Editing Bothell, Washington (section)

==Economy==
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|+ Largest employers in Bothell (2022)<ref name="CAFR-2022">{{cite web |date=August 23, 2023 |title=City of Bothell Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022 |pages=ii, 4, SA18 |url=https://www.bothellwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18926/ACFR-2022- |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
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! Rank !! Employer !! Employees
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| align=center | 1 || [[Northshore School District]] || align=center | 4,525
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| align=center | 2 || [[AT&T Mobility]] || align=center | 1,838
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| align=center | 3 || [[Seagen]] || align=center | 1,655
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| align=center | 4 || [[Philips|Philips Ultrasound]] || align=center | 1,205
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| align=center | 5 || [[University of Washington Bothell]] || align=center | 799
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| align=center | 6 || [[T-Mobile US]] || align=center | 601
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| align=center | 7 || [[AGC Inc.|AGC Biologics]] || align=center | 525
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| align=center | 8 || [[Fujifilm|Fujifilm Sonosite]] || align=center | 516
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| align=center | 9 || [[Google]] || align=center | 388
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| align=center | 10 || City of Bothell || align=center | 384
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{{As of|2022}}, Bothell has an estimated workforce population of 37,721 residents with 68.8&nbsp;percent who are employed according to an annual survey from the United States Census Bureau. The largest industry sectors for the city's residents were professional and scientific services (24.4%) and educational services (18.1%).<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Bothell, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP03?q=DP03&g=160XX00US5307380,5322640 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> According to a city study from 2022, approximately 28,778 workers commute into Bothell for work while 19,813 residents travel elsewhere for work;{{sfnp|Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan|2024|p=3{{hyphen}}10}} the most common destinations for commuters from Bothell include Seattle (29%), [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] (14%), [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]] (12%), and Kirkland (8%), while 9.1&nbsp;percent of workforce residents are employed in the city.{{sfnp|Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan|2024|p=5{{hyphen}}5}}<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2019 |title=City of Bothell Economic Dashboard |pages=3, 5 |url=https://www.bothellwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9746/EconDevelopDashboardAugust2019 |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> The mean commute travel time was 30.2&nbsp;minutes with more than 57&nbsp;percent of residents [[Single-occupancy vehicle|driving alone]] to work, 26&nbsp;percent [[telework|working from home]], and under 6&nbsp;percent using [[public transportation]].<ref name="ACS"/>

The city also had approximately 28,025 jobs provided by private sector businesses, of which the largest industry sectors in 2021 were professional and scientific services (15.4%), manufacturing (15.3%), and [[information industry|information]] (12.8%).<ref>{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Work Area Profile Analysis: Employed in Bothell, WA |url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/cgi-bin/report.py?report_id=otm_1b277b5be2f345619ffc430900fcac3f&heading=Work+Area+Profile+Analysis%0AWorkers%3A+Employed+in+Bothell+city%2C+WA%0AShowing%3A+Employment+locations&mode=details&settings=%7B%22origin%22%3A+%22work%22%2C+%22selection%22%3A+%5B%22otm_da480ceab2f74af0a4c10b2faa46d5b0%22%5D%2C+%22year%22%3A+2021%2C+%22color%22%3A+%5B%22%230000AA%22%5D%2C+%22comparison_geom%22%3A+%22us_plc%22%2C+%22destination_rollup%22%3A+%22us_plc%22%2C+%22job_type%22%3A+%22jt03%22%2C+%22ac_segment%22%3A+%22s000%22%2C+%22origin_dir%22%3A+%22home%22%2C+%22geom_operation%22%3A+%22ignore%22%2C+%22characteristic%22%3A+%22c000%22%2C+%22analysis_type%22%3A+%22area_profile_report%22%2C+%22ap_segment%22%3A+%22s000%22%2C+%22origin_app%22%3A+%22text-only%22%2C+%22origin_type%22%3A+%22work%22%7D&format=pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=OnTheMap |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Most of these jobs are on the King County side of the city, with the exception of the manufacturing sector.{{sfnp|Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan|2024|p=5{{hyphen}}2}} The largest share of commuters to employers in Bothell are from Seattle (10.5%), Everett (4.9%), Kirkland (3.6%), and Bellevue (2.8%); approximately 5&nbsp;percent of jobs in the city are held by Bothell residents.<ref>{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Destination Analysis: Employed in Bothell, WA |url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/cgi-bin/report.py?report_id=otm_4a732970c27843f1bf8789cde51d3f48&heading=Destination+Analysis%0AWorkers%3A+Employed+in+Bothell+city%2C+WA%0AShowing%3A+Residential+locations+grouped+by+Places+%28Cities%2C+CDPs%2C+etc.%29&mode=details&settings=%7B%22selection%22%3A+%5B%22otm_8ea7cfc4950741e88ac488ae9fd6a52f%22%5D%2C+%22n_rollups%22%3A+%22n100%22%2C+%22color%22%3A+%5B%22%230000AA%22%5D%2C+%22rollup%22%3A+%22us_plc%22%2C+%22destination_rollup%22%3A+%22us_plc%22%2C+%22job_type%22%3A+%22jt03%22%2C+%22labor%22%3A+%22s000%22%2C+%22ac_segment%22%3A+%22s000%22%2C+%22origin_dir%22%3A+%22home%22%2C+%22geom_operation%22%3A+%22ignore%22%2C+%22fid%22%3A+%22-1%22%2C+%22year%22%3A+%222021%22%2C+%22analysis_type%22%3A+%22destination_report%22%2C+%22drilldown%22%3A+%22%22%2C+%22ap_segment%22%3A+%22s000%22%2C+%22origin_app%22%3A+%22text-only%22%2C+%22origin_type%22%3A+%22work%22%2C+%22comparison_geom%22%3A+%22us_plc%22%7D&format=pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=OnTheMap |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref>

