Some Amazon employees told KOMO News they avoid the traffic headache altogether by walking, biking, or taking a scooter, like Lime or Bird.

Amazon began requiring workers to return to the office five days a week, on Jan. 2, bringing longer commutes and heavier traffic.

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Amazon employee Ashley Brunner hugs a giant (fake) bear from the Chamber of Connection, a new civic organization in Seattle, on Wednesday in South Lake

Ten days after Amazon's workers returned to their desks full time, South Lake Union is shaking off the cobwebs of remote work life, though it's more of a stir than a bustle.

INRIX, a firm that studies traffic, has been tracking data surrounding the impact of Amazon's five days a week in-office mandate on traffic in the Seattle area.

It’s still too early to weigh the ramifications of Amazon’s return-to-work mandate, but another report from the Downtown Seattle Association finds that more workers are returning to the city’s core on a daily basis.

Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months.

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On Thursday, Madrona announced a $770 million raise to launch what it is calling Fund X and Acceleration Fund IV. Fund X will support about 30 companies at the pre-seed, seed or Series A stage, Madrona said in the announcement, and the acceleration fund will support about 12 companies at the Series B or C stage.

Seattle-based Madrona Capital is celebrating its 30 years in business by raising $770 million in fresh capital. This is the firm's largest fundraise to