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==Economy== Tukwila's location at the confluence of rivers, freeways and railroads has made it an important center of commerce. Approximately 45,000 people work in Tukwila. [[Westfield Southcenter]] (formerly Southcenter Mall), Puget Sound's largest shopping complex, is located in the city, as are a number of [[Boeing]] corporate facilities. Tukwila is also the location of corporate datacenters, including those of [[Microsoft]], [[Internap]], the [[University of Washington]], [[Savvis]], [[AboveNet]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forest.net |title=Forest.net homepage }}</ref> digital.forest, HopOne, and Fortress Colocation. Most of these are located at Sabey Corporation's Intergate Seattle campus near [[Boeing Field]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabey.com |title=Sabey Corporation homepage}}</ref> In 2021, Seagle Properties announced sales for the Prato District, a {{convert|320|acre|ha|adj=mid}} mixed-use office, manufacturing, and retail area south of Southcenter. Preparations for the development, which began in 2009 as Tukwila South, included an extension of Southcenter Parkway built by the city government in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Minnick |first=Benjamin |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Segale relaunches Tukwila South as 320-acre mixed-use Prato District |url=https://www.djc.com/news/re/12139216.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130170333/https://www.djc.com/news/re/12139216.html |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]]}}</ref> ===Top employers=== According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Fin-Current-CAFR.pdf|title=City of Tukwila 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=163|date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Employer ! Product or Business ! # of Employees ! Percentage |- | 1 | [[BECU|Boeing Employee's Credit Union]] | Credit Union | 1,063 | 3.76% |- | 2 | [[King County, Washington|King County Department of Natural Resources]] | Government | 701 | 2.48% |- | 3 | [[Boeing|Boeing Company]] | Aircraft Manufacturing | 587 | 2.08% |- | 4 | [[Prime Now|Prime Now LLC]] | Electronic Shopping | 569 | 2.02% |- | 5 | [[King County Housing Authority]] | Housing Assistance | 519 | 1.84% |- | 6 | [[Nordstrom|Nordstrom, Inc.]] | Department Stores | 465 | 1.65% |- | 7 | [[Costco]] | Warehouse Club | 419 | 1.48% |- | 8 | Cascade Behavioral Hospital LLC | Healthcare | 325 | 1.15% |- | 9 | [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] | E Commerce | 315 | 1.12% |- | 10 | Sound Mental Health (2 locations) | Healthcare | 288 | 1.02% |- |β |'''Total employers''' |β |'''5,251''' |'''18.60%''' |}
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