A great place to live, work and play. Washington State is a study in contrasts. Formed by volcanic upheaval and born out of a fierce, independent pioneer spirit, the state offers its residents endless opportunities. Indeed, Washington is not only the ideal place to build a business or career, but it’s a great place to […]
Challenging the status quo at every turn. Not too long ago Forbes named the Seattle area the #1 region for technology job growth. You don’t have to tell companies like Amazon, Boeing, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft that. These leaders in their respective industries already know that Washington State has a rich tradition of innovation and […]
Talented, educated and driven. It’s no accident that Washington State offers employers a superbly educated and trained workforce. It’s in our nature. People in the Northwest thrive on learning. In fact, approximately 90% are high school graduates (compared to 75% nationally) and three-fourths of the students at the state’s largest university call Washington home after […]
Expand your market overseas. Washington State businesses understand the power of tapping overseas markets. Last year, $81.9 billion in goods were shipped worldwide by 8,400+ companies. Not surprising, given that the state’s proximity, geography and exports know-how make it the ideal place to set up an export business. While Washington is known worldwide for its […]
Abundant, renewable and inexpensive. If your business needs lots of power you’ll love Washington State. Low cost energy is one of the many reasons companies like BMW and Amazon Web Services have located their operations here. We offer businesses the largest coordinated hydroelectric system in the world. Nearly 75% of our power is derived from […]
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Washington State has certainly had its share of earthshaking inventions. From the kidney dialysis machine and Medic One to the Slinky Dog and Pictionary, entrepreneurs and inventors from Washington have left their mark on our world.
From our humble beginnings in 1910 to our role as the global leader in aerospace today, Washington State and its 1,350 companies have taken us from the rickety biplanes of a bygone era to spacecraft that are exploring the outer reaches of the universe. To explore the timeline, scroll left to right using
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Increased airplane production on the horizon.
A record number of aircraft rolled off production lines in Washington State in 2014 accounting for 95.4% of all Boeing’s airplane production. And over the next 5 years, Boeing has projected an increase in production of jetliners to 900 per year by 2020. While that’s great news for the aerospace workers on the production lines, it […]
Seattlelites to build satellites for SpaceX.
Washington State’s aerospace expertise is poised to help Elon Musk’s expansion of SpaceX and his goal of settlements on Mars. The first successful commercial rocket maker has big plans to put a network of 4,000 satellites into Earth orbit to provide high-speed Internet access everywhere on the planet. To make his dreams of global Internet connectivity […]
Boeing expansion draws aerospace suppliers to region.
Aerospace supply chain companies are finding it’s a smart move to be closer to their major customer. Since Boeing’s new facility for 777X construction is rapidly going up in the Everett area, other companies are relocating operations or expanding with new facilities nearby. Companies like Canada’s landing gear manufacturer, Heroux-Devtek Inc, have a renewed confidence […]
Drone camera maker moves north to Seattle.
It seems nearly every day brings an announcement that yet another company is looking to Washington State as the center for creative software engineering. Startup MicaSense makes a multispectral camera that uses drone technology to aid farmers in assessing crop health in the field. CEO and co-founder Gabriel Torres is moving his company’s headquarters from […]
Alibaba recruiting in Washington State.
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has opened an office in downtown Seattle and is recruiting engineers. Washington is home to over 50,000 software engineers and has a culture of innovation that has set the standard for online retailing, app development, gaming and cloud computing. Our exceptional quality of life, passion for creativity and depth of […]
Making it simpler to bike across town.
Washington State is considered by the League of American Bicyclists the #1 bike friendly state. Now, Seattle has just launched Pronto!, a bike share program that will make it easier to make short trips around town. With 50 stations and 500 bikes available for short-term rental, the program hopes to take cars off the road, […]
Washington State: A hot investment market.
Wealthy Chinese citizens – now the largest group of foreign investors in the US – are making major investments in Puget Sound real estate, commercial properties and business acquisitions. Washington State’s robust business climate, high quality schools, clean air and broad-based Chinese community make it very attractive to those who are interested in emigrating. And, […]
Taking the heat off the energy grid.
In a case of neighbors helping neighbors, Amazon’s new downtown Seattle campus is going up across the street from the Westin Exchange building. The data center located in the Westin building generates enough energy to heat the entire Amazon facility. A unique system was designed to connect one building’s waste energy supply and with another building’s demand […]