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. 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 and Microsoft that. These leaders in their respective industries already know that Washington State has a rich tradition of innovation, from ushering in the […]
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 […]
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 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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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
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.
A new perspective on smartphones.
Washington-based Amazon has launched a smarter smartphone. The hi-def screen shows a dynamic perspective that tracks how you are holding the phone and a simple tilt of your hand gives you a 3-dimensional view. It can recognize all types of items from books to objects to food and, not surprisingly, makes it easier for you to purchase them […]
Seattle leads development of cloud.
With our talented pool of over 50,000 software engineers and technology being rapidly integrated into a wide variety of industries, Washington State is leading the way in the development and implementation of the infrastructure needed to meet the world’s voracious appetite for even greater ‘connectivity’. Seattle has become the focal point for companies who are taking cloud […]
Tethers Unlimited, a Bothell company founded in 1994 by Dr. Robert Hoyt and Dr. Robert Forward, has developed technology initially designed to retrieve decommissioned satellites and space objects. Using the principles of physics and the transfer of rotational energy the technique deploys a 22 pound nanosatellite and miles of a thin tubular tether to bring […]
Richland company aids Fukushima nuclear cleanup.
HiLine Engineering Solutions is building portable treatment systems that are being shipped to the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Their experience with engineering solutions for nuclear waste management came from working on challenges with contamination on the Hanford Nuclear site near the Tri-Cities. HiLine’s client, Kurion, has been contracted by the Japanese power company that is […]
OpenCar Connect brings apps to the wheel.
Imagine accessing an app right in your car to avoid potholes or check the weather without using your smartphone. Seattle-based company OpenCar has teamed up with Mazda to bring us OpenCar Connect, a technology platform that lets third-party developers create apps for cars that seamlessly integrate into your car’s electronic system. The goal is to encourage […]
Seattle embraces wearable technology.
“The wearable thing is about not having to touch things, but to gather data and optimize. I want to optimize myself and wearable tech can get me there,” says Alex Day a program manager at Seattle company called RTneuro Inc. Alex is among many other Seattleites who are embracing a new wave of technology and […]
New fund announced for tech startups.
Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Advisors is looking for promising tech startups to invest in. Recently they sold one successful investment, digital comics company Comixology, to Amazon. Their current fund of $100 million offers a combination of debt and equity investment which provides more flexibility for companies needing to fill a financial gap. Jeff Schrock and Kevin Barber lead the fund […]
Porch and Lowe’s partner to make home improvement easier.
Just one year ago, Seattle-based Porch.com was created by Matt Erhlichman to bring home improvement inspiration, project data and word-of-mouth referrals all in one place. After an initial trial in several of Lowe’s retail stores their expanded partnership gives the home improvement giant’s employees across 1,700 stores nationwide mobile access to Porch.com’s database to help their customers […]