Global-Health Efforts Drive Seattle Economy
October 24, 2008
Seattle businesses and nonprofit institutions have identified global health as a significant part of the city’s regional economy, reports The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
A 2007 University of Washington study found that global health supported 44,000 jobs statewide annually, providing more than $4-billion in “business activities” and involving more than 190 nonprofit organizations — including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the newspaper said.
