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Affordability: Seattle’s Ace in Becoming the Next Tech Capital

Silicon Valley has been well recognized as the nation’s hub of technology, having easily surpassed both Southern California and Massachusetts, but it’s now Seattle that may emerge as its greatest rival. Home to tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, Seattle has attracted creative and entrepreneurial talent, which has been the foundation to its low unemployment rate of 5.9% and continuous economic growth. Many former employees from Microsoft and Amazon have founded startups and small businesses in Seattle.

by Tina Kim

Full Story: http://www.newgeography.com/content/004050-affordability-seattle-s-ace-becoming-next-tech-capital

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Boeing may move 777X production out of Washington

Boeing’s ties to the Pacific Northwest date back more than a century when William Boeing purchased a Seattle shipyard that would become his first airplane factory.

Mike Baker Associated Press

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/nov/15/boeing-may-move-777x-production-out-of-washington/

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