Seattle, WA - City Resources, Biz Networking for Women
Contacts - Movers & Shakers - Networking Contact or join these groups before your stay to mazimize your access to powerful networks.
West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
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Largest Industries
The Greater Seattle area is a leader in high-technology fields including computer software, electronics, environmental engineering, and biotechnology.
Seattle has a strong service-sector economy. Services account for 29% of Seattle's jobs, wholesale and retail trade for 24%, and government for 16%, the same percentage as manufacturing. Top industrial fields are wood products, transportation equipment, food products, fish processing, and apparel design.
Seattle is home to Microsoft, the world's largest personal computer software company, and the region is also home to over 2,000 other software development companies. Also headquartered in Seattle is Boeing, the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer. Seattle's biotechnology enterprises generate revenue of over $2 billion a year, a figure that is expected to more than double by 2005.
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Radio
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Business Resources
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Fedex-Kinkos - for any type of doc production, shipping
American Exress - for flight reservations, hotels, automatic flight insurance
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