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, $90.6 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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Best Buy sees local talent as best bet for developing online retailing.
Washington State’s pre-eminence as the leader of online retailing and cloud technology is drawing other retailers who want to enhance their online customer experience. Best Buy has recognized the depth of talent located here in both cloud technology and software development and will be opening a tech center in Seattle. Read more about their plans […]
The exponential growth of the tech industry in Washington is all about recruiting the best and brightest software engineers, and the tech giants are all tapping into the abundance of talent in this state. Facebook, which set up an office in Washington a few years ago, is expanding their presence into the same neighborhood as […]
The cloud gathers major tech players in Washington.
Small tech start-ups and long-time major players find it’s smart to move to the center of the cloud revolution in Washington State. Business legends Microsoft and Amazon Web Services pioneered cloud computing here in the northwest. Washington’s high powered tech talent and low-cost energy have made the state a mecca for software and hardware companies […]
Global health institutions in Washington State are tackling tough problems and making lives better around the world. Sanitation has long been the source of diseases that devastate communities in the developing world. Janicki Bioenergy, a Washington State company, has designed a process for turning human waste into drinking water and generates electricity, too. From finding […]
And, the weather report is brought to you by supercomputers.
Predicting the weather is a lot more than letting us know if we need to take a bumbershoot when we leave home. Communities depend on accurate weather predictions to prepare for severe weather events, to have resources and aid on hand to help protect families and businesses. NOAA’s National Weather Service is ramping up their computer […]
Smart phones talking to smart skis.
We have the smart phone, the smart home, smart shoes and now the smart ski. Seattle-based K2 Sports has been pioneering ski technology for over 50 years. Some of their latest models have an embedded RFI (radio frequency identification) chip in the skis. The benefit is two-fold. First, a sales person can use customized tablet software […]
Track Santa’s flight in real time.
The countdown has started for the much anticipated tracking of Santa’s Christmas eve trek around the world. And again this year you can follow his flight on an interactive, 3D globe powered by Microsoft’s Bing. You can also follow Rudolph and his team of merry reindeer on your Windows phone while viewing facts and images […]
Bringing the online shopping experience to brick and mortar retail.
Nearly as small as a grain of rice, RFID chip technology has been tracking things in warehouses for decades. Now, Seattle-based Impinj is applying this technology to give brick and mortar retail shoppers easy access to the same product info they would have if they were shopping online. This technology allows physical products themselves to […]