FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP

The FDI Working Group is an initiative of the economic development community of Greater Seattle and Washington state. The group works to increase inbound investment and partnerships by coordinating investment attraction efforts and activities and providing assistance to inbound investors.

Participating organizations

• Columbia River Economic Development Council
• Economic Alliance of Snohomish County
• Tacoma-Pierce County EDB
• Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County
• Kitsap Economic Development Alliance
• Port of Seattle
• Port of Tacoma
• Trade Development of Greater Seattle
• Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association
• Washington Clean Tech Alliance
• Washington Economic Development Commission
• Washington State Department of Commerce
• Washington State China Relations Council
• World Trade Center Tacoma

Examples of foreign-owned firms in Washington state

• adSage
• BAE Systems, PLC
• Bayer AG
• Emirates Airlines
• Composites Atlantic Limited
• Fokker Aerostructures
• Gerdau SA
• Hainan Airlines
• Hamburg-Sud Group
• Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd.
• Hydra Developments
• Konica Minolta Holdings
• Macquarie Bank Limited
• Marel
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• Novo Nordisk
• NCsoft
• Safran
• Solvay SA
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd
• Tata Technologies Limited
• Toray Industries, Inc.
• Umbra Cuscinetti
• Wipro Limited