With all the emphasis on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees, how do we make sense out of a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute? As covered last week by The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, and others, the report argued that there is no shortage of graduates in STEM fields overall, and that [More]

The Office of Economic Development’s Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of May 6-9: TOP U.S. CITIES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS                   Click through to see the full infographic. 32 QUOTES THAT EVERY [More]

  Leaders of Seattle’s startup community and the city of Seattle have teamed up to launch Startup Seattle, an initiative to support the growth of the Seattle technology startup community and establish Seattle as an internationally recognized home for emerging technology companies. Today, Mayor Mike McGinn hosted a press conference to announce [More]

The Seattle City Council voted yesterday to renew the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) in Downtown Seattle for another 10 years, expanding the MID’s service area from 225 to 285 square blocks with the addition of the Belltown neighborhood and several added blocks in Pioneer Square. The MID provides a broad range [More]

The Office of Economic Development’s Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 29 - May 3: 5 THINGS NEVER HEARD AT THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FORBES What exactly makes a company innovative? What do Nike, Pinterest, Uber, and [More]

The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 22-26: THE MODERN MARKETER: PART ARTIST, PART SCIENTIST                     Click through to see the full infographic. WHY GETTING [More]

The Mayor has joined with the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council (WDC) to increase the percentage of private sector involvement in hiring youth interns over the summer through the Youth @ Work campaign. Both the City and the WDC have agreed to help employers facilitate the process of increasing the number of [More]

The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 8-12: CASCADIA'S ECONOMIC ORBIT                   Click through to see the full infographic. TEN LEADERSHIP LESSONS YOU WISH YOU LEARNED [More]

The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 1-5: THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS...BUT DO YOU HAVE A SMART ANSWER?                 Click through to see the full infographic. [More]

As an offshoot of the University District Strategic Plan funded by the Only in Seattle grant in 2012,  the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) released a draft copy of the University District Design Framework on Tuesday night at the University Heights Center. The working group that helped develop these recommendations includes residents, [More]