Seattle Economic Development Chief Signals Retreat From JumpStart Tax Expansion as Downtown Vacancy Tops 30%

Seattle's new economic development director, Beto Yarce, says the city is exploring revenue options other than expanding its JumpStart payroll tax, even as Mayor Katie Wilson's administration searches for ways to close a budget shortfall and reverse a years-long migration of jobs to Bellevue. Seattle is looking beyond an expansion of its JumpStart payroll tax […]