Washington, along with its Cascadia regional counterparts, should “seize the AI opportunity.”

That was one of the main takeaway from the first day of the 2025 annual Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference, held in Seattle Oct. 28 and 29. Attendees included leading lawmakers and business kingpins, and the event coincided with the release of a report analyzing the region’s weaknesses, strengths and opportunities in becoming a global artificial-intelligence hub.

The Evergreen State has earned a reputation for being on the Big Tech forefront, with titans like Microsoft and Amazon calling it home.

But speakers warned that that position could be jeopardized if the Cascadia mega-region — stretching from Portland through Seattle and up to British Columbia — doesn’t actively tackle ongoing prob

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