In its early decades, Bothell's economy was primarily tied to the [[logging]] industry and transitioned into agriculture by the 1920s. The city became a [[bedroom community]] in the mid-20th century for commuters to Seattle and later other Eastside cities.<ref name="Times-Birth"/> Since the 1980s, [[high tech]] development in the Canyon Park and North Creek business districts has transformed Bothell into a regional employment center. These areas are home to [[office park]]s and warehouses for various industries, primarily in the service and manufacturing sectors.<ref name="Times-Boom1998"/><ref name="PAFR"/> Bothell has several commercial districts that are anchored by [[supermarket]] stores or other retailers.{{sfnp|Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan|2024|p=2{{hyphen}}6}}

The city had the second-largest [[biotechnology]] and [[biomedical]] hub in Washington state, behind [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]] in Seattle, and has 61 companies that employ 4,000 people.<ref name="PSBJ-Hub">{{cite news |last=Coombs |first=Casey |date=May 3, 2018 |title=The Bothell economy: City looks to Lake Union area as model to build up biotech hub |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/05/03/bothell-economy-lake-union-biotech-hub.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Times-LifeScience">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Paul |date=January 30, 2019 |title=Seattle area's life-science sector is on the upswing, and it is scrambling to fill jobs |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-areas-life-science-sector-is-on-the-upswing-again/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> In addition to development facilities, Bothell is home to several major biotechnology [[wet lab]]s and manufacturers due to its abundance of available space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Megan |date=June 11, 2021 |title=Seattle hasn't lost its appeal with biotech execs — sorry Bothell |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/06/11/good-news-seattle-biotech-companies-still-want-you.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Biotechnology and biomedical companies headquartered in the city include pharmaceutical manufacturer [[Seagen]] (formerly Seattle Genetics), which was acquired by [[Pfizer]] in 2023;<ref>{{cite news |last=Geraldo |first=Renata |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Pfizer pulls plug on mammoth Seagen pharma factory in Everett |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/pfizer-pulls-plug-on-mammoth-seagen-pharma-factory-in-everett/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref> drug developer and manufacturer [[AGC Inc.|AGC Biologics]] (formerly CMC Biologics);<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=February 1, 2023 |title=AGC Biologics in Bothell to produce new diabetes treatment |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/agc-biologics-in-bothell-to-produce-new-diabetes-treatment/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Coombs |first=Casey |date=March 30, 2018 |title=AGC Biologics expands Bothell headquarters after $511 million acquisition |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/03/30/agc-biologics-expands-bothell-headquarters-after.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> medical imaging equipment manufacturer [[Fujifilm|Fujifilm Sonosite]];<ref name="Times-LifeScience"/> and drug manufacturer [[Lundbeck Seattle Biopharmaceuticals]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Bay Area bio-tech firm to open production plant in Bothell |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/bay-area-bio-tech-firm-to-open-production-plant-in-bothell/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> The state's largest biotechnology company, [[Icos]], was headquartered in Bothell until their acquisition by [[Eli Lilly and Company]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=González |first=Ángel |date=July 23, 2007 |title=After Icos' acquisition, no time to mourn |page= |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20070723&slug=icos23 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref>

The city is also home to major facilities for [[Philips Medical Systems]], which manufactures its [[ultrasound]] equipment and [[Sonicare]] toothbrushes in Bothell and maintains a regional sales office;<ref>{{cite news |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Medical devices made in county one of state's top exports |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/medical-devices-made-in-county-one-of-states-top-exports/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Timmerman |first=Luke |date=April 21, 2004 |title=Biotech becomes big business in Bothell |page=H26 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> [[Lockheed Martin]]'s subsidiary Aculight, which creates laser equipment for medical and defense use;<ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=July 28, 2008 |title=Bothell-based firm agrees to purchase by Lockheed |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/bothell-based-firm-agrees-to-purchase-by-lockheed/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> and medical device company [[Ventec Life Systems]], which manufactures [[ventilator]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=March 27, 2020 |title=Trump orders GM to make ventilators for coronavirus fight after it agreed to produce them with Bothell's Ventec |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bothells-ventec-and-general-motors-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-build-10000-ventilators-a-month-for-coronavirus-fight/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Immunex]] opened their Bothell campus, which included the first major pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the Pacific Northwest, in 1992;<ref>{{cite news |last=Erickson |first=Jim |date=October 16, 1992 |title=Immunex cuts the ribbon on new $70 million plant |page=B1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> the company was later acquired by [[Amgen]] in 2002 but the plant remained a major employer in Bothell until it was shut down in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=González |first=Ángel |date=July 30, 2014 |title=Amgen's exit a new blow for Seattle biotech industry |page=A1 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amgenrsquos-exit-a-new-blow-for-seattle-biotech-industry/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref>

