RENTON, Wash. — Washington State Patrol troopers took a man into custody who shot at a driver on southbound I-5 near Boeing Access Road in Renton Tuesday afternoon.

Even though its head count has edged down in recent years, nearly half Boeing’s global workforce is based in Washington: more than 77,000 workers, topping Amazon and Microsoft combined.

737 MAX aircraft are seen in various states of assembly at the Boeing 737 factory Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Renton, Washington. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times/TNS) Boeing has laid off ...

FILE- A Boeing 737 MAX 7 is displayed during a debut for employees and media on Feb. 5, 2018, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) ...

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney says the company could build the re-engined 737 someplace other than Renton, where Boeing has built the 737 since the 1960s.

Boeing's Washington workforce nears pre-pandemic benchmark Boeing grew its Washington workforce 9.6% in 2023, following a hiring push for workers at its Renton and Everett facilities.

Boeing has been in Renton for 65 years. The last lease was 25 years long, Zimmerman told the council. The hope with the new lease was to make the airport self-sustaining.