Take it from Seattle, having Amazon’s headquarters in your city can be a blessing.
For every one job Amazon created in the city, it added an estimated seven external jobs as well. The 33-building tech campus drove up the average income in the area and helped foster a high-skilled economy. But alongside those changes, Seattle was also hit with traffic woes, a spike in homelessness, and the flight of African-American and low income communities to the outskirts of the city.
Host Frank Stasio speaks with and , reporters from NPR member station KUOW, about their new podcast “” that explores the city’s long-term relationship with Amazon.