Feb.07 — Microsoft Corp. announced a 0 million initiative last month to tackle Seattle’s growing housing crisis. Challenge Seattle Chief Executive Officer Christine Gregoire, former governor of Washington, discusses the effort on “Bloomberg Technology.”
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