Issaquah, Washington 

 

Attracting high tech and retail giants, Issaquah has established itself unequivocally as a prime Northwest business location.  Strategically located just 17 miles east of Seattle along the bustling Interstate 90 business corridor, Issaquah attracts regional, national and international businesses to its scenic and welcoming community.  At least 40 percent of the state’s six million people are located within a 40-mile radius of Issaquah, providing businesses with an expansive market for commerce. In recent years, corporations with continental and global interests have found a home in Issaquah, developing customs offices in close proximity to Seattle’s port, with access to the Pacific Rim. In fact, Issaquah is the emerging hub of commercial and corporate development on the Eastside.

Small town ambiance seems to make a permanent home in Issaquah, a city with turn-of-the-century origins.  Visitors and residents alike enjoy the city's great restaurants, live theater and choral performances, wineries, Saturday public market, chocolate factory, historic depot, and Pickering Place provide a variety of shopping and dining experiences.  A zoological park and salmon hatchery entertain as well as educate.  Cougar, Tiger and Squak Mountains attract hikers, paragliders, mountain bikers, and nature observers.  Lake Sammamish State Park is a major recreational area.  More than 150,000 visitors attend Salmon Days, an annual Issaquah tradition. 

People have discovered Issaquah's charm and livability. Since 2000, the city's population has grown by over fifty percent.   Lovely neighborhoods in the surrounding hills continue to develop to accommodate new residents.  Other housing options range from historic homes, to homes on acreage, to multi-unit urban apartments.