WASHINGTON STATE
Where the next big thing begins.
Why Washington?
Learn more about Washington State as a place to start and run a business, invest and live.
Key Industries
Learn more about what drives our economy, from the traditional to the cutting edge.
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County Data
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Our Team
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Events
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Upper Left USA
Washington State is a melting pot of people, companies and ideas that has reshaped the way we think, shop, travel, entertain and communicate. Coming up with the Next Big Thing is what we do, from world-famous brands like Amazon to new scalable clean energy solutions.
office hours
M-F: 8am – 5pm
address
2001 Sixth Ave., Suite 2600, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone
(206) 256-6100
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A great investment
Businesses around the world are investing billions in Washington’s economy and its future. See who’s who in foreign direct investment across the state.
SPOTLIGHT:
Space
An industry leader for 60+ years.
Building on its rich aerospace history, the state has drawn a new generation of visionaries who are redefining space exploration, from harvesting asteroids and ferrying tourists to the outer reaches of inner space to systems that are taking us to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
A well established supply chain.
100+ companies are part of Washington’s space cluster, including such well-known companies as Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, SpaceX and Spaceflight. They are supported by another 1,500 companies in the aerospace supply chain.
More than half of all satellites in orbit are Washington built.
The state is a major manufacturer in low-orbit earth satellites, providing broadband connectivity, GPS, real-time imaging and mapping, and mission support.
Groundbreaking research and development.
Innovative public-private partnerships as well as major universities and one of only 10 national laboratories in the U.S. provide an ideal environment for visionary R&D that lead to market-ready space systems, products and services.
In the News…
Now that’s some major league grass.
Artificial turf has been used in ballparks and fields across the land for decades. While they are ever green and resistant to pitting from cleats, they are also more likely to cause injuries. Plus, they aren’t exactly eco-friendly on either end of their lifecycle....
Clean and green!
What started as a crazy idea is becoming a reality, thanks to Atlas Agro and Stemlit Growers. Fertilizer isn’t a sexy topic for the news media when it comes to stories about climate change, but fertilizer production accounts for two percent of the world’s greenhouse...
Well, that’s a first!
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks, at least when it comes to helping the climate. Originally built in 1962 for the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, the Washington State Pavilion has undergone many changes over the years, first as the Coliseum and then...
office hours
M-F: 8am - 5pm
Address
2001 Sixth Ave., Suite 2600, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone
(206) 256-6100