Sep 30, 2016 | Education, Innovation, Why Washington?
Washington State and the University of Washington have been highly ranked in recent studies by the Brookings Institute and Reuters. The Brookings Institute study considered a range of factors from talented workforce and elite research universities to GDP growth,...
Aug 17, 2016 | Technology, Why Washington?
The 2016 report by Indeed.com ranks Seattle again this year as a great place for software engineers, data analysts and other tech employees to work. Adjusting for cost of living differences and salaries offered, Seattle ranks higher than well-known tech hubs such as...
Aug 10, 2016 | Technology, Why Washington?
Another in a very long list of major internet players will have an office in Washington State. Pinterest has announced the opening of a satellite engineering office in a Seattle co-working space as they look for permanent digs. Every company gives the same reasons...
Jul 19, 2016 | Why Washington?
A diversified instrumentation and industrial technology company, Fortive has spun off from Danaher Corporation and established its new offices in Everett, Washington. Fortive is a maker of field instrumentation, sensing technologies, product realization and automation...
Jul 1, 2016 | Technology, Why Washington?
Joining nearly 75 other out-of-state tech companies, Airbnb is the latest to open a development office in Washington. The depth and breadth of our tech expertise and culture of innovation has drawn major tech companies to Washington. Read more in Geekwire and Puget...
Jun 20, 2016 | Education, Why Washington?
While there are many Washington companies exploring outer space, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) in Richland, Washington is studying the molecular structures found just below the surface of the earth. One of Washington’s top-tier research institutions,...
May 19, 2016 | Why Washington?
Business expansion. Start-up launches. Job openings across industry sectors. All are signs of a robust economy and a positive business climate that characterize Washington State. As pioneers in technology, advanced manufacturing and composite materials, commercial...
Apr 28, 2016 | Small Businesses, Why Washington?
Many rural communities around the country are struggling to rebuild infrastructure, create new jobs where traditional industries have been lost and foster sustainable economies. Two Washington State communities in the Stillaguamish Valley, Arlington and Darrington,...
Apr 4, 2016 | Growth & Expansion, Why Washington?
Cities around the Puget Sound, from Seattle to Bellevue and Kirkland, are experiencing a rebirth of sorts as millennials, boomers and Gen Xers continue to be drawn to urban cores and their many conveniences. It’s cool to be a city dweller again, as workers flock...
Apr 1, 2016 | Aerospace, Space, Why Washington?
Washington State’s growing space cluster is nurturing its own future workforce with the Tesla STEM program for high school students. Aerojet Rocketdyne, a rocket manufacturer in Redmond, Washington, is providing guidance to a 40 student program as they design...
