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Meet the startups that just graduated from Creative Destruction Lab’s accelerator in Seattle

GeekWire

(CDL Photo) Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage companies from its Seattle program. CDL launched its Seattle hub in 2021. Manufacturing Cibotica (Vancouver B.C.),

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Amazon extends remote work policy for office employees to June 2021

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“Employees with work that can effectively be done from home can continue to do that work from home through June 30, 2021. An in-house pilot testing program for employees was confirmed in May. The Seattle tech giant extended its remote work policy, which previously was set until Jan.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Skills such as software engineering, architecture, cloud, and program management are highly sought after as more companies explore creating both internal and external applications and solutions. The demand for project managers has grown, with salaries for this role increasing by 15.6%

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO Business Intelligence

The demand for specialized skills has boosted salaries in cybersecurity, data, engineering, development, and program management. 1. IT management It’s no surprise that IT executive positions earn some of the highest average salaries, with Dice reporting an average yearly salary of $164,814 in 2022 — an 8.4%

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

GeekWire

Some of the winners at the 2021 GeekWire Awards during their virtual acceptance speeches on Thursday. But Thursday proved to be an inspiring day, as the 2021 GeekWire Awards returned to honor some of the leading innovators and entrepreneurs who make up the Pacific Northwest tech community. GeekWire video screen grabs). Winner: SeekOut.

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

GeekWire

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion (as of July 2021).

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Nordstrom lays off tech workers in bid to ‘remain agile and operate more efficiently’

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Impacted roles include software engineers, data analysts, technical program managers, DevOps engineers and others, according to a search of posts on LinkedIn. ” The company would not say how many employees remain with its tech team. Digital sales made up 38% of total sales in Nordstrom’s fiscal 2022.

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