Commerce - Notable - Seattle, Washington, USA

Large or well-known companies with headquarters or major operations in the Seattle area; sales figures, where shown, are from hoovers.com

• Amazon.com: Online retailer; 2005 sales $8.4 billion
• AK Air: Alaska Air Group; Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Industries; 2005 sales $2.9 billion
• Boeing: Airplanes, aerospace, defense; Chicago-headquartered company with Washington state operations including Boeing Commercial Airplanes in Renton; 2005 sales $54.8 billion
• Costco: Costco Wholesale Corporation; wholesale club; Issaquah; 2006 sales $60.1 billion
• Expeditors: Expeditors International of Washington; freight forwarder; 2005 sales $3.9 billion
• Microsoft: Software; Redmond; 2006 sales $44.2 billion; Redmond
• Nordstrom: Upscale retailing; 2006 sales $7.7 billion
• Puget Energy: Utility--electric, natural gas; Bellevue; 2005 sales $2.5 billion
• QFC: Quality Food Centers; Bellevue; grocery chain; unit of Fred Meyer Stores (Portland, Oregon)
• Safeco: Insurance; 2005 sales $6.3 billion
• Starbucks: Coffee retailing; 2006 sales $7.7 billion
• T-Mobile: Mobile communications; 2005 sales $14 billion; Bellevue; unit of Deutsche Telekom
• WAMU: Washington Mutual; Banking; 2005 sales $21.6 billion
• Weyerhaeuser: forest products; Federal Way; 2005 sales $22.6 billion

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