WASHINGTON STATE
Where the next big thing begins.
Why Washington?
Learn more about Washington State as a place to start and run a business, invest and live.
Key Industries
See what drives our economy, from the traditional to the cutting edge.
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County Data
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WASHINGTON STATE
Where the next big thing begins.
Why Washington?
Learn more about Washington State as a place to start and run a business, invest and live.
Key Industries
See what drives our economy, from the traditional to the cutting edge.
Property Search
Everything you need is at your fingertips, including our customizable site selection tools.
County Data
View each county’s demographics to find the right fit for your business.
Our Team
Meet our team of professionals who are here to take your business to the next level.
Events
Find out where we’ll be next or sign on as an exhibitor at an upcoming trade show.
Upper Left USA
Washington State is a melting pot of people, companies and ideas that has reshaped the way we think, shop, travel, entertain and communicate. Coming up with the Next Big Thing is what we do, from world-famous brands like Amazon to new scalable clean energy solutions.
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A great investment
Businesses around the world are investing billions in Washington’s economy and its future. See who’s who in foreign direct investment across the state.
SPOTLIGHT:
Space
An industry leader for 60+ years.
Building on its rich aerospace history, the state has drawn a new generation of visionaries who are redefining space exploration, from harvesting asteroids and ferrying tourists to the outer reaches of inner space to systems that are taking us to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
A well established supply chain.
100+ companies are part of Washington’s space cluster, including such well-known companies as Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, SpaceX and Spaceflight. They are supported by another 1,500 companies in the aerospace supply chain.
More than half of all satellites in orbit are Washington built.
The state is a major manufacturer in low-orbit earth satellites, providing broadband connectivity, GPS, real-time imaging and mapping, and mission support.
Groundbreaking research and development.
Innovative public-private partnerships as well as major universities and one of only 10 national laboratories in the U.S. provide an ideal environment for visionary R&D that lead to market-ready space systems, products and services.
SPOTLIGHT:
Information Technology
#1 in U.S. Tech Workers
Tech workers make up 9.4% of the state’s total workforce, the highest in the nation. That’s 1 in 10 workers. The national average is 5.4%.
Tech accounts for 21.8% of the state’s economy.
The industry accounts for $138.7 billion of total GDP, which is the highest percentage in the U.S.
Nearly 60% of state exports is tech-related.
57% of services exported by the state are technology-related, nearly double second-place Massachusetts.
18,000 tech companies.
Nearly 350,000 workers are employed in tech-related jobs statewide. The state leads the nation in the net percentage of new tech positions. 24% of total wages paid to employees are tied to the tech sector.
In the News…
Small businesses embrace AI.
The artificial intelligence industry as a whole may still be figuring out how to make AI profitable, but small businesses are already using it to boost their bottom lines while reducing costs. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce study showed that 98% of small businesses…
Group 14 gets $200 million to expand.
Chalk up another win for advanced battery production in Washington State. Group 14 Technologies landed a $200 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will allow the company to build a new plant to produce silane gas, an essential ingredient in…
Talk about a diehard.
Remember the old Sears commercials where their Diehard batteries would start a car in the worst winter weather imaginable? The Voyager 1 spacecraft makes this look like kid stuff. This diehard is still working in temperatures of -454.81 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus…
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