Other major technology industries in Bothell include [[information technology]] and [[telecommunications]]. The city's second-largest employer is wireless provider [[AT&T Mobility]], which maintains a [[backbone network]] facility and call center in Bothell.<ref name="CAFR-2022"/><ref>{{cite news |date=March 4, 2011 |title=AT&T shows off massive backbone facility in Bothell |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/att-shows-off-massive-backbone-facility-in-bothell/281-331876540 |publisher=[[KING-TV|KING 5 News]] |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Another major cellular service provider, [[T-Mobile US]], is also a major employer in the city and has one of its largest offices in Canyon Park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Alexandria's Eastside buying spree continues, with T-Mobile's Bothell campus its latest target |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/01/25/alexandria-eastside-buying-spree.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Two firms associated with the electricity industry, [[Teltone Corporation|Teltone]] and [[Leviton|Leviton Network Solutions]], also have facilities in Bothell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Debra |date=February 3, 2013 |title=Bothell firm brings work back to the U.S. from China |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/bothell-firm-brings-work-back-to-the-u-s-from-china/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=June 24, 2008 |title=Purchase of Teltone keeps the company in Bothell |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/purchase-of-teltone-keeps-the-company-in-bothell/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> [[Google]] opened a Bothell office in 2011 and outsources some of its [[Google Maps]] teams to another company in the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cook |first=John |date=August 18, 2011 |title=Google's new Bothell facility could hold 840 workers |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2011/googles-bothell-facility-hold-840-workers/ |work=[[GeekWire]] |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Grant |first=Nico |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Google Maps Workers Say They Can't Afford the Trip Back to the Office |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/technology/google-maps-workers-office.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=February 9, 2024}}</ref> A [[quantum computing]] research and development plant in Bothell—the first to be built in the United States—was opened by [[IonQ]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Podsada |first=Janice |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Nation's first quantum computing manufacturing plant opens in Bothell |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/nations-first-quantum-computing-manufacturing-plant-opens-in-bothell/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 7, 2024}}</ref> [[Microsoft]] had a Canyon Park campus in the 2000s that housed [[Server (computing)|server]]s for the company's web services and previously used a building in the area to package its consumer software.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McCullagh |first=Declan |date=January 25, 2001 |title=How, Why Microsoft Went Down |url=https://www.wired.com/2001/01/how-why-microsoft-went-down/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=July 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 15, 1999 |title=Former Microsoft facility in Bothell sold to Romac |page= |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990115&slug=2938946 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref>

Other companies in the Canyon Park area include [[Boeing]] and [[Panasonic Avionics Corporation|Panasonic Avionics]] due to the proximity to aerospace facilities in Everett.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhatt |first=Sanjay |date=April 30, 2014 |title=Boeing leases big chunk of Bothell office space |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-leases-big-chunk-of-bothell-office-space/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Andrew |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Boeing, Expedia, Puget Sound-area aerospace companies hit by Alitalia bankruptcy |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/06/14/boeing-expedia-puget-sound-area-aerospace.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> A [[United States Army Reserve]] facility, the Staff Sgt. Joe R. Hooper Army Reserve Center, is located in the northwest part of the city on Nike Hill. It opened in 1993 and also houses the Region X headquarters of the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] in an underground facility that was formerly a [[bunker]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Larsen |first=Christopher |date=March 12, 2013 |title=380th AG Battalion cases colors for last time |url=https://www.army.mil/article/98415/380th_ag_battalion_cases_colors_for_last_time |work=Army.mil |publisher=[[United States Army]] |accessdate=March 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vinh |first=Tan |date=February 26, 1999 |title=Fixtures reveal it's no ordinary office |page= |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990226&slug=2946287 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Real estate trade magazine publisher [[Scotsman Guide]] is based in Bothell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jim |date=March 14, 2018 |title=A niche Bothell publisher is becoming a mortgage matchmaker |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/a-niche-bothell-publisher-is-becoming-a-mortgage-matchmaker/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Defunct specialty retailer [[Pacific Linen]] was based in the city until 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Nancy J. |date=August 25, 1996 |title=Pacific Linen moves to cheaper headquarters |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1996/08/26/story5.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=May 15, 2024}}</ref>