Although Seattle isn't part of the Manufacturing Core, Seattle has a history of boom and bust cycles, as is common to cities near areas of extensive natural and mineral resources. Seattle has risen several times economically, then gone into precipitous decline, but it has typically used those periods to rebuild solid infrastructure. The first booming business for Seattle was in the lumber industry in the 1800s which also earned the name "Emerald City" due to its luscious green forest. Other boom was in 1896 where gold was found in the Canadian Yukon and suddenly Seattle became a major supply transportation point for miners.
Bringing it more up to date, Seattle experienced another boom in its economy when Boeing airplane manufacturing started to dominate in the airliner market. Today Seattle is one of the cities leading toward a more green friendly urban environment. The city has one of the leading green technologies in the industry.
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