Destination Bellevue | Explore Bellevue
We invite you to explore Bellevue for business or pleasure. Bellevue is a vibrant city with a thriving business community anchored by technology firms, retail businesses, banking, services and corporate headquarters offices. It's the metropolitan hub for leading high tech companies in such sectors as software development, Internet and network services, multi-and digital media, and biotechnology. Its high-rise core offers office space to thousands of professionals.
Bellevue offers visitors a surprising mix of big-city accommodations and amenities, plus the added bonus of security, accessibility and a welcoming attitude. Located on the shore of Lake Washington, the city is just nine miles from Seattle and minutes away from outdoor adventure in the pristine wilderness of the Cascade Mountains.
Some of the companies headquartered or with major operations in Bellevue include:
- Coinstar, Inc. — Owner and operator of coin-exchanging kiosks found in supermarkets.
- Drugstore.com — An online pharmacy and information site for health, beauty, wellness, personal care, and pharmacy products.
- Eddie Bauer — Relocated world headquarters from Redmond, WA in 2007.
- Expedia, Inc. — An online travel company.
- InfoSpace — A growing Internet private-label search engine and online directory with a mobile entertainment offering.
- Microsoft — Houses their North American Sales Group Headquarters in Bellevue and has pre-leased office space at The Bravern project adjacent to Meydenbauer Center.
- Paccar Inc — A multinational technology company that manufactures heavy duty Class 8 trucks (Semi's) sold around the world under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Foden nameplates.
- QFC — Quality Food Centers, chain of upscale grocery stores. (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroger)
- Symetra — Life insurance company.
- Talyst — Providing automated systems to hospitals and other centralized pharmacies.
- T-Mobile — Headquarters for US operations.
- 5TH Cell — A video game developer that works on handheld, mobile and PC.
- ArenaNet — PC game developer famous for Guild Wars.
There are so many things to do in and around Bellevue that it really comes down to how much time you have and whether your desire for adventure tends more toward the urban or the pursuit of nature. It might also depend on whether you have a few minutes or a few hours. Visit other pages in this section for Dining and Nightlife, Shopping, Arts and Culture, Sightseeing and Recreation.
