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It’s not just about bringing workers back to the office: 10 indicators of a downtown resurgence

GeekWire

Many would claim the first indicator, and perhaps the most important one, is government interventions in critical areas such public transportation, and affordable housing, or the range of services assured by the recently renewed and expanded Metropolitan Improvement District in Seattle. Innovative interventions.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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SMU Continues To Innovate In Cyber Security Innovation: Launches new institute and innovation gym

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The work of the institute will have a far-reaching impact, spanning retail, defense, technology, healthcare, energy, government, finance and transportation – everything that makes our world work.”. The Lyle School’s cyber security program has been one of the University’s centers of academic excellence for 15 years. SMU’s Bobby B.

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Cruise is using food bank deliveries as cover to run tests?that may violate stay-home orders, drivers say

The Verge

We had paused on-road testing to be safe due to the worsening COVID situation at the time,” Cruise said in an email announcing the program, “and had a fleet of all-electric, self-driving cars just sitting around — we thought this was a great way to put them to good use.”. But meal deliveries weren’t the only mission. “Our

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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Transportation analyst at Cambridge Systematics.”. I helped city and state governments make better use of their transportation dollars by modeling strategic investment scenarios over long range planning horizons. The company provides back-end tech and software to help companies build training and onboarding programs.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Founded in 1935, BECU traces its roots to The Boeing Company and is the largest nonprofit credit union in Washington state with 50 locations.

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Book excerpt: How tech and government can spin the flywheels of equitable prosperity together

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Even though the economic flywheel has provided jobs and created wealth for spending and investment in leading tech cities, it has not solved the social challenges of homelessness, inadequate education, public safety, and transportation. Flat-out crazy, local leaders and transportation experts said. Finding common understanding.