Champion and Patron Members: July

Greater Seattle is home to some of the best companies in the world, many of whom join the Trade Alliance as Champion and Patron members. For membership information, please contact Allison Peterson at 206-389-7227, or via email at allisonp@seattlechamber.com

Champion

Global Education Resources
Global Education Resources (GER) serves individuals and businesses in the USA and abroad seeking international educational and training opportunities for executives, children and employees.
We specialize in selecting appropriate learning and training opportunities, creating meaningful curricula and structuring effective environments for cultural and knowledge acquisition.
For educational institutions wishing to attract international clients, we create effective marketing strategies and programs to grow and maintain a competitive edge.
Global Education Resources provides ethical, professional advice and support to institutions, individuals and businesses pursuing education in a world without borders.





Patron

Fairmont Olympic Hotel
As the Pacific Northwest's only AAA Five Diamond property, a designation it has held since 1984, The Fairmont Olympic is Seattle's premier luxury hotel.
Summer has finally arrived in Seattle and to celebrate The Fairmont Olympic is offering a cool meeting room along with a 30% discount on food, beverage and complimentary room rental. The meeting must be booked and actualized between July 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010.

McKinstry
Established in 1960, McKinstry is a full-service design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) firm with over 1,600 employees and $400 million in 2008 annual revenue. McKinstry's professional staff and trades people deliver consulting, construction, energy, and facility services. As an early adopter of the DBOM process, the company advocates collaborative and sustainable solutions that are designed to ensure occupant comfort, improve systems efficiency, reduce facility operational costs, and ultimately optimize client profitability for the life of their building.

Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft mission is to enable people and businesses to realize their full potential. Since its founding in 1975, Microsoft has worked to deliver software, services, and solutions that provide new opportunities and enhanced value to people's lives. Microsoft does business throughout the world, with offices in more than 100 countries. And through its extensive partner ecosystem, Microsoft is in a unique position to make a positive economic impact around the world, helping people build skills, get jobs, and create new businesses.

Pacific Prestige, Inc.
Pacific Prestige is the North American agent for Longgang District, one of the six political districts in Shenzhen, China. Within the past two years, Longgang sent two delegations of senior public and private sector leaders to the Greater Seattle Region for the purpose of facilitating trade and investment between the two regions. Longgang is seeking investment which enhances its core strengths in hi-tech, logistics and tourism. Its political and economic environment reflects an open and encouraging attitude toward investment. The Pacific Prestige Group also develops commercial, retail and residential properties within the Pearl River Delta.