‘The warning signs are flashing’: New regional partnership calls for cohesive Seattle-area tech strategy

Regional leaders from four counties launched the Partnership for a Competitive Puget Sound, a 20-point plan responding to the loss of nearly 7,000 jobs last year. Microsoft President Brad Smith said at the event that if Seattle wants to add jobs, it should revisit whether its payroll tax makes sense, and the group’s report says the region’s technology industry has no coordinated strategy of its own.Read More