Employer to leave Kirkland over homeless housing planned near its headquarters [View all]
Inrix President and CEO Bryan Mistele on Friday posted on the social platform X that the company is moving out of its longtime home in Kirkland because a "homeless hotel" is set to open "right across the street from our current HQ."
He added that when he took his concerns to the City Council, people were not allowed to speak on the topic of the permanent supportive housing project for up to 102 individuals. It's set to open this year in the former La Quinta Inn at 10530 Northup Way, about a third of mile across Lake Washington Boulevard Northeast from Inrix's headquarters of 18 years.
Though Mistel's post said Inrix last week signed a lease that "will move us out of Kirkland," it did not say where the company is moving. With between 75 and 100 employees, the traffic management company is Kirkland's 60th-largest employer, according to the city. Inrix has not yet responded to a Business Journal inquiry.
Link to tweet
"Inrix has been a valued part of Kirkland’s business community, and we hope they decide to return to Kirkland in the future," the city said in a statement.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/03/03/frustrated-city-inrix-will-leave-kirkland.html
60th largest employer? Whatever will they do? Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.
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