Defense technology company Shield AI plans to establish operations in Des Moines, Washington. The more than $300 million project is expected to create approximately 4,000 jobs by the early 2030s.
Quantum computing company IonQ plans to expand its operations in Bothell, Washington. The project is expected to create at least 1,200 over the next five years.
Transportation and infrastructure solutions provider Volvo Group plans to establish operations in Tacoma, Washington. The $37.7 million project is expected to create 20 jobs.
Aerospace company Portal Space Systems plans to expand its operations in Bothell, Washington. The project is expected to create 700 jobs over the next five years.
AMI Metals, Inc., a metal service center specializing in providing aluminum and stainless steel products, plans to expand its operations in Spokane, Washington.
Collins Aerospace, a supplier of aerospace and defense products, plans to expand manufacturing operations in Spokane, Washington.
Local Bounti Corporation, an indoor agriculture company, plans to establish operations in Pasco, Washington. The project is expected to create 40 jobs.
ROCKWOOL North America, a manufacturer of stone wool insulation, plans to establish operations in Walla Walla County, Washington. The $175 million project is expected to create 125 jobs.
Manzana Products Co., Inc., a producer of organic apple juices, sauces, and apple cider vinegars, plans to relocate and establish apple processing operations in Sunnyside, Washington. The project is expected to create 150 jobs over the next five years.
ZeroAvia, a leader in zero-emission aviation, plans to expand its operations at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.
Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, purchased a more than 600,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, Washington. Powered with hydropower, the facility is located on 160-acres of land and will produce lithium-ion anode materials at automotive volumes and quality.
Ryerson Holding Corporation, a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, is establishing a new 214,000-square-foot service center in Centralia, Washington.
Helion Energy, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of zero-carbon electricity through fusion, started construction on the next iteration of its fusion power plant facility in Everett, Washington. The project is expected to create 1
Snow Joe, and its complementary brands Sun Joe and Aqua Joe, a fast-growing, tech-driven, lawn and garden tools manufacturer, opened its new west coast distribution center located at Hawks Prairie Logistics Center in Lacey, Washington.
Darigold, Inc. will invest roughly $500 million in building a new premium protein and butter operation near Pasco, Washington. The 400,000-square-foot specialized milk protein and butter plant will process approximately eight million pounds of milk a
Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service, is opening a satellite manufacturing facility in Redmond, Washington.
Amazon is expanding its operations with the leasing of an additional 111,000 square feet of office space at Town Center in Redmond, Washington.
Irvine, California-based Anduril Industries, a venture-backed defense technology company, is opening a new operations center in Seattle, Washington.
SwaddleDesigns turned their baby blanket manufacturing facility into a factory producing non-medical cloth face masks in Seattle, Washington.
LAVLE USA, Inc. plans to locate a 50,000 square foot fabrication and testing facility in Skagit County, Washington.
Cruise, an autonomous vehicle company, plans to open an operations center in Bellevue, Washington. The project will add to a growing list of nearly two dozen AV technology firms in the state.
Netherlands-based SVZ-USA plans to locate a state-of-the-art food processing facility, adding 17 new manufacturing jobs, in Othello, Adams County, Washington.
Green Water Energy unified and relocated its moving operations from Idaho and Colorado to a new headquarters in Clarkston, Washington.
Precision Cutting Technologies plans to invest $4 million to expand into a 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Liberty Lake, Washington. The company plans to create 45 skilled jobs.
UNFI, a North American premier food wholesaler, plans to optimize its distribution center network in the Pacific Northwest by locating a new 1.2 million square foot facility in Centralia and a newly expanded facility of 800,000 square feet in Ridgefield, Washington.
Following a search for the best location to build the U.S. Army’s new landing craft, Maneuver Support Vessel or MSV(L), Vigor has entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington.
Apple plans a major expansion of its operations in Austin, Texas including an investment of $1 billion to build a new campus in North Austin.
Bridger Steel, a leading supplier of metal roofing, siding, and interior metal panel systems, is expanding to improve its supply chain with the addition of facilities in Kalama, Washington State and Denver, Colorado.
