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FORTUNE — If there’s any scenario in which it’s acceptable to wear a football jersey to the office, it’s probably when the home team is playing in the Super Bowl. That’s the case this week for avid fans in Seattle and Denver, and many businesses are encouraging the fevered excitement. The football matchup is daunting defense (Seahawks) vs. dominant offense (Broncos), but on the business side it’s Emerald City tech vs. Rocky Mountain environmentalism. It’s rainy coastal corporations vs. thin-air, ski-bum bosses. It’s blue and silver vs. blue and orange. On the Fortune 500 side, it’s powerhouse brands like Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) vs. a slew of large but lesser-known companies like CH2M Hill and Newmont Mining (NEM). Englewood, just outside of Denver, is also home to the headquarters of Western Union (WU) and Dish Network (DISH). Both states boast almost the same number of companies on the 2013 Fortune 500 list: Colorado has ten to Washington’s eight. Consumers are more likely to know more of the Seattle companies: in addition to the aforementioned tech giants, the metro area is home to iconic Starbucks, Costco, and retailer Nordstrom. Also on the list: truck-maker Paccar and timberlands owner Weyerhaeuser. Colorado has Arrow Electronics and metal packaging-maker Ball among its ten.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:21:46 +0000

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