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Seattle ‘the envy of would-be Silicon Valleys around the world’

The transformation of Seattle’s South Lake Union district stands as a metaphor for this city’s emergence as what some would argue is the West Coast’s second most important hub of technology and entrepreneurship.

Many of the glass and steel buildings were built by Paul Allen, the second-richest — behind Bill Gates — of the numerous ex-Microsoft employees who have taken the wealth and expertise earned in the personal computer era and applied it to new ventures.

By Bill Rigby

Full Story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-technology-seattle-idUSTRE7A83IY20111109

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Seattle ‘the envy of would-be Silicon Valleys around the world’

Puget Sound Business Journal by Greg Lamm, Staff Writer

Reuters has a lengthy article about the tech scene in Seattle and the surrounding region that plays up the legacy of Microsoft , Craig McCaw and the University of Washington .

The article covers much familiar ground: Amazon’s rise and the transformation of Seattle’s South Lake Union thanks to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and companies like Amazon. Pioneer Square’s new image as a tech magnet, thanks to companies like Zynga and Isilon.

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