This summer LAVLE USA, Inc. will locate its headquarters on Fidalgo Island in Anacortes, Washington.
AIM Aerospace, a growing advanced carbon fiber manufacturer is expanding its facility in Sumner, Washington.
Serta Simmons Bedding, the largest manufacturer and distributor of mattresses in North America, announced the opening of a new, larger plant in Seattle, Washington.
Silfab Solar, North America’s leading PV module manufacturer, announced a direct investment into Itek Energy in Bellingham, Washington, to initiate its United States operations and to meet growing demand for its high-performance, high-quality solar panels.
Columbia Pulp completed construction on its 18,000-square-foot pilot paper pulp plant in Pomeroy, Washington.
AGC Biologics, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization and global leader in clinical and commercial manufacturing of therapeutic proteins, opened the company's new global headquarters facility in Bothell, Washington.
Amazon.com, Inc. plans to open its first fulfillment center in the eastern part of the Evergreen State in Spokane, Washington, creating more than 1,500 full-time jobs.
Austria-based TGW Logistics Group expands its footprint in the U.S., enabling its American business unit "TGW Systems, Inc." to better serve customers in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast with new operation centers in Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia.
Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of visual test and inspection solutions for lighting and displays, moved its global headquarters to a new location in downtown Redmond, Washington.
Ascensus Specialties, a Wind Point Partners portfolio company, is expanding production capacity at its Elma, Washington, manufacturing plant.
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Mitutoyo Corporation, a Japan-based global leader in contact and non-contact metrology solutions, establish a new United States subsidiary, Mitutoyo Optics Manufacturing America Corporation in Kirkland, Washington.
Microsoft plans a total overhaul and major expansion at its main operations campus in Redmond, Washington. Expansion will add enough room for 8,000 more associates.
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America will open the doors to its sixth R&D lab this fall, in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington. The new digital hub is planning to expand to 150 people.
Bridger Steel Inc., a metal manufacturer of panel systems for roofing, siding and interior applications, has signed a lease with the Port of Kalama, Washington, for 30,000 square feet of office and warehouse space and another 10,000-square foot covered area for loading trucks.
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
Seattle Genetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, signed definitive agreements to purchase Bristol-Myers Squibb’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bothell, Washington.
James Hardie Building Products Inc., the leader in fiber cement siding, will expand its manufacturing plant in Tacoma, Washington.
Bridgestone HosePower, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, is expanding its hose solutions business in the Pacific Northwest by acquiring Fittings, Inc., a hydraulic and industrial hose sales and service company based in Seattle, Washington.
Mars Chocolate North America announced today a $70 million reinvestment in its U.S. supply chain, expanding manufacturing and production centers in Arkansas, Washington State, South Dakota, Maryland, Illinois and Mississippi.
Salesforce, a Customer Success Platform and CRM company, opened its new world-class Engineering & Innovation Hub at the Nine Two Nine Office Tower building in Bellevue, Washington. In the coming months, the company plans to double its workforce in the Seattle Metro Area to nearly 500.
Amazon plans to create an additional 100,000 full-time, full-benefit jobs in the U.S. over the next 18 months in Washington State, Texas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida and New Jersey.
BGI, a China-based leading global genomics organization, is expanding its international operations with the formation of a new division, BGI Groups USA, to be based in Seattle, Washington.
AbSci,a global leader in protein production technologies, will relocate its headquarters to the new Hudson Building in downtown Vancouver, Washington.
Darigold, the marketing and processing subsidiary of Northwest Dairy Association, will move its corporate headquarters to the Georgetown Squared neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, next year.
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Double Canyon, a wine brand focused on producing Cabernet Sauvignon, will soon begin construction on its new winemaking facility in West Richland, Washington.
Seagull Scientific, Inc., manufacturer of BarTender software, relocated its corporate headquarters to accommodate its rapid growth to an operations center at 15325 SE 30th Place, Suite 100, in Bellevue, Washington.
