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"I’m hearing from headhunters that they can’t fill all the hiring requests they’re getting," said WSA President Kathy Wilcox.

Creating or expanding e-work opportunities can be a new strategy included in economic development plans for rural communities.

"We are taking on a bigger charter, taking the lead in bringing mature technology from the state of Washington to China,"

“Community technology means directly and purposefully using advanced technologies to achieve development goals for individuals and communities,”

A Seattle incubator is thinking small, very small, about the next consumer Internet applications

The strategy was developed over the past year by the Prosperity Partnership, a group of 150 local governments, businesses, labor organizations and nonprofits from throughout King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

In the past year, a number of talented Seattle-area business executives have formed "stealth" startups — withholding details of their early-stage ventures until the timing is right.

Actually, Seattle didn’t rank in the top 20 of any primary measure of technology innovation or entrepreneurial activity. (Ouch!)

"Our philosophy is, go where the category winner is going to be," said Jordan. "But the primary sweet spot is Seattle. We have been active and we are going to get more active."

"If we remain complacent, we’ll be a second-rate competitor," said Gov. Christine Gregoire