Lisa Stiffler

Seattle City Council members debated a 2% capital gains tax to fund housing and food programs for residents.

Zap Energy co-founder and University of Washington Professor Uri Shumlak is being honored for his groundbreaking work on fusion power.

iSpot's new CTO is a long-time engineering leader from Amazon, Microsoft and elsewhere, and Expedia's CFO steps down from her role and board position.

Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is proposing a 2% capital gains excise tax modeled on the Washington state tax that on Tuesday survived a ballot measure to nix it.

PFAS destruction startup Aquagga has appointed Dhileep Sivam, a former executive at Intellectual Ventures, as its new CEO.

An election box in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a

Qualtrics appointed Microsoft veteran Rachita Sundar as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team.

A former Gates Foundation leader raises $1.8 million from investors for a startup that's making durable, sustainable bamboo building panels.

Tech leaders shared their return-to-office policies, which are focused on hybrid work approaches that weave in trust, incentives and an emphasis on the benefits to workers.

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has released a feature called NeighborVote that lets house hunters add politics to their search for a perfect new abode.