Twelve Puget Sound-area companies are among the 500 largest in the United States, based upon market capitalization.
They are Microsoft (No. 2), Washington Mutual (76), AT&T Wireless (88), Costco (107), Immunex (138), Weyerhaeuser (166), Starbucks (254), Plum Creek Timber (342), Paccar (377), Amazon.com (379), Safeco (443) and Nordstrom (492).