Greater Seattle leaps ahead in employment and wage growth

Greater Seattle leaps ahead in employment and wage growth

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…

Seattle ranks highest on the West Coast for startup growth, benefiting students interested in entrepreneurship

Seattle ranks highest on the West Coast for startup growth, benefiting students interested in entrepreneurship

For years, Seattle has been considered a haven for startup culture and entrepreneurial expansion. With a large, educated workforce at its disposal, Seattle’s demographics and geographical location make it an ideal place to create a business. Although Silicon Valley in the Bay Area has been regarded as the undisputed startup center of the nation, a recent study published by Commercial…

International Leadership Mission 2019: Dublin, Ireland

International Leadership Mission 2019: Dublin, Ireland

In May 2019, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Greater Seattle Partners led a delegation of over 40 regional business and civic leaders to Dublin, Ireland. The greater Dublin area accounts for 28% of Irish population, 45% of Irish employment, and 50% of its output, making it influential in the development of Ireland’s enterprise…

Snohomish County’s Cascade Industrial Center Earns Manufacturing Industrial Center Designation from Puget Sound Regional Council

Snohomish County’s Cascade Industrial Center Earns Manufacturing Industrial Center Designation from Puget Sound Regional Council

SEATTLE – June 27, 2019 – The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has designated the Cascade Industrial Center as the region’s tenth Manufacturing Industrial Center. Manufacturing Industrial Centers receive priority for federal transportation funding through PSRC, as they are expected to fuel regional economic and employment growth. The designation recognizes the Cascade Industrial Center, located…

Report: Seattle ranked 12th best “global startup ecosystem”

Report: Seattle ranked 12th best “global startup ecosystem”

Startup Genome, an organization that aims to support startup success, recently released its 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report. The report ranks the best startup ecosystems in the world, based off measurements of “success factors” such as startup performance, funding, market reach, talent, experience, and knowledge. The report ranks Seattle as the 12th best global startup ecosystem,…

Salesforce expanding headquarters to Seattle following $15.7 billion Tableau acquisition

Salesforce expanding headquarters to Seattle following $15.7 billion Tableau acquisition

While the San Francisco-based Salesforce already has around 1,000 employees in Washington, the company plans to make Seattle its second headquarters following its acquisition of Tableau, co-CEO Marc Benioff said during a conference call Monday. “I am a huge admirer of the talent market in Seattle…there’s very few places where you can put together a software…

Go West, Go Global

Go West, Go Global

The greater Seattle region – running north of Everett to south of Tacoma – is home to hundreds of global companies like those, as well as a little outfit called Microsoft, truck maker PACCAR and thousands of small to medium-sized companies. Additionally, hundreds of foreign-owned companies have based operations in the region, including giants such…

Propeller Airports Receives Coveted ‘Travel Top 50’ Recognition from Monocle as Best Regional Airport

Propeller Airports announces its recognition in Monocle’s annual Travel Top 50 Awards, which this month named Paine Field’s Passenger Terminal the World’s Best Regional Airport. Paine Field is recognized alongside leading global travel brands like…

Seattle ranks top 10 in best cities to start a career, report says

Seattle ranks top 10 in best cities to start a career, report says

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…