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…

Greater Seattle Partners Launches Export Accelerator Program to Increase Trade Opportunities for Small Businesses

Greater Seattle Partners Launches Export Accelerator Program to Increase Trade Opportunities for Small Businesses

Seattle, Wash. (July 18, 2023) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced the launch of the new Greater Seattle Export Accelerator (GSEA) program to provide advanced export training, export advising services, and access to international trade opportunities for STEM/R&D-focused small businesses in Snohomish, King and Pierce County. In partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration…

Opening of Press Credentialing for APEC

Opening of Press Credentialing for APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings (SOM 3) – Seattle, WA– Media Logistics Advisory #1 and Open of Press Credentialing Media Credential ApplicationDeadline: July 22 at 5:30 PM Eastern Time (ET) Background: From July 29 to August 21, more than 2,000 delegates of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies — accounting…

Greater Seattle Partners Showcases Aerospace Innovations at the Paris Air Show

Greater Seattle Partners Showcases Aerospace Innovations at the Paris Air Show

The Paris Air Show is a renowned event that brings together aviation and aerospace professionals from across the globe at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport in France. Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) will join Governor Inslee and the Washington State Department of Commerce at this prestigious event from June 19-25. With the region’s strong aerospace industry and…

Greater Seattle is Leading the World in Developing New Aerospace Technologies to Reduce Dependence on Carbon-based Fuels

Greater Seattle is Leading the World in Developing New Aerospace Technologies to Reduce Dependence on Carbon-based Fuels

Public and private leaders are working together to achieve a more sustainable aerospace future and have announced the following new developments in the past year. The new Research and Development Center for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) at Seattle Paine Field International Airport is the world’s first facility of its kind to collect, sample, and distribute…

GSP’s COO Rebecca Lovell Joins Cascade Public Media Board of Directors

GSP’s COO Rebecca Lovell Joins Cascade Public Media Board of Directors

SEATTLE—Cascade Public Media, home of KCTS 9 and Crosscut, announced today the election of Brenda Anibarro and Rebecca Lovell to its board of directors. Both women bring more than 20 years’ experience in civic life and service to their roles. “Brenda and Rebecca bring decades of experience, wisdom, and a deep history with, and love…

Greater Seattle Partners Wins Stage One of the SBA’s 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

Greater Seattle Partners Wins Stage One of the SBA’s 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

GSP was awarded $50,000 in prize money to catalyze relationships and develop Growth Accelerator Partnerships WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) as a Stage One winner for the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. GSP will receive a $50,000 cash prize to build strategic partnerships that will support the launch, growth, and…

Join Us On a Mission to Iceland and Norway

Join Us On a Mission to Iceland and Norway

Join Greater Seattle Partners, Seattle Metro Chamber, Mayor Bruce Harrell, Executive Dave Somers, Boeing, Microsoft and many others from the Greater Seattle region on the 2023 International Leadership Mission to Iceland + Norway from May 20-27, 2023. These annual trips bring regional leaders together for the opportunity to learn from the most innovative economies in…

International Economic Development Leaders Explore Investment and Partnership Opportunities in Greater Seattle

International Economic Development Leaders Explore Investment and Partnership Opportunities in Greater Seattle

The delegation representing over 20 countries will tour sites throughout the region in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties Seattle, WA – The Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) will welcome 60 senior-level government, business, policy and economic decision-makers from across the Americas to get a first-hand look at the greater Seattle region’s economic, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem May…

Puget Sound Business Journal Highlights SelectUSA Spinoff

Puget Sound Business Journal Highlights SelectUSA Spinoff

From the Puget Sound Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/04/25/greater-seattle-partners-host-selectusa-event.html “International business executives touring Seattle region this week“ Representatives from companies around the world will tour the Puget Sound region in the coming days as part of an economic development program hosted by Greater Seattle Partners (GSP). Senior-level executives from nearly 30 companies based in Asia, Europe and…

Greater Seattle Partners Launches Uncommon Thinkers Welcome

Greater Seattle Partners Launches Uncommon Thinkers Welcome

Anyone from Greater Seattle knows that we don’t do things like everybody else. There’s a duality to this region that makes it the perfect place to work, to build your ideas, to live, and to change the world. Nowhere else will you find a place that’s ambitious, innovative, and business-minded while at the same time…

CHARGEPOLY Brings Fast Charging Electrical Vehicle Technology to Greater Seattle

CHARGEPOLY Brings Fast Charging Electrical Vehicle Technology to Greater Seattle

CHARGEPOLY, a French company pioneering the development and manufacturing of fast charging infrastructure for fleets of electric vehicles announced today the opening of its first location in the United States in Bellevue, Washington.  “Our new location in Bellevue is a strategic choice, due to its close proximity to major IT and technology companies, as well…