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Growth puts Washington in the top 5.
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...
Searching for water in space.
When you think of mining asteroids in outer space you would naturally imagine searching for minerals that can be used here on earth. But one of the most valuable resources in space is water. Redmond-based Planetary Resources is launching a spacecraft with sensors to...
Expanding infrastructure to support expanding cloud services.
With Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services leading the way in the cloud and a robust ecosystem of cloud services companies, Washington State is a world leader in cloud computing. As the need for cloud services increases the infrastructure in Washington State is...
Artificial intelligence is changing our lives and our economy.
Will Alexa and Cordana become like a member of the family, anticipating our needs and responding to our emotions? Forward-thinking tech innovators in Washington State are developing and refining artificial intelligence and integrating it into a wide array of...
Paper: Don’t write it off just yet.
If University of Washington researchers have their way, the paperless society will never see the light of day. Working with Disney, they have come up with a way to connect pieces of paper to the Internet, opening up a dizzying array of possibilities, from interactive...
Washington is a natural for virtual reality.
It looks like VR is well on its way to becoming the next big thing in technology. Creating virtual worlds requires a mix of tech and creative talent, and Washington State is blessed with an abundance of both. Leaders in hardware development such as Microsoft, Valve...
Washington rural communities partner to create new future.
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,...
Where the tech jobs are.
Washington State has a broad-based tech sector and it shows in the new hiring numbers. There's been over a 2% increase in tech jobs this past year. From mobile app development and e-commerce to the growth in cloud computing Washington companies are rapidly creating...
Thrusting into deep space with advanced systems.
Another sign of Washington State's preeminence in the emerging space sector is the recent NASA project award to Aerojet Rocketdyne. The Redmond-based operation is designing an advanced electric propulsion system for traveling further and more efficiently into space...
Collaboration, innovation are hallmarks of Washington State business.
Our digital universe and the data it creates is expanding exponentially. The cloud was created as a solution to data storage on our overloaded hard drives. But the downside of acres and acres of server farms to store all that data is the amount of energy it requires...
Washington State: helping to create a better world.
Washington State's world view centers around using it's creativity and financial wealth to tackle world problems. Maybe it's the fact that Washington State is in the far Northwest corner of the US and to survive the original settlers had to be resourceful and...
Artisan aircraft maker takes off.
Washington State is well-known as the world leader in commercial jet design and production. For over 100 years aerospace innovation has been at the heart of Washington's manufacturing sector. Alongside world leader Boeing, smaller Washington companies such as Glasair...