Business

Bellevue Startup Building AI for the Military Raises $35M, Plans to Hire and Expand

Watchtower Labs, a Bellevue-based startup building artificial intelligence software for military planners, publicly announced itself on Oct. 21 after operating quietly, and revealed it...

TikTok’s Bellevue Workforce Grows to 2,200 Despite Layoffs and a Smaller Office Footprint

TikTok employed about 2,200 people in Bellevue in 2025, roughly 30% more than the year before, according to the City of Bellevue's annual comprehensive...
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Bellevue Weighs New Car Tab Fee and Sales Tax Increase in $2.3 Billion Budget Proposal

The average Bellevue household would pay roughly $57 more a year under the most expensive of three transportation funding...

Goldman Sachs Opens Bellevue Engineering Office for 125+ AI and Cloud Engineers

Wall Street has officially planted a flag in Bellevue. Goldman Sachs has opened a new engineering office in the...

Bellevue May Change How Businesses Are Taxed and Licensed. Here’s What It Would Mean

Bellevue is advancing a proposal that would reshape two obligations facing every business in the city: what it owes...

Amazon to Lay Off 121 Workers in Bellevue, Seattle and Sumner

Amazon will permanently lay off 121 workers in Bellevue, Seattle and Sumner beginning October 1, according to a new WARN notice — the latest in a string of cuts that brings the company's announced Washington reductions to more than 4,600 since last fall.

T-Mobile to Lay Off 77 Workers Across Washington, Including in Bellevue

T-Mobile will permanently lay off 77 employees at eight Washington locations, including Bellevue, beginning September 21, according to a WARN notice posted by the state — the latest in a string of cuts at the Bellevue-based carrier this year.

TikTok to Lay Off 75 Employees at Its Downtown Bellevue Office

TikTok will cut 75 jobs at its downtown Bellevue office, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)...