|
ACROSS |
2 |
High button
shoes.
John W.
Nordstrom
established his business in 1901 selling
high-fashioned shoes. |
6 |
10-4 good buddy!
PACCAR
is a leading
worldwide manufacturer of light-, medium- and
heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt,
DAF, Leyland and Foden nameplates. Fabricated the
steel for the construction of the Space Needle. |
9 |
First name of legendary outdoorsman.
Eddie
Bauer is the
original
khaki-and-flannel purveyor. |
10 |
Bill & Melinda + Warren.
The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest
private grant-making foundation in the world. It seeks to improve
people’s lives through long-term impacts in global health, education and
access to technology by extending the benefits of modern science and
technology to people around the world, especially where poverty serves
as an obstacle to participating in these benefits. Warren Buffett, the
"Oracle of Omaha," in 2006 announced a plan to give away 83% of his
fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. |
12 |
Cyberspace bookstore.
Amazon
pioneered online retail sales. |
13 |
DBA -
Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc., a
merchandise agency, provides marketing services and customized branded
merchandise solutions to Fortune 1000 enterprises. Seahawks green and
blue hair, Mariners bobbleheads, Corona umbrellas and Home Depot coffee
mugs are among the many DBA creations. |
14 |
Brownie Points. This company left
Seattle many years ago but is still part of its legacy.
UPS - United
Parcel Service is the world's largest package-delivery company.
Technically UPS, now headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, does not belong
in this puzzle. However, it was founded on August 28, 1907 in Seattle's
Pioneer Square on the site of today's Waterfall Garden Park. Just
couldn't resist giving the "brownies" a salute. |
15 |
Siren logo.
The
Starbucks
logo is a siren distinguished from your
run-of-the-mill mermaids by her two fish tales! |
21 |
Huskies mascot nickname.
The University of
Washington
(U-Dub) is a top recipient of federal
research funding.
Go Dawgs!
|
22 |
Stunt scholars! (acronym)
The
United Stuntmen's
Association,
International Stunt School is where Hollywood gets most of their stunt
doubles. |
|
|
|
DOWN |
1 |
Move it!
Expeditors
International is a major global
logistics provider of air and sea freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
and distribution services. |
3 |
McCoy media.
RealNetworks pioneered streaming
audio and video media for the Internet. |
4 |
Albuquerque genesis.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen hatched
Microsoft
in Albuquerque, NM and 4 years later in 1979 moved the company to the
Seattle area. |
5 |
Definitely not
pulp fiction.
Weyerhaeuser
is the world's largest
private timberland owner with 5.3 million acres in the US. |
7 |
Outdoor gear.
REI,
outfitter of mountain climbers et al., is the largest retail cooperative
in the US. |
8 |
Home run for cancer research!
Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center is a world leader in research to understand,
treat and prevent cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases.
It was founded by Dr. William Hutchinson in honor of his brother, Fred,
a former major league baseball player and manager, who died of lung
cancer at age 45. Hutch also operates the Cancer Information Service
Contact Center and the Smoking Quitline for the National Cancer Institute, part of the National
Institutes of Health. |
11 |
Loan sharks cut to the chase! This company
was was acquired by JPMorgan Chase on 9-25-08.
WaMu -
Washington Mutual was the largest savings and loan
association in the US. |
16 |
It's a Bird? It's a Plane? It's Sup....er, it's an Eskimo in the
sky!
Alaska
Airlines sports depictions of things Alaskan on
the rudders of their planes. |
17 |
"Will the last person leaving
Seattle turn out the lights?" This company moved its corporate
headquarters to Chicago on 9-4-01.
Two local wags (real
estate agents Bob McDonald and Jim Youngren) spent $160 to put this
message on a billboard on state Route 99 near Sea-Tac Airport on April
1, 1971 during the time of the Boeing
bust in of March 24, 1971. 7,000 blue and white collar workers lost
their jobs on this faithful day when the federal government decided not
to award a contract to the company to build the SST - Supersonic
Transport - an airplane which was never built. |
18 |
Calling all warehouse shoppers!
Costco
is the nation's largest membership-based retail warehouse. |
19 |
Safe at home!
Safeco
is a
national leader in selling insurance and financial products through
independent agents. Safeco Field with its retractable-roof stadium is
home to the Seattle Mariners. |
20 |
Way faster than HAL 9000!
Cray Inc.,
formed from the merger of Tera Computer and Cray Research is the global
supercomputing leader. |