The following is a guest post by Leonard Garfield, Executive Director of the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI). Starting this Saturday, November 18, a special exhibit called Seattle On the Spot: The Photographs of Al Smith will take MOHAI visitors on a journey through the Central District in the mid-20th century, as seen through […]
Having an impact on the future takes time and vision, which is one of the reasons we started #Future50NW, a community-wide conversation on the ideas, institutions and individuals that will shape our region between now and 2067. Many responses we’ve received so far – affordable housing, technology creating access to opportunity for more people, making
The following is a guest post by Lori Otto Punke, President of the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT). With all the attention on Seattle’s booming technology sector, it might be counterintuitive to say it won’t necessarily be the biggest beneficiary of our changing economy. But, while tech is certainly the driving force behind recent […]
In 2012, Maud Daudon was the first woman to become President & CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Five years later, she is still at the helm and believes that the Northwest is likely to be “one of the few places on earth that gets it right” — not just economically, but also […]
Let’s keep our focus on both bottom lines — social and economic — says Lillian Sherman, executive director of the Pike Place Market Foundation. Many Pacific Northwest thought leaders already do that, and we’ll thrive if we keep it up. […]
Last week, the Olympic Wilderness was named after former Washington State Governor Daniel J. Evans as a tribute to his many years of public service and bipartisan accomplishments. Hear this statesman and environmentalist speak about the next 50 years in the Pacific Northwest: […]
The Puget Sound is buzzing with creatives, from video game developers to film makers, writers, artists and musicians. It is these people who will play a big role in defining our region in the next 50 years, says Kate Becker, Director of Seattle Office of Film and Music. […]
The Pacific Northwest will thrive if we keep welcoming people from all over the world, says attorney and philanthropist Llewellyn Pritchard. […]
The following is a guest post by Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association. Rapid economic growth. Booming construction. An influx of people from all over the world. Those are three ways to describe Seattle and the Greater Puget Sound region today. There’s no getting around it, nor should we want to. […]