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 […]
Doing the impossible every day. Forbes magazine recently named the Seattle area the #1 region for technology job growth. You don’t have to tell companies like Amazon, Boeing, Google and Microsoft that. These leaders in their respective industries already know that Washington State has a rich tradition of innovation, from ushering in the dawn of […]
Expand your market overseas. Washington State businesses understand the power of tapping overseas markets. Last year, $75.5 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 […]
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 […]
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 why 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 […]
One of the largest trade delegations in Washington history convened in Beijing in November to begin a six-day trade mission intended to strengthen educational and business ties between Washington state and the world’s most rapidly growing
For more than a century, Washington State has been at the center of the aviation and space industry. From our humble beginnings in 1909 to our role as the global leader in aerospace today, our 131,000+ aerospace workers and more than 1,200 aerospace firms have
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Businesses help shape curriculum at Skagit County technical school.
The Northwest Career and Technical Academy in Skagit County offers hands on training in a dozen programs that include boat building, finance and video game design for high school students. The courses are a year-long and half a day every day. Students earn high school and college credits. The courses and curriculum are reviewed and […]
Clark County, WA, Skills Center expansion goes “Green”!
A new 7,100-square-foot single-story structure will be the first home specifically designed for the aviation program, which began at Pearson Field in 2012 in response to a projected shortage of aerospace workers in Washington State. Pearson Air Museum, the Skills Center and Leadership Clark County (LCC) joined together to develop the program. The second building […]
Where’s the most environmentally-friendly building in the Western Hemisphere? Lacey, WA!
St. Martin’s University, Cebula Hall is considered the most environmentally friendly building in the Western Hemisphere and third greenest in the world. The Hall houses the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering and was award 97 out of 110 points in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program. It […]
Year Up students show off their skills during Professional Olympics fundraiser!
The sound of computer parts clanking together fill the theater inside Seattle’s Triple Door Wednesday afternoon. Students from Year Up Puget Sound are on a mission to do one thing: build a PC as quickly as possible for John Stanton. Stanton, the founding member of Trilogy Partnership, didn’t actually have a computer problem. Rather, the […]
Raisbeck Aviation High School opens.
Raisbeck Aviation High School at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, the city’s new $43 million high school aimed at science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, opened its doors to students earlier this month and an official grand opening is set for Oct. 17. The school is named for James Raisbeck, aerodynamicist and entrepreneur who is […]
Olympic College partners with WWU to offer four-year business degree.
Western Washington University will open a new university center in partnership with Olympic College that will offer a four-year program for a bachelor’s degree in business at the OC campus in Poulsbo. The two schools will officially announce creation of The Western Washington University Center at Olympic College in Poulsbo at an event July 17 […]