Key takeaways:
- Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle and moving to Miami to be closer to his family and his space exploration company Blue Origin.
- Bezos founded Amazon in 1995 and it has since grown to become a retail and cloud computing giant.
- Bezos’ departure from Seattle is a bittersweet moment for the city, and his move to Miami is sure to bring new opportunities for the city, as well as for Bezos and his family.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, is leaving his hometown of Seattle and moving to Miami to be closer to his parents, partner, and space exploration company Blue Origin.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, Bezos shared a video of his first Amazon office, located in his former garage in Bellevue, Washington. He reminisced about his time in Seattle, saying he has “so many amazing memories here.”
Bezos said he is moving to Miami to be closer to his parents, his partner Lauren Sanchez, and Cape Canaveral, where operations for his space exploration company Blue Origin are increasingly shifting.
The move marks the end of an era for Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1995 as an online bookseller. Since then, the company has grown to become a retail and cloud computing giant.
Bezos’ departure from Seattle is a bittersweet moment for the city, which has seen Amazon’s presence grow exponentially over the past 25 years. Bezos’ move to Miami is sure to bring new opportunities for the city, as well as for Bezos and his family.
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