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Significant amounts of trade with Asia pass through the ports of the Puget Sound. Washington is the fourth largest exporting state in the United States, after New York, California, and Texas. The ports of Washington handle 8% of all American exports and receive 6% of the nation's imports. [7]
Fox Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States, in Puget Sound. It is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Gig Harbor. The island was named Fox by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor J.L. Fox, an assistant surgeon on the expedition. [4]
Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington , extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely.
For example, if you’ve already set aside $25,000 in a savings account, you could open a six-month CD with an annual percentage yield (APY) of 4.50 percent and withdraw $556.31 in interest ...
Key Bank Center, formerly the Puget Sound National Bank Building, is a 16-floor high-rise in Tacoma, Washington. When completed as the National Realty Building in 1911, the 71 m (233 ft) tower was the tallest building in the state of Washington until surpassed by Seattle's Smith Tower in 1914. Key Bank later sold the tower and moved into the ...
Paralleling the Microsoft and Internet boom, Downtown Seattle underwent a revival; at the height of the boom, downtown office space was described as "Number four or five on the national hit parade [of real estate prices], and climbing." [13] After an increase in vacancy to double-digit levels in the Internet Bust, occupancy began to return. The ...
Vale Group LLC, doing business as Vulcan Real Estate, is an American private holding company based in Seattle, Washington. [4] The company was founded as Vulcan Inc. in 1986 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his sister Jody Allen [ 5 ] to establish and oversee the family's diverse business activities and philanthropic endeavors.
With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate, to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast, the Port of Seattle is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading economic engines. [2] Its creation was approved by the voters of King County on September 5, 1911, and authorized by the Port ...