Tukwila commerce scales up with BLS

Westfield Southcenter Mall
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The place where major interstate highways converge near the nations's 15th busiest airport is connecting to BLS to bolster local commerce. BLS will help Tukwila streamline its business license registration and renewal processes. Nearby SeaTac and Federal Way will also join the BLS bandwagon soon. King County is home to more than 2 million people and will soon be home to more than 20 BLS-linked communities.

Tukwila -- nicknamed "The Hazelnut City" -- is where 20,000 suburban residents live. It's also where hundreds of thousands of visitors each year access popular shopping and dining around Westfield Southcenter Mall and its 1.6 million square feet of retail area.

With more than 3000 businesses working within city limits each year, the city is a major hub for commerce and commuters heading east toward suburbs on Lake Washington, west toward SeaTac International Airport and north to Seattle.

The Tukwila Link Light Rail Station is a key stop between the
state's largest city and a busy international airport.
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