Robert J. Flowers

Washington Mutual, Inc. provides financial services to consumers and mid sized businesses in the United States. The company primarily operates through three segments: retail banking & financial services, mortgage banking and commercial banking. The retail banking and financial services segment provides investment advisory and brokerage services, sales of annuities, mutual fund management and other financial services. This segment also purchases and re-underwrites loans to subprime borrowers. The mortgage banking segment offers various home loans including fixed rate home loans, adjustable rate home loans, hybrid home loans, option ARMs and government insured or guaranteed home loans. The commercial segment provides financing to developers and investors for the acquisition or construction of multifamily dwellings and other commercial properties, originates and services multifamily and other commercial real estate loans. The company was founded in August 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Plaza Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. The company operates two branches, which include the main branch in downtown Seattle and a full service branch in Kent. It provides loan and deposit services to customers, who are predominately small and midsized businesses and middle-income individuals in western Washington. The company was founded by Gene Juárez, Edgar Martinez and Jack W. Creighton in April 2006 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

KCTS Television operates as a public television station. Its programs include current affairs, arts and entertainment, science and food. The company was founded on December 07, 1954 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Public Broadcasting Service provides public broadcasting television services. They provide Television programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. It offers oversees program acquisition and provides program distribution and promotion, education services, new media ventures, fundraising support, engineering and technology development and video marketing services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.