The North American Manufacturing Core

"Manufactured products are everywhere around us- in clothing, in food, in residences and office towers, in transportation and communication, in computers and televisions, and more. Seattle has a very good manufacturing industry in the city such as Microsoft, Nordstrom, Amazon, Costco, Starbucks and Alaska Airlines. Seattle has been home to many other companies such as Washingto Mutual (now known as J.P. Morgan "Chase" bank), Red Robbin Gourmet Burgers, Eddie Bauer etc. Seattle is a great city for manufacturing since the port is such an easy access for trading and bringing in supplies to help create companies or expansion and more, manufacturing. Seattle has many companies and has potential to grow many more, so as seen here Seattle definitely has Manufacturing.

   

     
Text Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_based_in_Seattle#Manufacturing
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