration for tech and finance talent from both 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023.

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On An Agile scaling journey ? Take our survey to find out how you are doing.

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Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push

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billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought by Mayor Bruce Harrell for gunshot detection technology. The Atlanta Police Department announced last week that it was passing on the technology after a six-month trial because it doesn’t haven’t room in its budget for the system. ShotSpotter Photo). During an Oct.

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Accelerate Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Oil & Gas Industry

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In response, oil and gas majors are making headway in terms of carbon reporting, net-zero targets, and accountability. Recent studies indicate that data centers consume one percent of the world’s electricity , and The Royal Society estimates that digital technology contributes up to 5.9% Many have even spun up renewable energy arms.

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Tech workers sound off on Washington state’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ at first public hearing

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billion budget deficit that needs to be closed. That argument got a boost from Chuck Collins, of the Institute for Policy Studies, who co-authored a book with Bill Gates Sr. “This is an obvious solution,” said Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, a vocal advocate for tax reform, during public testimony. “We have a $3.3

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