Read & Listen: Washington Businesses
OVERVIEW
On this page, you will read about Washington State businesses.
- First, read the text below about famous businesses and business owners.
- Last, listen to audio of the text.
READ & LISTEN
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Read:
In the reading on World War II, you read about airplanes built by Boeing, a company in Washington. In addition to Boeing, there are many other large companies in Washington. Read the information below to find out more about Boeing and other companies in Washington.
The Boeing Company started in Seattle, Washington in 1916. William Boeing started the company. There are many other important companies that started in Washington.
It is hard to go anywhere and not see a Starbucks coffee shop. Starbucks started in 1971. Howard Schultz started working for Starbucks in 1981. He helped the company grow.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft computer software company in 1975. It is now one of the biggest computer companies in the world.
Costco was started in 1983 by Jeff Brotman and Jim Sinegal. Costco is a warehouse store that sells food, clothes, electronics, and many other things.
Amazon started as an online bookstore in 1994. Jeff Bezos started the company. It is now the largest online store. It sells computers, clothes, and many other things besides books.
These companies are famous around the world, and they started here in Washington.