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Washington state has a long history of regional economic modeling, forecasting, and analysis. It started sixty years ago when University of Washington professors Douglass North and Charles Tiebout formulated the economic base theory of regional growth. [READ MORE]

First a clarification for the following discussion: the phrase "Two Washingtons" does not mean the state of Washington and that dysfunctional political body on the east coast. Rather, it refers to the Puget Sound region and the rest of the state. [READ MORE]

If the national economy holds up, the Puget Sound region stands a good chance of breaking out of its five-year pattern of sub-par growth. But much hinges upon developments at The Boeing Company, Intel Corp., and Microsoft Corporation. [READ MORE]