Intel’s Huge Job Cuts Cap a Tough Era for Tech Workers

Fortune.com | Barb Darrow | April 20

fortune.com/2016/04/20/intel-job-cuts-tech-workers/

“Intel’s planned layoff of 12,000 adds to a lengthy list of job cuts by VMware, EMC, IBM, Microsoft.”

Bellevue virtual reality company VRstudios raises $3M, plans expansion

Puget Sound Business Journal | Rachel Nielsen | April 19

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/04/bellevue-virtual-reality-company-vrstudios-raises.html

“The Bellevue company had been planning to raise $5 million, but it stopped the fundraising earlier this month because its valuation was growing and the terms of the note didn’t reflect that increase, CEO Charles Herrick said.”

BluHaptics wins $747,000 grant to create 3-D piloting system for underwater robots

Geekwire | Alan Boyle | April 18

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/bluhaptics-wins-747000-federal-grant-create-3-d-piloting-system-underwater-robots/

“BluHaptics has received a $747,197 grant from the National Science Foundation to work on a virtual-reality robotic control system that could transform underwater operations as much as drones have transformed aerial operations.”

Managing: How to fire someone when it seems impossible

Puget Sound Business Journal | Alison Green | April 20

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/how-to/human-resources/2016/04/managing-how-to-fire-someone-when-it-seems.html

Nordstrom Will Cut Up To 400 Jobs, Mostly In The Seattle Area

KPLU.org | Ashley Gross | April 18

http://www.kplu.org/post/nordstrom-will-cut-400-jobs-mostly-seattle-area

“Nordstrom said it’s planning to cut 350 to 400 jobs, mostly in the Seattle area, as it makes changes to its business model. That represents about 5 percent of the company’s Seattle workforce.”