Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg is an economy reporter covering labor issues, the changing nature of work, the rise and fall of industries, technology trends, and workplace equity. She has extensive experience covering Amazon, Microsoft, and other major players re-shaping the Seattle region.
Monica spent six years covering the intersection of technology and public policy as GeekWire’s civic editor. As a freelancer, she’s covered food and sustainability for The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Civil Eats, Grist, and others. Before moving to Seattle, Monica worked as a digital producer for The Week and interned for NBC, The Daily Beast, and Forbes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in Journalism and History.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Business
Booming: Gen la(Z)y, vacant stores, pop-up shop quiz
Young people get a bad rap for refusing to go above and beyond at work. Is this just the latest battle in an endless generational war, or do young people really have less work ethic?
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Whatever happened to hustle?
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Business
Boeing takes responsibility for 737 Max 9 failure: 'We caused the problem'
During a call with investors Wednesday, Boeing CEO David Calhoun didn't focus on financials, and instead took responsibility for a recent in-flight airplane malfunction.
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Business
Microsoft cuts 8% of gaming division after closing Activision deal
Jeremy Monken’s wife had just given birth to a healthy daughter when he got the news.
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Business
Booming: Dorms for adults, Boeing in 'Jaws' territory, plus home size quiz
Seattle is running out of room. Could tiny, Tokyo-style apartments be part of the solution?
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Dorms for adults
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Business
How can Seattleites benefit from economic booms and weather the busts? KUOW podcast 'Booming' launches Jan. 24
"Booming" is an economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing.
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Business
FAA expands oversight of Boeing amid investigation into in-flight blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new plan to ensure Boeing’s manufacturing process produces airplanes that are safe to fly.
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Business
FAA launches investigation into Boeing after in-flight blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration is formally investigating Boeing over an incident Friday in which a piece of a 737 Max 9 flew off in-flight.
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KUOW's Booming: Coming January 24 (TRAILER)
"Booming" is an economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing.