Are you moving to the Greater Seattle Area? Whether you're just visiting and thinking of moving here, or if you just arrived and are wondering what to do next, the links contained in this relocation guide should help. These links may provide an overkill of information, but no one said you had to click on every link! If you have questions, you should be able to find answers here. We start with general area information and then move on to the following categories:
- Where to Work
- Where to Live
- Where to go to School
- Organizations
- Miscellaneous
General Area Sites. You should start here…
- Experience Washington
- Seattle Quick Facts
- Chamber of Commerce Moving Page
- Go Northwest
- City of Seattle
Where to Work
The Greater Seattle Area job market is currently healthy. Companies like Boeing, Paccar, Amazon, Starbucks, and Microsoft are all growing and adding employees. The success of Microsoft and the many other software companies in the area have helped the Seattle area challenge San Jose?s Silicon Valley for High Tech leadership. Jobs are plentiful if you know where to look. If you are interested in the 2005 King County economic conditions report, go to - Click Here
For more information on jobs click on some of the following links:
- Monster.com
- Seattle Jobs
- Business Journal
- SeattleJobs.org
- Microsoft
- Boeing
- Paccar
- Amazon
- State Employment
- Employment Security
- Career Builder
- Seattle Public Schools
- University of Washington
Where would you like to Live
If you are a boater or boat owner, then check out our Boating Communities reviewed on our web site. Check the links on each Community Page for specific information, photos and links of interest to the community. Remember, there are over 50 communities friendly to boaters on our web site from Olympia in the south to the Canadian border to the north.
To get information on all communities / cities in Western Washington go to the Wikipedia for Washington web site.
Where to go to School
Below is a list of schools in Western Washington.
Washington's Universities and Colleges
- Washington State Two-Year Colleges
- The Official University of Washington Page
- Seattle Pacific University
- City University
- Seattle University
- North Seattle Community College
- Seattle Community College District
- Antioch University Seattle
- Bastyr University
- Kepler College of Astrological Arts & Sciences
- Western Washington University (Bellingham)
- University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)
- Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma)
- The Evergreen State College (Olympia)
- Seattle Art Institute
- Pilchuck Glass School
Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Seattle Public Schools
- B.F. Day Elementary School
- The Bush School
- Bertschi School
- Bellevue School District
- Bellingham Public Schools
- Shoreline School District
- Olympia School District
- Bainbridge School District
- Chimacum School District
- Gig Harbor Schools
- Oak Harbor School District
- Anacortes School District
- Blaine School District
- Seattle Archdiocese Catholic Schools
- Tacoma School District
- Bremerton School District
- Central Kitsap School District
- Edmonds School District
- Lake Washington School District
- Lopez Island School District
- Mercer Island School District
- La Conner School District
- North Kitsap School District
- Orcas Island School District
- San Juan Island School District
- South Kitsap School District
- Sequim School District
- South Whidbey School District
- Coupeville School District
- Hood Canal School District
- Ferndale School District
Organizations
Would you like to get involved in the local community or activities? Then check out some of the following links. Most of these are non-profit or community organizations.
- Chinese Arts and Music Association
- Central Area Development Association
- Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
- Northwest Harvest
- Mountaineers Club
- Seattle Audubon Society
- Seattle Architecture
- Seattle Webgrrls
- Seattle Activism
- Bailey-Boushay House (AIDS care)
- Amnesty International - UW Student Chapter
- Action for Animals
- Tacky Tourist Clubs of America
- Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
- Evergreen Safety Council
- Seattle Indian Center
- The Nature Conservancy of Washington
- Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
- EarthShare of Washington
- Free Speech Seattle
- Community Alliance for Global Justice
Miscellaneous
Information on things you need to know or need to do
You will need to apply for your Washington State driver's license within 30 days of becoming a Washington resident. The Department of Licensing keeps a "First" Requirement Listing for your use. If you own a car and/or a boat, you need to go through the auto licensing process.
You also need to register to vote. You can register at any driver's licensing office or by mail. If you want to request a voter registration form via the Web. Be sure to include your name, mailing address, and phone number. Registration forms will not be emailed.
- Landlord-Tenant Laws What landlords and tenants need to know
- Department of Housing and Human Services State agency
- Seattle Police Department Crime Statistics Statistics for Seattle
- Did you change your address?
- City of Seattle electric utility
- Seattle Times Classifieds: Rentals Rental homes and apartments
- Comcast for cable and telephone services
- Water, sewer and garbage services
- Seattle residents are encouraged to recycle
- Qwest provides cable and telephone services
- Verizon offers telephone service outside of that
- Pet Licensing is required in Seattle
Other Seattle-Area Resources and Events
- King County Home Page
- Seattle Public Access Network
- Seattle Public Library (Website)
- Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
- Puget Sound Green Pages
- Yahoo! Seattle
- Seattle Public Utilities
- Seafair
- Bumbershoot
We hope you found this Relocation Guide interesting and helpful. If there is anything else we can help you with, please do not hesitate to contact us. We want to help.
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