Articles about economic development

Despite business angst, Washington climbs in CNBC’s state rankings — but still trails its former standing

Washington climbed three spots to No. 11 in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business rankings, up from No. 14 last year, suggesting that many of the state’s underlying competitive strengths remain intact even as debate over its business climate has intensified. Read More

Gov. Bob Ferguson taps Amazon, Microsoft and others as concerns over Washington economy grow

The group includes leaders from technology, aerospace, organized labor, higher education, tribal governments, ports and economic development organizations who will advise the governor on policies aimed at strengthening Washington’s economy. Read More

What we learned in Cleveland about Seattle’s future: Advice from a Rust Belt city on the rise

What can Seattle learn from Cleveland’s fall and comeback? GeekWire’s John Cook and Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald spent several days in Cleveland, talking with civic, business and political leaders — including the city’s mayor and the governor of Ohio — to find out. Read More

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What we learned about Microsoft in the OpenAI trial, and is Seattle squandering its edge?

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: As the Musk v. OpenAI trial heads to the jury, we dig into what… Read More

Washington state needs a ‘coherent’ story to compete in AI, leaders agree

Washington state may have everything it needs to become a global AI hub. The problem is, it hasn’t figured out how to tell the world. At a roundtable convened by the Washington Technology Industry Association, civic and industry leaders debated what it will take to stop playing catch-up with Silicon Valley and start leading. Read More

economic development

Despite business angst, Washington climbs in CNBC’s state rankings — but still trails its former standing

Gov. Bob Ferguson taps Amazon, Microsoft and others as concerns over Washington economy grow

What we learned in Cleveland about Seattle’s future: Advice from a Rust Belt city on the rise

What we learned about Microsoft in the OpenAI trial, and is Seattle squandering its edge?

Washington state needs a ‘coherent’ story to compete in AI, leaders agree

Washington state will provide $350K to support Portal Space System’s satellite factory in Bothell

Can one agency reboot Washington state? Commerce chief brings tech to the task

Did Elon Musk really intern at Microsoft? Plus: AI agents, job cuts, and an economic warning

Tech Alliance study: R&D imbalance threatens state’s innovation sector as public investment lags

Washington state cuts back economic development program amid criticism of innovation approach

‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan

Interview: Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on the future of the region’s innovation economy

Interview: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits Amazon and Microsoft; talks AI, China, economy

New ad campaign takes ‘Uncommon’ approach to attracting new businesses to Seattle region

NASA’s economic impact report card for Washington state highlights Blue Origin

Q&A with new CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, which aims to attract companies, jobs, investment

Washington state’s space industry doubles its economic impact in just four years

Ranked: The states where Amazon has invested most in jobs and infrastructure in the past decade

Amazon HQ2, one year later: How the search for a 2nd home changed the company, and the country

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

Why Amazon is pulling a giant team out of Seattle, and what it means for the tech giant’s home region

New York budget director assigns blame for Amazon HQ2 collapse in scathing letter

Amazon HQ2’s future in New York City uncertain as politicians butt heads

Amazon takes its hometown baggage to NYC as Apple makes nice with Austin, Seattle, and SoCal

NYC Council grills Amazon over HQ2: ‘You’re worth $1 trillion. Why do you need our $3 billion?’

Photos and documents reveal Amazon’s future Queens home and how New York lured the company

Two HQ2s? Amazon reportedly plans to divide its second headquarters between two cities

Economic report lays out strategies to boost Washington’s $1.8B space industry

Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

Is Washington, D.C., worthy of Amazon HQ2? We tested the nation’s capital to find out