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Washington State: Building Business Legends
The birthplace of such legendary businesses as Amazon, Boeing, Costco, Expedia, Microsoft, Nordstrom, PACCAR, REI and Starbucks, Washington State offers businesses, site selectors and investors a critical mass of highly skilled workers in the aerospace, agriculture, clean technology, information & communication technology (ICT), forest products, life science/global health and maritime sectors. Our culture of creativity and collaboration brought the world the age of jet travel, spawned an international coffee culture with a language all its own, built digital empires out of slivers of silicon and strings of binary code, and in the process, fundamentally changed the way people around the world shop, travel, eat, drink, relax, dress and think.
Leading the way in COVID-19.
One of the world’s most respected research organizations, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is at the forefront of efforts to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. “The Hutch” is focusing on tracking the spread of the virus, developing new diagnostic tests, designing vaccine trials and combatting future outbreaks.
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Looking for a place to hang your hat? Or make hats? Search available real estate and buildable land, run community comparisons, view and analyze data and access interactive maps based on your custom parameters.
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Best Places for
Business & Careers (Forbes)
#1
Lowest Cost Energy in U.S.
(Department of Energy)
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2019 Best States
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#1
Best State Economy
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