Dear Friends and Partners, As we approach the end of another remarkable year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve embarked on together and express my gratitude for your invaluable support. 2023 has been a year of significant accomplishments and growth for Greater Seattle Partners (GSP). Our team’s dedication…
What does ever growing success in an evergreen environment look like? The new, hot of the press Washington State Guide produced by Site Selection Magazine and Washington State Department of Commerce provides a detailed and holistic view of the Evergreen State’s incredible innovation ecosystem. From quantum computing, semiconductors and robotics to cleantech, sustainable aviation, and new forms of green…
Boundless co-founder and CEO Xiao Wang. (Boundless Photo) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world. They will be recognized at the GeekWire Gala on Dec. 6. Uncommon Thinkers is presented…
Greater Seattle Partners Receives 2023 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council Seattle, Wash. (September 28, 2023) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) received a 2023 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for the launch of Uncommon Thinkers Welcome. The award was bestowed specifically…
Economic development is personal. Working to create and sustain opportunity and prosperity for all requires that we act with honesty and integrity, serve all segments of our community, and be open about who we are and what we are striving to achieve. Our CEO, Brian Surratt gets personal in this recent interview with Northwest Asian…
As we reflect upon the conclusion of the Third APEC Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings in Seattle, we are grateful for the dedication, planning, and coordination of our Host Committee partners and friends who were invaluable in ensuring the Emerald City shined so bright for all the world to see. Thank you to all of…
After much planning and preparation with our host committee partners, we are honored to welcome the United States – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to our region as more than 3,000 senior officials and delegates from the 21 member economies advance economic policies in the Asia-Pacific region to promote free, fair, and open trade and investment and advance…
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings (SOM 3) – Seattle, WA– Media Logistics Advisory #1 and Open of Press Credentialing Media Credential ApplicationDeadline: July 22 at 5:30 PM Eastern Time (ET) Background: From July 29 to August 21, more than 2,000 delegates of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies — accounting…
Join Greater Seattle Partners, Seattle Metro Chamber, Mayor Bruce Harrell, Executive Dave Somers, Boeing, Microsoft and many others from the Greater Seattle region on the 2023 International Leadership Mission to Iceland + Norway from May 20-27, 2023. These annual trips bring regional leaders together for the opportunity to learn from the most innovative economies in…
The delegation representing over 20 countries will tour sites throughout the region in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties Seattle, WA – The Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) will welcome 60 senior-level government, business, policy and economic decision-makers from across the Americas to get a first-hand look at the greater Seattle region’s economic, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem May…
From the Puget Sound Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/04/25/greater-seattle-partners-host-selectusa-event.html “International business executives touring Seattle region this week“ Representatives from companies around the world will tour the Puget Sound region in the coming days as part of an economic development program hosted by Greater Seattle Partners (GSP). Senior-level executives from nearly 30 companies based in Asia, Europe and…
Anyone from Greater Seattle knows that we don’t do things like everybody else. There’s a duality to this region that makes it the perfect place to work, to build your ideas, to live, and to change the world. Nowhere else will you find a place that’s ambitious, innovative, and business-minded while at the same time…