Boeing opened its new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington. Boeing has invested more than $1 billion in the Everett site for construction and outfitting of the new building.
Expedia, Inc. released the initial design for its future campus expansion in Seattle, Washington. The company plans to relocate from Bellevue to Seattle, Washington, in 2019.
Leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, Inventure Foods, Inc. plans to add a second manufacturing site to its existing company-owned IQF berry processing and packaging facility in Lynden, Washington. Operations at the new site, located in Bellingham, Washington, are expected to begin in April, 2016.
US Foods plans to expand its distribution center in Fife, Washington, a Tacoma suburb. The expansion project will nearly double the size of its current facility, allowing the company to expand its customer base and better serve chefs, restaurateurs and foodservice operators throughout the Seattle area 29 miles to the north.
Toray Industries, Inc. signed a comprehensive long-term agreement with The Boeing Company to supply carbon fiber TORAYCA prepreg for the production of the new Boeing 777X aircraft. As a result of the agreement, Toray will expand its production facilities in Tacoma, Washington and build a new manufacturing center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
CSA Group, a global provider of testing and certification services and a leading standards development organization, opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Seattle, Washington, offering testing and product development services for commercial and residential lighting and optical products.
PLS Logistics Services, a leading provider of technology enabled supply chain and freight brokerage services opened a new operations branch office at the Smith Tower, 506 2nd Ave, Suite 210 in Seattle, Washington.
CMC Biologics, Inc., a global leader in commercial manufacturing of therapeutic proteins, opened its first-in-class Bioreactor 6Pack manufacturing facility at its Bothell, Washington, campus.
A company that manufactures industry-leading carbon fiber prepreg materials for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and sporting goods applications, Japan-based Toray Composites America Inc. completed a multimillion dollar expansion project to add critical capacity to its production facility in Pierce County, Washington.
Eco Building Products, Inc., a manufacturer and coater of proprietary, environmentally responsible chemistry, completed the relocation of its production center from Oregon to Tacoma, Washington.
CMC Biologics, Inc., a global leader in clinical and commercial manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic proteins, completed the expansion of its North American manufacturing facility in Bothell, Washington.
MG2, formerly MulvannyG2 Architecture, a company that partners with businesses to create impactful transformation through architectural services, planning, interior design, brand strategy and consulting services, opened its new headquarters in Seattle, Washington. MG2 revitalized approximately 64,000 square feet on three floors of the four-story 1101 Second building.
A global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company, CenturyLink, Inc. opened its new data center in Moses Lake, Washington, adding hydro-electric-powered data center services to its hybrid IT services portfolio.
One of the world's largest travel companies, Expedia, Inc. plans to purchase Amgen's multi-building, 40-acre, waterfront campus in Seattle, Washington, and move its headquarters to the new space by 2018.
Boeing announced a contract with GKN Aerospace for final assembly and painting of 737 MAX Advanced Technology Winglets. UK-based GKN selected Sumner, Washington, as the location for a facility where it will assemble and paint the Winglets.
The Washington State Department of Commerce approved a $101,000 WorkStart grant to Northwest Workforce Council to help Hexcel Corporation train employees at their newly-expanded facility in Burlington, Washington. The Strategic Economic Development grant is complemented by a 20 percent cash match from the company.
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. started construction on its life science hub in Seattle, Washington, the BioMed Realty Research Center. The additional 122,000 square feet of laboratory and office space at 500 Fairview in South Lake Union is an expansion of
KUKA Aerospace, a leader in automated manufacturing systems for aircraft manufacturing and assembly, is locating its first US facility outside of Michigan in Everett, Washington. The 29,000 sq ft center will provide a service and maintenance hub close to KUKA Aerospace customers on the West Coast and help support the current expansion of the company's business.
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers plans to triple the capacity of its carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Washington.
LED Lighting manufacturer Evluma will move into a larger manufacturing facility at the end of this month at 3600 Lind Ave., Suite 140, in Renton, Washington.
