Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is laying off employees in its communications and corporate responsibility division, the company confirmed Wednesday. Amazon spokesman Brad Glasser said the tech giant regularly reviews its business to "ensure we're best set up to innovate and deliver results efficiently."

The cost to rent an apartment downtown grew 2.5% last month, the first year-over-year increase in more than 12 months, according to a new report from Redfin.

One side effect of Amazon’s demand that all its workers labor under the direct gaze of their managers, instead of at home, is apparently a slower average commute time for the Seattle area. Is this business efficiency?

Freightmate co-founders Jason Zhao, Bryan Lacaillade, and Rishab Gadroo. (Freightmate Photo) Freightmate, a Seattle-area startup that aims to

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

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

Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a connection.

Two of Amazon's Seattle headquarters towers rise above the Spheres. (GeekWire File Photo /) Amazon laid off employees in its communications

Rents in downtown Seattle have gone up for the first time in 17 months as Amazon employees have returned to the office, according to a new report by Redfin.The

The telecommunications giant says it has space it no longer needs thanks to more efficient fiber and wireless systems.

SEATTLE — Amazon has tapped Whole Foods Market chief executive officer Jason Buechel to oversee its grocery business as vice president of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores.