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LO Smokey fire, 600 Roy Street at Aurora on Saturday March 28, 2020.
Lower Queen Anne.

Appears to be an abandoned apartment.
Unofficial, old banner in many frames has been there awhile

Seattle fire crews responded late Saturday morning to a fire in an abandoned building in Lower Queen Anne, next to Aurora Avenue. … building, which appeared to be a two-story brick structure in the 600 block of Roy Street. 213494

March 28, 2020 at 12:44 pm

Crews fight fire in vacant Seattle building for more than 5 hours

Burning trash and debris inside a vacant Lower Queen Anne apartment building kept firefighters at the scene for more than five hours Saturday. As of...

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The warehouse floor is filled with the sound of machinery though the robotic storage pods move almost silently.
This multi-level plant in Kent is more than 850,000 square feet with x,xxx workers. Overhead, conveyors move yellow totes with packages.

(Note: Puget Sound Business Journal says 885,000 sq feet and around 1,200 workers)
Tour of the Amazon fulfillment (distribution) center in Kent, WA., on Wed. June 13, 2018.

Note: no addresses on packages or video screens to be readable

March 28, 2020 at 8:15 am

Amazon confirms Seattle-area warehouse employee has coronavirus

Amazon told employees at its Kent fulfillment center Friday that one of their co-workers has tested positive for COVID-19, adding to the tally of reported...

Amazon’s “Day One” tower, also known as Tower II, looms 37 stories above the Amazon Spheres, at left. The tower is located at 2121 7th Avenue and is 37 stories high. It opened November 7, 2016 and was designed by Seattle architectural firm NBBJ. 206740

March 27, 2020 at 5:04 pm

Amazon discloses median pay, plans virtual shareholder meeting due to coronavirus, climate concerns

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos received about $1.7 million in total compensation in 2019. Amazon’s CEO pay ratio — comparing executive compensation to median employee compensation...

Contractors working for the Amazon Inc. Flex program load packages into vehicles to deliver to customers in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Amazon is?raising?the minimum wage?for all U.S. employees to $15 an hour, a move that was seen as a response to political pressures. However, Flex workers are not eligible because they’re contractors. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg 775251914

March 25, 2020 at 8:24 pm

Amazon gives delivery drivers detailed guidance for working amid coronavirus

Amazon provided its contract delivery drivers Wednesday evening with its most detailed guidance. Many of the recommendations hew closely to those made by public health...

Amazon packages are delivered near the downtown Seattle campus on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.

March 25, 2020 at 1:06 pm

Amazon workers say coronavirus safety measures are missing despite what company says

Some of the company's workers fear for their safety and the safety of customers.

FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

March 20, 2020 at 4:28 pm

Senators press Jeff Bezos on Amazon’s coronavirus workplace safety measures

The senators’ questions echo demands by Amazonians United, a group organizing the company’s warehouse workers. They're seeking paid sick leave, hazard pay, childcare support and...

March 19, 2020 at 2:22 pm

Amazon confirms COVID-19 case as workers say they’re not checked for coronavirus symptoms

Interviews in recent days with Seattle-area Amazon employees, gig workers and job applicants paint a picture of a company straining to meet an unprecedented surge...

Amazon’s South Lake Union campus is usually teeming, but with employees working remotely, it almost empty.

Fallout from the coronavirus.

Friday March 6, 2020

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March 17, 2020 at 11:33 am

Amazon extends coronavirus relief funds and free rent to small businesses near its offices

The company said the relief funds will be dispersed “as quickly as possible" to businesses that meet eligibility criteria.

FILE – In this Feb. 8, 2018, file photo, Amazon Prime Now bags full of groceries are loaded for delivery by a part-time worker outside a Whole Foods store in Cincinnati. Amazon and Whole Foods are rolling out their grocery delivery service in several locations Wednesday, Sept. 26, while expanding it in other areas. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) NYAG302

March 15, 2020 at 8:20 pm

Amazon grocery delivery system overloaded Sunday as coronavirus spurs online orders

A significant spike in online grocery shopping as COVID-19 spreads, appeared to throw Amazon’s grocery system into disarray Sunday, causing frustration among delivery drivers.

In this Feb. 1, 2019, Bill Gates smiles while being interviewed in Kirkland, Wash. Bill and Melinda Gates are pushing back against a new wave of criticism about whether billionaire philanthropy is a force for good. The couple, whose foundation has the largest endowment in the world, said theyâ€™re not fazed by recent blowback against wealthy giving, including viral moments at the World Economic Forum and the shifting political conversation about taxes and socialism. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

March 13, 2020 at 3:29 pm

Bill Gates leaves Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway boards to prioritize his philanthropic work

Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft Corp., the company he co-founded in 1975.