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Foreign-Trade Zones Help Kent Valley Businesses Improve Margins and Streamline Operations
Oct 14 2025In today’s competitive and uncertain global market, businesses need every advantage to stay ahead. For manufacturers and logistics providers in Kent Valley, access to Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) offers a powerful solution. By reducing or eliminating tariffs and duties on imported goods, these zones help companies improve margins, increase cash flow,...
Stoke Space Raises a Whopping $510M to Accelerate Work on Its Fully Reusable Nova Launch System
Oct 8 2025GEEKWIRE - Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies today revealed that it has raised $510 million in fresh funding to accelerate development of its fully reusable medium-lift Nova rocket.The Series D funding round, let by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund, comes in conjunction with a $100 million debt facility led...
SPACEFLIGHT NOW - Blue Origin is one step closer to its second ever launch of its New Glenn rocket. On Wednesday morning, teams rolled the 189-foot-tall (57.5 m) booster from its faculties at Rocket Park near the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to begin its journey out to Launch Complex...
SPACE NEWS - The U.S. Space Force has awarded Blue Origin a $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing capacity at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The three-year agreement, announced Oct. 7, was secured through a “Commercial Solutions Opening” (CSO) competition — a procurement method the Space Force uses to attract...
425 BUSINESS - Gov. Bob Ferguson has proclaimed this week as Washington Space Week to recognize the state’s role in the global space industry, which generates an estimated $4.6 billion in direct economic output annually in the state, with a total statewide impact exceeding $7 billion when including supply-chain and...
Kent Valley is emerging as a powerful hub for air and space suppliers, offering a unique combination of manufacturing strength, a highly skilled workforce, and a strategic location near major aerospace OEMs. This thriving ecosystem is fueling the growth of businesses across the aerospace supply chain, from niche specialty shops...
For importers navigating fluctuating tariffs, shifting trade policies, and rising logistics costs, a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) is no longer just a benefit—it’s a strategic necessity. From its prime strategic location within the Puget Sound region, Kent Valley offers proximity to two active FTZs, giving manufacturers, distributors, and logistics companies a...
Blue Origin Reportedly Plans to Expand New Shepard Suborbital Space Fleet and Launch Facilities
Sep 29 2025GEEKWIRE - The executive in charge of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital space program has laid out plans to scale up the operation for weekly launches — and says the company is looking into setting up a second launch site, perhaps outside the U.S.Phil Joyce, Blue Origin’s senior vice president...
YAHOO TECH | ORLANDO SENTINEL - Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has sunk $3 billion to build up its manufacturing plant and launch pad on the Space Coast in the last decade. On Friday, it invited visitors for a rare media tour of the plant where it constructs its heavy-lift New...
The next generation of aerospace engineers, manufacturing technicians, and mission-critical innovators is already here—they’re just in 6th grade. Across Kent Valley, communities are investing early to ensure that students are not only exposed to the possibilities of air and space careers but are prepared to pursue them. At the heart...
SEATTLE TIMES - Korean Air has announced a $50 billion deal to buy more than 100 Boeing aircraft and several spare engines and obtain engine maintenance for 20 years.The deal was formalized at a signing ceremony Monday in Washington as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with President Donald...
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, the S4: Seattle Space Superiority Summit (S4) gathered leading minds from the aerospace and space sectors at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, WA.This one-day event, produced by FUSE VC in collaboration with Orrick, Moss Adams, and Stifel Venture Banking, served as a launchpad for...
Kent Valley is rapidly emerging as a vital hub for closing the supply chain gap in critical sectors like aerospace and space technology. Thanks to its strategic location in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, the region offers direct access to major OEMs, a highly skilled labor force, and a...
Blue Origin Completes 35th New Shepard Mission
Sep 18 2025Blue Origin successfully completed its 35th New Shepard flight and 15th payload mission today from Launch Site One in West Texas. The flight carried more than 40 payloads from students, NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies, bringing the total number of science payloads flown on New Shepard to more than...
BUSINESS WIRE - BlackSky Technology Inc. won another National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A delivery order for automated general change detection. This foundational space-based analytics award leverages BlackSky’s proprietary computer vision and other AI capabilities to identify areas of change caused by human activity.“This Luno A award underscores the maturity...
Foreign Trade Zones: A Strategic Advantage for Kent Valley Companies Navigating Global Trade Volatility
Sep 16 2025In an era of increasing global trade volatility, businesses must be agile to stay competitive. From supply chain disruptions to unpredictable tariffs, companies are seeking smarter strategies to reduce risk and improve efficiency. With designated Foreign-Trade Zone areas, Kent Valley offers a powerful solution.Located in a prime strategic location within...
SPACE.COM - The U.S. Air Force has asked two more companies to explore how to deliver rocket-flown cargo to any point in the world within one hour, according to a media report.Blue Origin, which launches brief suborbital missions for astronauts and cargo using its New Shepard rocket and is expanding...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - As the Boeing Co. steadies production on its 737 Max line in Renton, the airplane manufacturer is preparing to seek regulator approval to produce more of the bestselling jets.Boeing plans to ask the Federal Aviation Administration to raise its monthly cap to 42 of the...
Blue Alchemist Hits Major Milestone Toward Permanent and Sustainable Lunar Infrastructure
Sep 10 2025BLUE ORIGIN - Blue Origin announced today that its pioneering in-space resource utilization system, Blue Alchemist, has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR), marking a transformative milestone toward humanity's permanent expansion beyond Earth. The breakthrough technology aims to turn the Moon, and eventually Mars, into self-sustaining worlds where robots...
SEATTLE TIMES - Boeing delivered 57 commercial aircraft in August, its best performance for the month since 2018, in the latest sign of steadying factory operations as the U.S. plane-maker targets faster production rates.The tally, which included 43 of Boeing’s 737 family of jets, is the second-highest of the year...
Kent Valley is a strategic hub in the global aerospace and space supply chain, home to a vibrant cluster of precision manufacturers, suppliers, and innovators. Located in the heart of Washington State—just minutes from Boeing, Blue Origin, and other aerospace leaders—Kent Valley offers unmatched proximity to major OEMs and an...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - Toronto-based branding company The Look Co. on Thursday closed its acquisition of OAI + Rainier, a sign company based in Tukwila and Tampa, Florida.The acquisition includes OAI + Rainier's 137,000-square-foot factory at 18375 Olympic Ave. S. in Tukwila.In addition to signs, OAI + Rainier performs...
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - Metrix Engineers of Renton was ranked the best small company in Washington's Best Workplaces 2025.Click here to read the full article.
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL - Indigo Real Estate of Renton was ranked the 23rd-best large company in Washington's Best Workplaces 2025.Click here to read the full article.