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The Puget Sound region's technology sector can be traced back to just after the turn of the last century, when Bill Boeing started an airplane company. Since those early days, the Seattle area has been part of the evolution and explosive growth of the technology industry.

Today, hundreds of technology companies are headquartered or have significant facilities in the region. This includes Microsoft, Amazon.com, Adobe, Google, Amgen, Phillips Medical Systems—and many more.


TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE
Growing and sustaining a vibrant technology-based economy that benefits the citizens of the Puget Sound region, and the entire state of Washington, is the mission of the Technology Alliance.

Founded in 1996, the Technology Alliance (TA) was one of the key outcomes of the Greater Seattle Chamber's 1995 Regional Leadership Conference. This event recognized the critical need for an organization focused on the future of our burgeoning technology-based economy.

The TA is a statewide organization of leaders from our diverse high-tech and related businesses and research institutions dedicated to Washington's long-term economic success. The TA believes this success is dependent upon three drivers: excellent education systems; strong research capacity; and, a robust entrepreneurial environment.

Through programs, events, research studies, and policy activities, the TA works to mobilize support for these drivers. Signature programs include the Alliance of Angels, which brings together accredited investors with early stage companies seeking capital and produces investor and entrepreneur education events, and the Science & Technology Discovery Series, a monthly breakfast program featuring presentations by our state's leading scientists and researchers that showcases the important contributions of our research institutions and innovative companies.

To learn more, visit www.technology-alliance.com