the economic impact of technology based industries in washington state 2000 william b beyers department geography university seattle wa 98195 david p lindahl june 2001 a report prepared for alliance executive summary continue to lead development economy they now account largest share employment business activity and labor income any major sector s base other key are natural resource sectors such as agriculture food products forest services including tourism transportation this study defines businesses those with strong presence their force r&d related occupational categories definition is consistent us bureau statistics definitions high tech included have at least 10 occupations data were developed meeting standard last half year 1999 first we will refer hereafter
