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Join us in the Great Pacific Northwest! Seattle nationally recognized as one of the most livable cities in the US based on criteria such as a critical mass of advanced technology, diverse economic sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and international trade, superior education and health care. Seattle is a major port city for trans-Pacific and European trade. The Port of Seattle is the fifth largest container port in the United States and the 25th largest in the world.
Seattle has been ranked as one of the best U.S. cities in which to locate a business. A number of high profile companies have helped place Seattle on the map. Headquartered in Seattle, Boeing, Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser and Amazon.com have shown that industry, technology and nature can coexist. Boeing is the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world and consistently one of the top three exporters in the United States. Microsoft is the world's leading personal computer software company, but is only one of 2,500 software development firms in the state. Biotechnology and world health concerns are the latest growing sectors represented in the Gates Foundation, World Vision, Vulcan, world class universities focused on health and environmental issues along with a plethora of biotech companies contributes to a healthy economy, and large retail employers include Nordstroms, Costco and lets not forget Starbucks!
Downtown Seattle is brewing with a diverse nightlife and cultural scene along with eateries as internationally diverse as our people |
