Articles about economic development

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

SPOKANE, Wash. — Lisa Brown brings a unique background to her role as Spokane’s mayor, taking office in January after… Read More

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

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, visited Seattle on Friday as part of a West Coast tour… Read More

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

The Seattle region’s impressive mix of doers and builders is the focus of a new ad campaign from Greater Seattle… Read More

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

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture leads the list of NASA’s Washington state contractors in a newly released analysis of… Read More

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

Brian Surratt spent 13 years working for the City of Seattle, including 2 1/2 leading the agency focused on the… Read More

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

A newly published report says that the economic impact of Washington state’s space industry has more than doubled in just… Read More

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

New stats from Amazon reveal the company’s total spending on jobs and infrastructure in each U.S. state from 2010 to… Read More

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

One year ago today, Amazon named New York City and Northern Virginia as the winners of its search for a… Read More

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

The Washington D.C. official tasked with luring Amazon’s prized second headquarters project will join the tech giant’s public policy team.… Read More

Podcast

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

News that Amazon is shifting its worldwide operations team out of Seattle to nearby Bellevue, Wash., quickly ignited a debate… Read More

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

New York’s chief number cruncher is calling out critics of Amazon’s defunct plans to build a headquarters in Queens for… Read More

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

New York leaders who spent a year courting Amazon HQ2 are suddenly grappling with the possibility that the project they… Read More

Podcast

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

Amazon and Apple are planning new homes in new cities, each with room for thousands of employees. But the comparison… Read More

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

Amazon got a healthy dose of New York brashness Wednesday as city councilmembers grilled company executives and their economic development… Read More

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

Talent, real estate, accessibility, and killer views of the Manhattan skyline. Those are just some of the selling points New… Read More

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

Amazon plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities, an anonymous source familiar with the matter told The… Read More

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

A newly published economic report estimates the space industry’s contribution to Washington state’s economy at $1.8 billion and 6,200 jobs… Read More

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

After pitching aggressively and offering up millions of dollars in tax incentives, Denver landed a coveted economic development deal earlier… Read More

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The stylish Italian restaurant Masseria is easy to miss, hidden between a construction site and an industrial… Read More

Protestors in Amazon HQ2 cities around the country demand more transparency in bidding process

Activists from Chicago to Atlanta held demonstrations and town halls Wednesday to demand more transparency from their cities, as local… Read More

How the City of Seattle can improve its relationship with Amazon (and Microsoft, too)

Amazon is looking for a second headquarters city, “co-equal” to Seattle. Seattle’s city Leaders suddenly have an immense interest in… Read More

May HQ2 be ever in your favor: Amazon’s new short list pits 20 cities against each other in a risky game

Amazon’s astounding decision to establish a second and equal corporate headquarters outside of Seattle simultaneously made the company an object… Read More

Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives

It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More

Working Geek: How Seattle’s economic development guru Brian Surratt is quietly shaping the city’s business and tech future

When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings.… Read More