As some Amazon jobs move to Bellevue, should Seattle be worried?

April 04, 2019 / 5:11 pm

caption: Amazon's biospheres are shown during Amazon's bring your parents to work day on Friday, September 15, 2017, in Seattle.

Kim Malcolm talks with Marilyn Strickland about Amazon's decision to move thousands of jobs from Seattle to Bellevue.

On Wednesday, Amazon announced it's relocating its worldwide operations team from Seattle to Bellevue. As Geekwire first reported, thousand of jobs will move to the Eastside by 2023.

Strickland is President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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