WASHINGTON STATE

Commerce welcomes new industry sector leads for aerospace and life science/global health

To help an army of accountants, attorneys, developers, and investment advisors get a better grasp of the unlikely new Federal tax tool that will allow the wealthy to make money while making a difference.

"Everyone and their brother is wanting to build a hotel,"

"We have an untapped resource of innovative thinkers who live and work here in our city and they want to better understand the civic challenges that Seattle’s facing," said Eileen Sullivan, a senior public policy manager at Amazon, during the launch event. "They’re looking for a way to fit in and contribute to their community."

Every year, Washington’s vehicles get hit with $656 in needless damage due to poor road conditions.

Going offshore is easier and less expensive — "that’s why most apparel companies do it. But from a quality perspective and from a heritage perspective, I did not want to manufacture overseas."

"At first, I was just relieved I didn’t hate it," Messegee said. "Everyday I’m loving it more and more. It is up and coming into this unique flavor of a city."

It will be the online retailer’s first such center in eastern Washington and will create more than 1,500 jobs with benefits on the day it opens.

"Access to broadband is the single most important economic development tool in our toolkit right now, and the most necessary to our state."

"We’re working with the Attorney General’s Office – the agency that investigates and prosecutes consumer fraud – to see if further action should be taken to protect businesses in Washington,"