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Business Overview
Seattle has a very well developed infrastructure. The city which once depended only on the flourishing Lumber industry now posses one of the most diversified economy of the world. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon.com, RealNetworks, McCaw Cellular, VoiceStream and HeartStream have there corporate offices located in Seattle. The city has an ever growing real estate industry. The presence of numerous Fortune 500 companies makes Seattle a important economic powerhouse of USA. Aerospace manufacturer Boeing , has large aircraft manufacturing plants in the Seattle metropolitan area.

Government has been taking steps to introduce the Bio- technology industries in the city. Seattle is also ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas favorable for business expansion in USA. The standard of living of the city can be judged from the fact that it was ranked Seattle as the most expensive American city for buying a house by the Forbes magazine. The city hosts a range of cultural and trade events round the year. Visitors from all over the world travel to Seattle to attend its cultural events, trade shows, exhibitions and to explore this city of beautiful sites.

Major Business Centers
Washington State Convention & Trade Center:
The Washington State Convention & Trade Center is a premier event facility located in downtown Seattle. The most desirable feature of the convention center is its easily accessible location. All major hotels and restaurants and tourists sites are located in the vicinity of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The Washington State Convention & Trade Center is a multipurpose venue. The venue offers a range of spaces for a variety of events. The Citywide Concierge Center is also located at level one of the WSCTC. This center offers you a unique facility of making hotels bookings, travel ticket bookings and purchasing tickets for tourist attractions all under one roof.

Qwest Field Event Center:
The Qwest Field event center was opened in October 1999. Since then, the event center has been hosting a number of trade and consumer shows, corporate functions and other private events. The venue is visited by visitors from all over the world and is renowned for its world class facilities. The west hall of the center is very spacious. It is capable of hosting trade and consumer shows, gala functions, auctions, concerts, large meetings and seminars.

The west hall covers almost 165,370 square feet and can accommodate around 870 booths. The east hall is almost half the size of West hall and covers around 90,185 square feet of exhibition space. The west hall also has a concourThe Conference Room can accommodate a maximum of 75 attendees. It can also be split into a large and small conference room by an air wall.se level which offers an extra space of 36,860 square feet. The space can be utilized as an emergency space for west hall events. The Concourse level is also capable of independently hosting smaller trade shows, receptions, banquets, luncheons and more. The Qwest Field event center also has a large conference room.

The Seattle Center:
Seattle Center is a popular exhibition, arts and entertainment center in Seattle. The venue is located north of Belltown in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood. The center can also be easily visited by the people with disabilities. The center is one of the most user friendly centers of the world.

The center complex includes the-

• Conference Center
• Exhibition Hall
• Fisher Pavilion
• KeyArena
• McCaw Hall
• Mural Amphitheatre
• Northwest Rooms
• Seattle Center Pavilion

The center offers facilities like-

• Amplified Pay Telephones
• TDD/TYY Telephones
• Washington Relay Service
• ADA Coordinator
• Guest Services at Events
• Assistive Listening Devices
• Available Materials (large print and/or Braille)
• Sign Language Interpreters