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The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are an amazing franchise that first played in the 1976 NFL season. The Seahawks are known for its fans and intimidating stadium. They are also a team known for it's amazing stadium and their lividness at home. To conclude, the Seattle Seahawks are an incredible franchise in the NFL. To begin, the Seattle Seahawks had to go through a lot to become an organization. Just before the Seahawks became a team

Seattle Pacific University is a private liberal arts university, located on 3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119. It was founded in 1891 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary. Seattle Pacific University’s mascot is Talon the Falcon. According to SPU their words “Engaging the culture, changing the world” mean “to proclaim our commitment to make a difference in the world through the lives of our graduates, the scholarship of our

On March 21, 1905, a Seattle Times newspaper reported, “Wallin & Nordstrom. the Pike Street shoe merchants, today bought the entire stock of the Berry Shoe Company, at 1428 Second Avenue. The purchase price approximates $35,000…” (FOOTNOTE) Comparing $35,000 to $5, John Nordstrom

Grunge In the isolated city of Seattle during the mid 1980's a new sound and attitude was developing. Although it didn't yet have a coined term it would later become know as Grunge, "originally a tounge-in cheek term for the pungent guitar noise propagated by the cultish independent label Sub Pop" ("Grunge"). This mix of 70's metal and early 80's punk blasted into mainstream America and brought the hard rock sound of the 70's back to life, but the sudden, unexpected and to some unwanted, fame

waterfront in Seattle, King County, Washington. It is a two level structure of reinforced concrete that runs for about two miles. The Viaduct was designed by the City of Seattle Engineering Department and the Washington Department of Highways, Bridge Division, and is owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The viaduct was built between 1949 and 1966 and was the first double decker to be built in Washington. The viaduct gave a direct connection through downtown Seattle and the

4-3 Short Paper: The Boeing Company A supply chain is a series of integrated processes within and across a company that produce a product or service to meet the demands of a consumer (Krajewski, et. al., 2013). Every company has a specific supply chain design and this design is implemented to meet the company’s competitive priorities. Supply chain management refers to the coordination of the company’s processes with those of customers and suppliers to match the flow of services, materials, and

PLEASE EDIT THIS PAPER “It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead” (Robert K. Greenleaf). 16 year old immigrant, John W. Nordstrom came from Sweden, arriving in America with the hope of starting a better life. 14 years later, he opened a shoe store, the beginning of one of America’s leading fashion lines today. Known for its outstanding customer service, you may know it as Nordstrom. The founder of this company was

The Starbuck’s board of directors is normally comprised of 12 directors, but due to current succession planning of a board member there are currently has, two of which are internal members of the Starbucks Company; the remaining independent, external directors meet the independence requirements set forth by the Nasdaq Stock Market. These highly qualified directors bring an immense amount of external insight and experience to the Starbuck’s board. Each member of the Board of Directors is chosen

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a retailing giant that originated in Seattle, Washington in 1983. Since then Costco’s brand has dramatically expanded worldwide operating an international chain of membership warehouses. Presently Costco has 663 warehouses around the world that include U.S, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, UK, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Australia and Spain. Costco as a corporation prides themselves on selling bulk merchandise at a cheaper rate compared to most of their retailing competitors

manufactures, and sells airplanes. It is amongst the largest aerospace companies that manufacturers commercial jetliners and is second largest defense-contractor. Boeing is also a leader manufacturer in space and security systems. Boeing began in Seattle, WA in 1910 and now their headquarters are in Chicago, IL and is the largest exporter in the United States. The Boeing Company adopted the radical change approach because they were trying to accelerate development time and reduce overall costs.