The setting is a suburban corporate office park in the city of Kirkland’s Totem Lake commercial district. Kirkland has a strong local economy characterized by a healthy mix of small businesses, corporate headquarters, light industry and manufacturing and a growing number of hi-tech and home-based businesses. The competitive business climate and high quality of life make the city a location of choice for both local and world-class enterprises. Beautifully placed on the eastern shores of Lake Washington, it is just 12 miles east of Seattle in the midst of the booming Eastside economic market. It is part of the famous Puget Sound region, home to some of the world’s most innovative and creative business entrepreneurs, educators and scientists and known around the world for its thriving industry clusters.