McGraw-Hill Education plans to expand its Boston, Massachusetts, office and establish an educational technologies hub in Seattle, Washington.
AstaReal Technologies, Inc. opened its new production facility in Moses Lake, Washington. The new 59,000 sq. ft. factory will produce natural astaxanthin, an antioxidant supplement that helps fight signs of aging and supports joint and skeletal health. It is expected to begin production by this July, initially employing approximately 45 people.
Banfield Pet Hospital plans to move its corporate headquarters to the Columbia Tech Center, 10 miles north of its current Portland site in east Vancouver, Washington.
Moravia, one of the language industry's leading providers of globalization services, expanded its Seattle, Washington, operations center by moving its hub into a new facility at 2033 Sixth Ave., Suite 331, in the city's central business district.
Boeing kicked-off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. The expanded CDC will be more than 90,000 square feet and include a new three-story building, as well as new delivery and departure areas with three covered jetways.
Boeing will locate its 1-million-square-foot 777X composite wing fabricating Center north of its Everett, Washington, manufacturing campus.
Washington State’s Community Economic Revitalization Board joined local officials to assist in redevelopment of the 175-acre former Olympia Brewery site in Tumwater, Washington, as part of a public-private mixed-use development partnership.
In a major restructuring, Boeing will establish technology research centers around the country in Huntsville, Alabama, Southern California, St. Louis, Missouri, North Charleston, South Carolina and Seattle, Washington.
The U.S. Department of Energy is negotiating with Global Laser Enrichment to consider its request to operate a laser enrichment facility at a Paducah, Kentucky, Gaseous Diffusion Plant and AREVA, a Richland, Washington, firm to process the government’s uranium hexafluoride inventory into nuclear reactor fuel.
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture with German luxury automaker BMW, will invest $100 million to add two new production lines at its Moses Lake, Washington, manufacturing plant.
Diamond Logistics Northwest secured 18 acres at the Port of Quincy, Washington’s industrial Park for future expansion of its cross-docking and load consolidation facilities.
DXY Solutions, a mobile software technology and app design firm, opened its west coast office at 1433 12th Avenue in Seattle, Washington.
Paine Field Aerospace Business Park at the Snohomish County, Washington, Airport may soon include a 42-acre aerospace Manufacturing Facility to build Boeing’s 777X aircraft.
BNSF Railway Company plans to invest an estimated $125 million on expansion, maintenance and rail capacity improvements in Everett and Orillia Washington, along with track enhancements throughout the state.
Japan-based AstaReal Technologies Inc. will invest $30 million to build a microalgae based biotechnological manufacturing plant for the production of natural astaxanthin in Moses Lake, Washington, creating 45 jobs in the region.
Three food processing and distribution firms will invest a total of $32.5 million to expand their facilities at the Port of Camas-Washougal, Port of Whitman, The Port of Sunnyside in Washington State, with assistance from $2.1 million in Community Economic Revitalization Board funds.
Wow Technologies, Inc., a provider of hybrid managed cloud hosting solutions and colocation services, will expand its data center in Seattle, Washington. The Phase 3 build out, located in Sabey's Intergate West building in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, will provide an additional 11,000 square feet of data center space with a 250 rack capacity.
Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, opened its new expanded Everett, Washington Delivery Center, a world-class facility which will be the home of deliveries for the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787. The 180,000 sq. ft. facility triples the amount of office, conference and delivery operations space as the old EDC and is designed to increase operational efficiencies.
Amazon will invest $100 million to establish a 1-million square foot fulfillment center in DuPont Washington, which is estimated to create as many as 950 jobs.
MTN Satellite Communications, a provider of maritime communications, connectivity and content services to remote locations around the world, plans to open of a new Product Innovation Office in Seattle, Washington.
Amway broke ground on a 48,000 square foot, $38 million, botanical concentrate manufacturing plant on 12-acres at the Port of Quincy, Washington.
Amway is investing $31.8 million into a facility, on a newly purchased site at The Port of Quincy, Washington, that will create approximately 30 jobs, as well as more than 100 temporary construction jobs.
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