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The region accommodates every major industry, making its work force one of the most qualified and diverse in the country. Sectors include aerospace and transportation; manufacturing; biotechnology and biomedical; computer software and hardware; engineering; environmental science; communications; internet and e-commerce; telecommunications and electronics.
Military installations in the area include: McChord AFB, Fort Lewis, Naval Stations Bremerton, Pacific Northwest, Everett, CNRNW Seattle, NAS Whidbey Island and Naval Submarine Base Bangor (home port for the Trident Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile System, and provides submarine overhauls, modernization and corrective maintenance; assembly and processing missiles and components; and the training of military and civilian personnel on the latest military technologies).
Seattle Prime Federal Contractors: Boeing, Lockheed, Lear, Aerojet, Raytheon, Guidant Corporation, Rockwell, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Pratt & Whitney, Jacobs Sverdrup Civil Engineering, Motorola, EDS, Unisys, and many more.
Additional key employers in the area include: Itron, Advanced Digital Information Corp., Microsoft, Weyerhauser, Guidant Corporation, Fluke Corp., Immunex, InfoSpace, Cray (formerly Tera Computer), Spacelabs Medical, NeoRX, Puget Energy, Esterline Technologies, Flow International, Western Wireless, Alaska Air Group, Applied Micro Systems, Microvision, Key Technology and many others.
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