Seattle Needs a Branding Boost on the Marketing Front

Seattle Needs a Branding Boost on the Marketing Front

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…”

Lisa Brown: An Inland influence on Commerce

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…

GM’s Cruise self-driving car venture plots a course to get Seattle team up and running

GM’s Cruise self-driving car venture plots a course to get Seattle team up and running

Brian McGowan, CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, said he was thrilled to welcome Cruise to the region. “Our world-class talent pipeline and appetite for innovating technologies of the future makes Greater Seattle an ideal location for Cruise’s expansion…”