A lot can go into deciding where to start your career, but two things can be certain: the availability of jobs and the quality of life in that city. They’re the two dimensions that WalletHub used to rank their study of the best cities to start your career in. With 29 metrics between the two, the…
Seattle ranks as the 5th best city globally for workforce talent concentration and 15th in terms of its innovation economy, according to a…
Cheap, climate-friendly electricity drives Washington’s economy, the nation’s fastest growing, according to the U.S. News’ Best States ranking of economic growth. The tech-heavy state’s expectedly strong broadband network sits atop one of the nation’s best electrical systems, one well-positioned as the country shifts away from coal- and natural gas-generated electricity. The state expects to be coal-free…
Seattle ranks third among cities worldwide as a market where global investors would like to increase their real estate holdings, according…
Brian McGowan, the new CEO of nascent economic development agency Greater Seattle Partners, says the region has historically done a mediocre job of selling itself. “Why do we not tell our story? I don’t know,” he says. “I think what people here don’t realize is that the country looks with admiration at this region…”
The second of Brown’s trade missions took place last week, with a visit to Japan organized by the Association of Washington Business in collaboration with Greater Seattle Partners and the Washington state Department of Agriculture, with support from the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington and the Japan Business Association of Seattle…