Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg is an economy reporter covering labor issues, the changing nature of work, the rise and fall of industries, technology trends, and workplace equity. She has extensive experience covering Amazon, Microsoft, and other major players re-shaping the Seattle region.
Monica spent six years covering the intersection of technology and public policy as GeekWire’s civic editor. As a freelancer, she’s covered food and sustainability for The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Civil Eats, Grist, and others. Before moving to Seattle, Monica worked as a digital producer for The Week and interned for NBC, The Daily Beast, and Forbes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in Journalism and History.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Business
Return to office and real clothes came just in time for this Seattle startup
Armoire founder Ambika Singh is standing in a sprawling new SoDo warehouse. Aisles of sequined dresses, holiday sweaters, and workwear stretch out in every direction. Her business is booming, but she’s remembering a not-so-distant past when she wasn’t sure the clothing rental startup would make it.
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Business
Starbucks workers strike in Seattle, LA, and Chicago as negotiations stall
Unionized Starbucks workers in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago hit the picket lines Friday. It’s the start of a five-day strike aimed at disrupting Starbucks during the busy days leading up to Christmas, when many customers stop by for seasonal drinks.
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Economy
Washington state's last Sears closes up shop
The last Sears in Washington will permanently close its doors this weekend.
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How stores are spying on you
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Arts & Life
Seattle Art Museum guards strike for better pay and benefits
Unionized security guards at Seattle Art Museum are striking this week after failing to secure a contract.
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Sports ticket prices have skyrocketed. Here's why
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Technology
Seattle startup behind Amazon gift guides on your feed just raised $20 million
Seattle startup Levanta, which connects Amazon sellers with influencers on social media, just secured $20 million in funding to grow its platform.
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Business
As strike ends, layoffs begin at Boeing
Boeing began notifying employees of layoffs Wednesday as it seeks to reduce its roughly 170,000-strong workforce by 10%.
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If free trade isn't free, what's next for Washington's economy?
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Politics
Jeff Bezos, other tech leaders congratulate Trump on ‘extraordinary political comeback’
Gone are the days when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joked about sending Donald Trump to the moon on a rocket to keep him out of the White House.