According to a recent study by LinkedIn that analyzed average volume of job postings on LinkedIn – and the number of people in each area getting hired – Seattle topped the list of 182 U.S. metro areas for 2020. Clearly, the pioneering spirit lives here! Excerpt from the article: For top-ranked Seattle, being Amazon’s home town means…
Seattle, Wash. (January 13, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced that the Seattle metro area economy has become the 10th largest regional economy in the country, surpassing the Atlanta metro area in its first jump in this ranking since 2012. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the region grew to nearly $383 billion in…
Seattle Business Magazine just released their list of “12 Seattle Business Leaders to Watch in ’21,” and Greater Seattle Partners’ CEO, Brian McGowan is featured as a leader who is “moving the economy forward and laying the groundwork for recovery after the pandemic passes.” Excerpt from the article: Like all of us, Brian McGowan spends…
As we work to battle the challenges of the pandemic, now more than ever, we have the opportunity and the need to come together as a region and market our amazing and unique story. Highlighting the strengths of our region across Snohomish, King and Pierce County helps unite and remind us of all we have…
It was an honor to participate in the World Trade Center Seattle annual Puget Sound Economic Summit focused on equity and inclusion in the economy. Our CEO, Brian McGowan participated in a panel discussion titled, “Moving Us Forward Together” where he detailed our ongoing regional economic recovery work that is being shaped by both public…
Greater Seattle Partners CEO Brian McGowan talks with Revolve about our economic development plans and the importance of cross-sector, public-private collaboration in building a strong economy. Since inception, our mission has been to drive investment into the region and its industries to create and sustain opportunity and prosperity for all. But now more than ever…
We recently hosted an incredibly inspiring webinar focused on “Equity in Economic Development” featuring Anatalio Ubalde, CEO of SizeUp and GIS Planning, and Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer of Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE). They challenged us to rethink traditional economic development, how we measure success, and the lack of diversity and inclusion…
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with former Governor Gary Locke to learn what he has been up to and his thoughts on the greater Seattle region as we approach economic recovery from Covid-19. After his historic achievement becoming the first Chinese American to be elected governor in United States history, and the…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published March unemployment estimates through their Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. These estimates, which are produced each month at the state, regional, county, and city levels, revealed several noteworthy insights. As one of the first regions hit by COVID-19, the greater Seattle region saw the official unemployment rate…
First hit by problems with the manufacturing supply chain and drop in demand for exports due to the epidemic in China, the greater Seattle region now faces a massive hit to its tourism, retail, services, and hospitality sectors caused by the corona virus outbreak. But the collaborative effort of business and government could mean getting…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for Q3 2019 was released this week. Regional employment and wage growth continue to rank in the top seven for all large metros in the U.S. While the number of business establishments in the region also grew, Pierce County posted significantly larger gains…
Jaebadiah Gardner likes a challenge. As the founder and CEO of Gardner Global, Inc., a real estate development firm, he faces stiff competition in the Seattle housing market. He’s learned to navigate the bureaucratic streams of local regulation as well as leverage the relationships he’s built as he’s worked to develop both multi-family and market…