Close

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Renton.html" title="Facts and informations about Renton">Renton</a>

Renton

Renton city (1990 pop. 41,688), King co., W Wash., an industrial suburb of Seattle, on Lake Washington; inc. 1901. It is a freshwater port of entry via the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Its first important industries were coal mining, lumbering, and brickmaking. Railroad cars became important in the 1920s. Today the city has diverse manufactures, including aircraft (Boeing has had a plant there since World War II), trucks, and computer software. The city has a municipal airport, flying schools, and a seaplane base.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond. Magazine article from: Environmental Law; 6/22/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...authors. Section II considers The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond, by W.T. Edmondson.(5) Professor...Edmondson uses his experiences as a scientist on Lake Washington to answer the question: What can an ivory-tower...his experiences as a limnologist working on Lake ... Read more
	The City.(Your Own Pages) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 11/1/2006; ; 10 words ; The City [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tom Mansfield, Age 7 Massachusetts Read more
	JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AA1 TO CITY OF SAPPORO'S DOMESTIC BOND DUE 2012. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/5/2009; 519 words ; ...Service has assigned Aa1 rating to the City of Sapporo's Series 3 Yen 3 billion bond...review was not triggered by a change in City of Sapporo's stand-alone credit profile. The ratings are supported by the city's declining debt burden, fiscal reform... Read more
	Big city sights come at a price.(Columns)(Column) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 10/15/2002; 700+ words ; ...whether to live in the big city. The benefit? A doughnut...much time. The benefit? A city alive with arts, entertainment...first-class restaurants - a city that, among places I've...If I had to live in a big city, I'd choose it without hesitation...called Bellevue, across from Lake ... Read more
	City Wide.(PEOPLE) Magazine article from: Franchising World; 10/1/2007; 7 words ; City Wide promoted Tom Stone to vice president. Read more
	My City.(Our Own Pages) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 3/1/2005; ; 10 words ; My City [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jamal Smith, Age 9 North Carolina Read more
	City workers face cutbacks.(Government Local)(Wage concessions from municipal employees are needed to produce a balanced budget, the city manager says) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 6/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...Edward Russo The Register-Guard Longtime city of Eugene employee John Loomis wasn't thrilled...freeze, but we understand it because the city is in real financial straits, he said...fill a projected $12 million budget gap, City Manager Jon Ruiz is asking Loomis and many... Read more
	ITALY: MOODY'S DOWNGRADES ITALIAN CITY OF CIVITAVECCHIA TO A2; STABLE OUTLOOK. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/6/2009; 339 words ; ...downgraded the issuer and debt ratings of the City of Civitavecchia to A2 from A1. The rating...reflects Moody's expectations that the city will be able to maintain adequate financial...municipal-related companies. In the past few years, the City of Civitavecchia has recorded adequate... Read more
	Planners aim to buy more time in city deal.(City/Region)(Councilors will weigh giving a downtown developer six more months to negotiate with LCC) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...projects, Eugene officials are hoping the city and Lane Community College can jump-start the languishing efforts. On Tuesday, the City Council will be asked to give Portland...pit, at Broadway and Willamette Street. City Manager Jon Ruiz is hoping the extra time... Read more
	City of Miami. Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 6/15/2005; 11 words ; Julie Ofelia Bru was appointed deputy city attorney for the City of Miami. Read more

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Renton Book article from: A Dictionary of British Place-Names Renton W. Dunb. The town was founded in 1782 and named after Cecilia Renton , daughter-in-law of Jean Telfer, sister of the novelist Tobias Smollett (1721–74), who was born nearby. Read more
	Bérenton Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Bérenton. See BROCÉLIANDE . Read more
	Harry Bridges Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (Alfred Renton Bridges), 1901-90, American labor leader, b. Melbourne, Australia. Arriving (1920) as an immigrant seaman in San Francisco, he... Read more
	George Joseph Stigler Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 1911-91, American economist, b. Renton, Wash., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1938. A professor at Univ. of Chicago from 1958, Stigler wrote about the economics of information... Read more
	Young, Jacob 1979 – Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television YOUNG, Jacob 1979 – PERSONAL Born September 10, 1979, in Renton (some sources cite Roy), WA; son of Michael Young, Sr. and Rhonda Wilson. Education: Attended high school in San Diego, CA. Avocational... Read more

See all related entries