Greater Seattle Partners

A new WalletHub analysis ranks Washington as the #2 state economy in the U.S., driven by its innovation capacity, high concentration of STEM talent, industry R&D investment, and technology leadership. The state ranks #2 nationally for both high-tech jobs and STEM professionals, and #3 for invention patents per capita.
Read the rankings: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-economies/21697

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With the lates economic data available to date, our Research Director Victoria DePalma, Ph.D. examines the core drivers of the regional economy: foreign direct investment, startup formation, sector performance, trade activity, and labor market trends.

The analysis is intended to inform decision-makers, investors, and partners as they evaluate opportunities in the Greater Seattle region and plan for the years ahead.

https://greater-seattle.com/greater-seattle-economic-overview-2025/

2025 Greater Seattle Economic Overview The Greater Seattle region remains one of the most competitive and innovation-driven metropolitan economies in the United States. With a laid out

Day Three of SelectUSA Seattle Spinoff focused on aerospace, maritime innovation, and industrial infrastructure in Snohomish County.

Together with Economic Alliance Snohomish County, delegates visited Echandia, Boeing, and the Port of Everett, while meeting regional leaders and industry partners along the way.

It was an incredible opportunity to showcase the depth of Greater Seattle’s aerospace cleantech maritime ecosystem to companies exploring expansion opportunities in the region. https://greater-seattle.com/greater-seattle-international-investment-spinoff/

Day Two of the 2026 SelectUSA Seattle Spinoff brought international business leaders to explore the South Sound. https://greater-seattle.com/greater-seattle-international-investment-spinoff/

Delegates experienced the region’s strong workforce development pipeline at Pierce County Skills Center, Tacoma’s $1.4 billion, 97-acre mixed-use waterfront revitalization at Point Ruston, and the Museum of Glass, highlighting the region’s creative economy.

The day wrapped up at Alaska Airlines’ headquarters in City of SeaTac where more than 100 regional leaders and partners welcomed the delegation.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make the day special.

We just wrapped up SelectUSA Seattle Spinoff, GSP's signature program that brings international companies exploring U.S. expansion to Greater Seattle to experience the region firsthand.

Day One kicked off with a private reception hosted by Amazon and the City of Bellevue, Washington, bringing together 28 international delegates and more than 80 regional business and community leaders.

The evening featured remarks from Tom Florino (Amazon), Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, Bellevue Councilmember Dr. Lynne Robinson, and GSP COO Rebecca Lovell, along with a special Belleveue expansion announcement from eNeural Technologies, Inc.

https://greater-seattle.com/greater-seattle-international-investment-spinoff/

We are pleased to welcome Shannon Braddock as President and CEO of Greater Seattle Partners.

A trusted regional leader, Braddock brings more than two decades of public sector experience. She will lead GSP’s efforts across economic development, international relations, global marketing and research to drive jobs, investment and talent to the Greater Seattle region.
https://greater-seattle.com/shannon-braddock-ceo-greater-seattle-partners/

Starting today and over the next three days, Greater Seattle is welcoming 28 executive-level delegates representing 26 international companies through the 2026 SelectUSA Seattle Spinoff.

This year’s SelectUSA Seattle Spinoff represents an estimated $84M+ in capital investment and 133+ jobs under evaluation, with companies actively exploring expansion across AI, aerospace, clean energy, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing.

Program highlights include visits and engagements across the region, including Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, the Port of Everett, and the Pierce County Skills Center, along with meetings with public and private sector leaders.

This is the 4th annual GSP signature program, where GSP and public and private partners work together to showcase the region for these international companies to expand and grow their operations here. https://greater-seattle.com/greater-seattle-2026-selectusa-seattle-spinoff/

Thank you to our sponsors and partners, including the City of Seattle, Alaska Airlines, Amazon, City of Bellevue, Washington, City of Kirkland, City of SeaTac, Condor Airlines, Economic Alliance Snohomish County, NAI Puget Sound Properties, and the Washington State Department of Commerce.

Vantari VR has chosen Greater Seattle for its North American headquarters. https://greater-seattle.com/2026/04/02/vantari-vr/

The healthcare technology company is establishing its presence in South Lake Union, creating 50 jobs and investing in the region as it scales across North America.

Founded in Sydney, Vantari VR is advancing medical training through immersive virtual reality. Its platform has been shown to reduce medical errors by up to 40% and improve performance by 32%, supporting better patient outcomes and more efficient clinical training.

Greater Seattle is a global hub where technology, life sciences, and healthcare converge. With more than 42,000 life sciences jobs and $13.7B in GDP, the region offers the talent, research, and infrastructure companies need to grow.

Greater Seattle Partners began working with Vantari VR in 2023, supporting their U.S. expansion with market intelligence, connections, and ongoing advisory.

Uncommon insights: Greater Seattle ranks among the top U.S. metros in exports per capita, outperforming larger markets such as Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. With a population of approximately 4 million, the region generated nearly $940 billion in total trade in 2025, an extraordinary level of global economic activity for its size.

Our economy is highly productive, innovation-driven by aerospace, advanced manufacturing, technology hardware & cloud infrastructure and our naturally deep water ports.
Greater Seattle operates as a global economy at a smaller scale, with a disproportionately large international trade footprint relative to its population.