Cool tony- I actually moved from Missouri to Tacoma area about 3 months ago now. I love the area very much and love my new job- so I hope you have the same luck. I don't have a lot of contacts here to help you out yet- but I would check Boeing- they are big employers around here. If you don't want to work for the corporate man I would inquire at smaller businesses- banks and mortgage companies are hiring a lot now from what I hear. You could also check out other military contractors besides Boeing- military bases abound in the Puget Sound region and so do military contractors I'm sure.