Rents Nearing $4,500 In San Francisco Drive More Tech Employees to These Cities

Forbes.com | Hilary Brueck | April 5, 2016

“Median rent prices in San Francisco continue their creep well past the $4,400 a month mark, according to data from Zillow.com. So some of the city dwellers are heading out to other, smaller (and cheaper) technology hubs like Seattle, Phoenix, and Portland, Bloomberg reports.”

Older workers left out of region’s hiring boom

SeattleTimes.com | Blanca Torres | March 28, 2016

“Some older workers re-entering the labor market struggle because of outdated skills or a lack of technologically savvy — not to mention age bias. A local program can help smooth their return to the workforce.”

More coding bootcamps vie for Seattle students

Geekwire.com | Rachel Nielsen | April 5, 2016

“The competition among Seattle’s coding schools is heating up, with yet another coding “bootcamp” opening. San Francisco-based Dev Bootcamp will start its first Seattle classes on Monday, April 11.

“Seattle was the next logical opening to address the growing demand for innovative developer education,” the company said in a statement Tuesday.”

Kirkland cybersecurity firm founded by AOL exec gets $2M in funding

Geekwire.com | Rachel Nielsen | April 6, 2016

“Kirkland-based Polyverse has raised $2 million in seed financing. The money will go toward hiring and product development.”