Letters of intent have been signed for all the commercial space, including one by a fairly well-known Seattle restaurateur.

Lucarelli said the company, which has 120 employees, will hire research and development roles for Seattle moving forward.

Passing taxes that target tech companies and other innovators in the state may spur those job creators to leave Washington.

Microsoft President Brad Smith imagines the Northwest with more than a million new homes, high-speed rail and no new taxes.