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Amazon announced on Friday that it will be bringing an additional 10,000 jobs to Bellevue, WA. The Seattle-based company signed leases at two new properties being developed by Vulcan, 555 Tower and West Main, for a total of two...

Our Sustainability Promise Seattle has always been a leader in environmental sustainability, and that importance is now being placed on the way that companies and tenants operate, from employees to investors who finance...

Industrial Real Estate Could See a Boost Due to Manufacturer Reshoring. COVID has left hundreds of US manufacturers exploring how to bring a portion of their operations and real estate footprint back home. Almost two-thirds of...

Breaking Ground. On September 20, 2019, SMARTCAP, SMARTCAP Construction, and the City of Arlington broke ground on SMARTCAP 188th St. Industrial Park, a phased ground-up development of 219,422 SF of flex-use industrial adjacent...

Arlington Company Acquires TFF Aerospace. Commercial Aircraft Interiors of Arlington bought assets of TTF Aerospace for $1 million, which they will make payments on for the next five years. CAI took possession of equipment and...

Construction to Resume in Washington State. After a month long government shutdown, construction has resumed in Washington state. Just over a month ago, Governor Jay Inslee halted most construction statewide as part of his "Stay...

Seattle Industrial Area Trends and Trades. Seattle area industrial properties are seeing significant interest while continuing to appreciate in value as shown in the Real Capital Analytics Trends and Trades report for January...

Economic Alliance of Snohomish County : 2020 Economic Forecast. Join SMARTCAP at the 2020 Economic Forecast for Snohomish County where Joe Ollis will be a speaker during the Real Estate Development Panel Discussion. When:...

Puget Sound's Office Market Showed Stellar Growth in Fourth Quarter of 2019. The Puget Sound region's office market had tremendous growth in the fourth quarter of 2019, with record property sales, construction activity, and space...

Seattle's Momentum Builds With Two Straight Months of Positive Job Growth. 4,000 jobs were added to the Seattle metropolitan area in October, with the unemployment rate well below 4% for the year. Most job gains were concentrated...