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This is a list of large or well-known interstate or international companies headquartered in the
Seattle metropolitan area.
As of December 2021
[update], the Seattle metropolitan area is home to ten
Fortune 500 companies: Internet retailer
Amazon (#2),
Costco Wholesale (#12),
Microsoft (#15), coffee chain
Starbucks (#125),
Paccar (#159), clothing merchant
Nordstrom (#289),
Weyerhaeuser (#387),
Expeditors International (#299),
Alaska Airlines (#459) and
Expedia (#500).
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Biotechnology
Computer hardware
Conglomerates
Consulting
Design
Financial
Food and beverage
Healthcare
Insurance
Intellectual property
Internet
Law
Manufacturing
Pet care
Property and architecture
Public relations
Publishing
Record labels
Retail
Sports, leisure and entertainment
Transportation
Video games
Companies based in the Greater Seattle area
Other large or well-known interstate or international companies popularly associated with Seattle are actually based in other
Puget Sound cities:
Companies formerly headquartered in Seattle
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Airborne Express (ground operations acquired by
DHL,
Plantation, Florida; air operations spun off as
ABX Air,
Wilmington, Ohio)
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Associated Grocers (acquired by
Unified Western Grocers of
Los Angeles)
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Boeing (now in
Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia)
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The Bon Marché (owned by
Macy's, Inc.,
Cincinnati, Ohio; name changed to Bon-Macy's in 2003; rebranded as
Macy's in 2005)
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Cinnabon (acquired by
FOCUS Brands, Inc.,
Atlanta, Georgia)
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Corixa –
immunotherapeutics, closed in 2006
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Costco (now in
Issaquah, Washington)
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Eddie Bauer (now in
Bellevue, Washington)
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Ernst Home Centers (liquidated following unsuccessful bankruptcy filing in 1996)
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Frederick & Nelson (went out of business in 1992)
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Group Health Cooperative (acquired by
Kaiser Permanente in 2017)
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Immunex (acquired by
Amgen,
Thousand Oaks, California)
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Muzak (now in
Fort Mill, South Carolina)
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MyLackey.com (defunct)
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Rainier Brewing Company (now owned by
Pabst Brewing Company,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (now in
Greenwood Village, Colorado)
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REI (now in
Kent, Washington)
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Safeco (acquired by
Liberty Mutual)
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Seafirst Bank (acquired by
Bank of America)
- Shurgard Storage Centers (acquired by
Public Storage)
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Speakeasy, Inc. (acquired by
Best Buy in 2007 and merged with
MegaPath in 2010)
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Surreal Software (acquired by
Midway Games)
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UPS (now in
Sandy Springs, Georgia)
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Washington Mutual (failed in 2008, acquired by
JPMorgan Chase)
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World Vision (now in
Federal Way, Washington)
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Zulily (acquired by
Liberty Interactive)
See also
References
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