The region’s diverse industry base and global connectivity grew exports during first half of 2021. Seattle, Wash. (Sept 1, 2021) – The Greater Seattle region saw an increase in exports of goods during the first half of the year (January – June 2021) through its four major ports despite global supply chain challenges and a…
Seattle, WA – Saltbox, The Modern Warehouse Company, today announced it has expanded to Seattle to offer simplified logistics, scalable warehousing and office suites, on-demand support staff, flexible storage and loading docks big enough to make every entrepreneur’s dreams come true to empower small businesses and e-commerce entrepreneurs. With a 27,000-square foot facility in Atlanta…
Did you know that roughly 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea with over 70% as containerized cargo? Of that amount, the Port of Everett supports nearly $21 Billion worth of U.S. exports annually, ranking as the #2 export district in Washington State, and #5 on the West Coast of the United States….
Congrats to Jeff Bezos and the entire Blue Origin team for their first human flight into space. It is an incredible achievement for advancing IoT and space travel, and an inspiration to the future aerospace engineers that will follow in their footsteps. This is a continuing arc of history for the Greater Seattle region that…
Venture capital funding is pouring into our region and continuing to set records in 2021. Big checks are definitely going to tech, but another industry sector that is thriving – in part due to the tech ecosystem – is the life sciences. According to a recent CBRE report, venture capital funding for our region’s life…
Regional business and government partners welcome two decades of leadership experience involving several large health systems around the country. Seattle, Wash. (June 29, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced Ketul J. Patel, chief executive officer of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has been appointed as the new co-chair of Greater Seattle Partners’ Executive Council….
The Economic Recovery Framework identifies specific initiatives that are measurable, evidence-based, focused on equity, regional in scope and backed by engaged public and private sector leaders. Seattle, Wash. (June 2, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) in coordination with 200 regional community leaders in academia, business, government and not-for-profit from Snohomish, King and Pierce counties…
Board of Directors taps economic development expert as interim CEO and conducts national search for permanent replacement. Seattle, Wash. (May 20, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced its chief executive officer Brian McGowan will leave the organization to pursue a new opportunity. Chris Mefford, president and chief executive officer of Community Attributes Inc (CAI)…
Seasoned economic development veterans bring greater Seattle region extensive domestic and international experience working in California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington. Seattle, Wash. (May 12, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) board of directors today announced two new senior hires and a promotion to drive economic development strategies for the region. Josh Davis will become…
It was an honor to sign an MOU with the Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei (IEAT) at the TECO office in downtown Seattle on Thursday, May 6th. Led by our CEO, Brian McGowan, we reaffirmed our commitment to deepening economic ties between our respective organizations. Taiwan is one of our top investment and trade…
Seattle, Wash. (March 15, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) board of directors today announced that former director of the World Trade Center Seattle, Emily Cantrell, will succeed Samantha Gotkin as the vice president of operations and strategy for GSP. Gotkin will return to her consultancy role with GSP as she pursues additional opportunities for…
Greater Seattle Partners recently received a goodwill package of 5,000 made-in-Taiwan surgical masks from the Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei with assistance from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Seattle. This gift demonstrates the goodwill efforts between our two associations to grow both of our country’s economies as well as a shared…