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In Seattle, the usual suspects again (plus two)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by NewToSeattle

Anne Gittinger and Gabe Newell join roster of the world’s richest. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle economy, Starbucks | Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Christian Grey, Craig McCaw, Fifty Shades of Grey, Gabe Newell, Harvard, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Oakley sunglasses, Paul Allen, richest man in seattle, richest people in Seattle, richest woman in Seattle, Starbucks, Steve Ballmer | Leave a comment

The usual suspects of Seattle (plus others)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by NewToSeattle

Bruce Nordstrom climbs onto the Forbes 400 list, but what about his sister? Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Starbucks | Tagged Anne Gittinger, Bill Gates, Bruce Nordstrom, Craig McCaw, Forbes 400, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, New-York Tribune, Nordstrom, Oakley, Paul Allen, Starbucks, Steve Ballmer | 2 Comments

Likkered up with an Amazon Kindle in Seattle

Posted on April 29, 2012 by NewToSeattle

Prominent Fremont Bridge billboard gets a new advertisement Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle soccer | Tagged Amazon.com, Foster School of Business, Fremont Bridge, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, South Lake Union, University of Washington, Washington Federal, Washington Mutual | 1 Comment

The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago

Posted on February 12, 2012 by NewToSeattle

None of their descendants rank among the wealthiest today Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media | Tagged 047, Arthur Denny, Bailey Gatzert, Bill Gates, creative destruction, Cyrus Walker, David Denny, Forbes 400, Hearst, Henry Yesler, Jacob Furth, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Schumpeter, Leigh Hunt, Mary M. Miller, New-York Tribune, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Seattle billionaires, Seattle millionaires, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle YMCA, Thomas Burke, Thomas S. Lippy, Tribune 4, Watson Squire, William C. Hill, William Renton, World Almanac | 5 Comments

Vitamin D and other things they advertise in Seattle

Posted on September 29, 2011 by NewToSeattle

You can tell a lot about the nature of a region by what gets marketed Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle media | Tagged Amazon.com, Bay of Smokes, billboard, Foster School of Business, Fremont Bridge, Jeff Bezos, Juan Cabrillo, marketing, University of Washington, vitamin D | 4 Comments

The usual suspects of Seattle (plus one)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by NewToSeattle

Seven around Puget Sound make the Forbes 400 list Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy | Tagged Bill Gates, Craig McCaw, Forbes 400, Howard Schultz, James Jannard, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, MSFT, Paul Allen, SBUX, Starbucks, Steve Ballmer | 8 Comments

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