The strongest case for Snohomish County is what's already happening here — the companies that have chosen it, grown here, and invested in its future. From the nation's first quantum computing factory to Swedish maritime batteries, next-generation spacecraft, a global startup accelerator, and a countywide push to capitalize on the FIFA World Cup, these recent wins show what's possible when a company or community partners with Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC). Our work spans the full economic-development cycle: attracting new companies and investment, supporting expansions, retaining the employers already rooted here, and activating the whole community around opportunity.
Recent Wins
2024–2026
Expansion Attraction Quantum / ICT
IonQ
Bothell · Quantum computing manufacturing
IonQ opened the nation's first dedicated quantum computing manufacturing facility in Bothell in 2024, growing from a small footprint into a roughly 100,000-square-foot hub for production, R&D, and a quantum data center. In 2026, the company announced a major expansion — supported by a state Strategic Reserve Fund award administered through EASC — projected to be one of the largest job-creation projects in the fund's history. It's a cornerstone of the region's emergence as a "Quantum Valley."
~100,000sq ft facility
1,200–2,000jobs projected (5 yrs)
$500KSRF award via EASC
$14M+matching private investment
EASC's role: Helped secure state grant funding (including an Evergreen Manufacturing Growth Grant and a Strategic Reserve Fund award) for building upgrades and workforce costs, and championed the region's quantum ecosystem.
Expansion Space / Aerospace
Portal Space Systems
Bothell · Spacecraft manufacturing
Portal Space Systems — maker of the next-generation Supernova spacecraft — announced a major expansion at the 2025 Paris Air Show, building a new 50,000-square-foot facility in Bothell to move from testing and development to scalable production. Supported by a Strategic Reserve Fund award administered through EASC, the expansion advances the company's goal of producing spacecraft at scale and reinforces Snohomish County's position as a center of space and aerospace innovation.
50,000sq ft new facility
700+jobs projected by 2030
$350KSRF award via EASC
EASC's role: Administered the state Strategic Reserve Fund grant supporting the new facility and supported the company's growth within the county's advanced-manufacturing ecosystem.
Attraction Foreign Direct Investment Maritime Clean Tech
Echandia
Marysville (Cascade Industrial Center) · Maritime battery systems
Echandia, a Swedish maritime clean-tech battery manufacturer, chose Marysville for its first U.S. production facility — a roughly 20,000-square-foot plant in the Cascade Industrial Center, opened in 2024. EASC first engaged the company during a Washington, D.C. mission as it explored its initial U.S. footprint, then helped bring the project home. It's a model foreign-direct-investment win in the county's growing maritime and clean-energy clusters.
~20,000sq ft facility
25new jobs
$2Minvestment
1stU.S. facility (HQ: Sweden)
EASC's role: Engaged Echandia during a D.C. recruitment mission as it evaluated its first U.S. location, and connected the company to state and local partners to land the project in the Cascade Industrial Center.
Retention & Expansion Advanced Manufacturing
Lafarge & Egge
Snohomish County · Manufacturing
Not every win is a new arrival — keeping and growing existing employers is core to EASC's Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) work. EASC supported Lafarge & Egge in securing a significant grant that helped the company roughly double its headcount and make millions in capital investment locally — a clear example of how retention support turns an existing employer into a growth story.
2xheadcount growth
$Millionscapital investment
Grantsecured with EASC support
EASC's role: Helped the company secure grant funding through its Business Retention & Expansion program, enabling significant hiring and capital investment.
Attraction Investment Innovation / Accelerator
Plug and Play — Everett
Everett (SNBL Global Gateway) · Global startup accelerator
The Silicon Valley-based global accelerator Plug and Play — an early backer of companies like Dropbox and PayPal — established a Greater Seattle presence with an office at the SNBL Global Gateway in Everett, in partnership with SBI Holdings and SNBL. The move brought a major startup-ecosystem anchor to the county, backed by a $40 million SBI Gateway Fund targeting Everett-area startups across AI, advanced manufacturing, climate tech, supply chain, and healthcare.
$40MSBI Gateway Fund for Everett startups
Everettfirst Greater Seattle location
60+Plug and Play locations worldwide
EASC's role: Supported bringing a globally recognized accelerator and its investment platform to Snohomish County, strengthening the county's startup and innovation ecosystem.
Community / Small Business FIFA World Cup 26
Activate Snohomish (FIFA World Cup 26)
Countywide · Small-business & community readiness
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Pacific Northwest — and Snohomish County positioned along the main corridor between host cities Seattle and Vancouver — EASC created and administered the Activate Snohomish Community Grant Program to help local businesses and communities capitalize on the moment. As the designated small business liaison to the Snohomish Local Organizing Committee, EASC awarded $85,000 to 22 businesses and municipalities across the county to boost tourism readiness, visibility, and community activation.
$85,000in grants awarded
22businesses & municipalities
2026FIFA World Cup readiness
EASC's role: Developed and administered the grant program (funded by the Seattle Foundation with WA Department of Commerce support) as the small business liaison to the Snohomish Local Organizing Committee — helping the county turn a global event into local economic opportunity.
Regional Win Aerospace
Boeing 737 MAX "North Line"
Everett · Commercial aircraft manufacturing
In a major boost for the county's aerospace core, Boeing opened a new 737 MAX final assembly line — the "North Line" — in Everett in 2026, marking the first time the 737 will be built in Everett and the first 737 assembly outside Boeing's long-running Renton plant. Using repurposed widebody space, the line adds single-aisle production capacity and resilience, and taps Everett's deep, experienced aerospace workforce — reinforcing Snohomish County's standing as a global center of commercial aircraft manufacturing.
4th737 MAX line (1st outside Renton)
1st737 assembly in Everett
Hundredsof jobs / teammates
A regional aerospace win: This is a Boeing-led investment that EASC did not lead, but it reflects the strength of the Snohomish County aerospace ecosystem — the workforce, supply chain, and industrial base — that EASC works to sustain and grow.
Attraction, Expansion & Retention
Support across the full economic-development cycle
These stories reflect the three ways EASC drives economic growth: attracting new companies and foreign investment to the county, supporting the expansion of companies already growing here, and retaining established employers by helping them access grants, workforce, and resources. Whatever stage a company is in, EASC serves as its front door to Snohomish County.
Want to be the next success story? Whether you're relocating, expanding, or growing in place, EASC provides confidential site-selection support, incentive guidance, and connections — at no cost.
