Seattle
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Seattle articles below.
For First Time, San Francisco Lands Top Spot In Clean Energy Rankings
San Francisco took top honors in ACEEE's 2021 City Clean Energy Scorecard, followed by Seattle; Washington, DC; Minneapolis; and Boston and New York.
New York City Leads 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard
Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and San Francisco round out the top U.S. cities growing their clean energy efforts, according to ACEEE's newly-released 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard.
Florida Remains Top “Magnet State” In Annual Moving Report
Americans continue to move south, with Florida, Texas, California, Arizona and North Carolina as leading 2019 destinations, according to Allied Van Lines' annual Magnet States Report.
Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020
California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year.
Austin, Denver, New York Are Top Startup Ecosystems
Austin, Denver and New York are the cities with the top Startup Ecosystems in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report.
Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech
The leading high tech hubs have developed a startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurs and plants the seeds for sustainable growth from innovators who bring scaleable products to life.
RELiON Opens New Technology Center In Washington
The new Technology Center and Lab in Seattle, WA serves as a central hub making room for the company to conduct research and development, product testing, and sustaining engineering.
Provo, San Jose Top Annual Ranking Of Best-Performing Cities
The Milken Institute's top 10 list of cities that are creating and sustaining jobs also includes San Francisco, Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Seattle.
Apple To Build New Campus In Austin, Add Jobs Across U.S.
The company will also establish new sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, CA and expand in Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder.
Serta Simmons Bedding Opens Washington Manufacturing Plant
The new plant in Seattle, WA expands the company’s regional presence as part of $100 million manufacturing investment.
STEM Leaders
Locations across the country are racing to make sure their higher ed resources are producing stem-skilled graduates. Here are our picks for the top tier of the leaderboard.
Open Borders
Seattle and Vancouver ponder the creation of a Cascadia Innovation Corridor that would span the U.S.-Canada border.
Expedia Announces Plans For New Headquarters In Seattle
Expedia's new home features spectacular views of downtown Seattle, Mt. Rainier, the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
CenturyLink Opens Cloud Development Center In Seattle
New home for cloud platform development and innovation adds to year of significant CenturyLink Cloud milestones.
Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians
Liberty Mutual Insurance releases pedestrian safety index with top 15 safest U.S. cities for pedestrians.
Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle
Improvements support rising production rates, increasing demand for 737s.
Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos
After picking last year's winner, Jones Lang LaSalle once again turns to commercial real estate stats to help handicap the Big Game.
Switch Automation Opens Seattle Office
Switch Automation’s COO Peter Rake will head new office.
RealNetworks Unveils Location Of Its New HQ In Seattle
Internet pioneer will return to its roots by moving to SODO District's Home Plate Center Building.
Jump Ball in Sacramento
The Sacramento Kings had a lousy season, but two cities and a bevy of ultra-rich bidders--including someone promising a billion new fans--are vying to build a new arena for them.
Boeing To Consolidate Flight Training Facilities From Seattle To Miami
Idea meets strategy of bringing training closer to customer operations. Flight simulators and certain operations to locate in Miami, where facility and capabilities will better serve global airlines.
BUSINESS REPORT: Washington – Aerospace Giant Aims Higher
To ensure future success of its flourishing aerospace industry, Washington is focusing on new investments in training and a new statewide coalition aimed at competitiveness. From the January/February 2012 issue.
