Uncommon Thinkers: For USAFacts’ Poppy MacDonald, ‘facts are paramount’ for democracy

Uncommon Thinkers: For USAFacts’ Poppy MacDonald, ‘facts are paramount’ for democracy

USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald testifying before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress at a hearing held Oct. 27, 2021 titled: “Strengthening the Lawmaking Process: How Data can Inform and Improve Policy.” (USAFacts Photo) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”:…

Uncommon Thinkers: Elizabeth Hansen uses her job as an anesthesiologist to cut carbon emissions
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Uncommon Thinkers: Elizabeth Hansen uses her job as an anesthesiologist to cut carbon emissions

Dr. Elizabeth Hansen earned degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and did her residency at the University of Washington. She’s now an attending anesthesiologist at Seattle Children’s and an assistant professor at the UW. (Seattle Children’s Photo) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the…

Uncommon Thinkers: Boundless CEO Xiao Wang on his quest to fix the immigration process

Uncommon Thinkers: Boundless CEO Xiao Wang on his quest to fix the immigration process

Boundless co-founder and CEO Xiao Wang. (Boundless Photo) This article originally appeared in GeekWire. Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world. They will be recognized at the GeekWire Gala on Dec. 6. Uncommon Thinkers is presented…

Uncommon Thinkers Welcome Receives Gold Award from IEDC

Uncommon Thinkers Welcome Receives Gold Award from IEDC

Greater Seattle Partners Receives 2023 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council Seattle, Wash. (September 28, 2023) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) received a 2023 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for the launch of Uncommon Thinkers Welcome. The award was bestowed specifically…

Greater Seattle Export Accelerator Launches

Greater Seattle Export Accelerator Launches

Yesterday afternoon we welcomed the first cohort of companies participating in the Greater Seattle Export Accelerator (GSEA) at the Port of Seattle. It was fantastic to meet these diverse entrepreneurs in-person, and kickoff their journey as they take advantage of customized export training and advising over the next few months to develop new global insights…

Greater Seattle Partners Announces First Cohort of 20 Participating Companies in New Export Accelerator Program

Greater Seattle Partners Announces First Cohort of 20 Participating Companies in New Export Accelerator Program

Participating companies will receive complimentary and customized export training and mentoring to tap into new international markets. Program is bolstered by $150,000 cash prize as Greater Seattle Partners wins Stage Two of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Seattle, Wash. (September 20, 2023) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced…

U.S. Small Business Administration awards 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage Two prize to Greater Seattle Partners

U.S. Small Business Administration awards 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage Two prize to Greater Seattle Partners

Greater Seattle Partners awarded $150,000 in prize money to implement Growth Accelerator Partnerships to support innovation WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) as a Stage Two winner for the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. GSP will receive a $150,000 cash prize to build strategic partnerships that will support…

Northwest Asian Weekly Gets Personal with CEO of Greater Seattle Partners

Northwest Asian Weekly Gets Personal with CEO of Greater Seattle Partners

Economic development is personal. Working to create and sustain opportunity and prosperity for all requires that we act with honesty and integrity, serve all segments of our community, and be open about who we are and what we are striving to achieve. Our CEO, Brian Surratt gets personal in this recent interview with Northwest Asian…

Earth Care Equipments Private Limited Establishes First North American Operations in Seattle

Earth Care Equipments Private Limited Establishes First North American Operations in Seattle

Seattle, Wash. (August 22, 2023) –  Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced that Earth Care Equipments Private Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of Organic Waste Converters, will establish its first North American location in Seattle. Recent Washinton State green initiatives including passage of House Bill 1799 requiring diversion of organic materials away from landfill disposal played…

APEC is advancing the inclusive growth we all seek in Washington

APEC is advancing the inclusive growth we all seek in Washington

After much planning and preparation with our host committee partners, we are honored to welcome the United States – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to our region as more than 3,000 senior officials and delegates from the 21 member economies advance economic policies in the Asia-Pacific region to promote free, fair, and open trade and investment and advance…

Paris Air Show Recap

Paris Air Show Recap

Our partners at the Washington State Department of Commerce did an excellent job of capturing our state’s presence at the Paris Air Show. It was an honor to join Governor Jay Inslee in announcing Twelve and its plans to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable energy with a commercial-scale…