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8. Dncribe any reeoarch your organization h•• conducted which ahowa th• need for this poaltlon. Pleat <br />Include the data upon which your cfallna are baaed for our review. <br />A 2009 analysis prepared by T.LP. Strategies of Austin, Texas concluded that IIUCCeS8ful economic <br />development efforts in the CO\Dlty would require double the current mffing, or 4 fbll-timc <br />positions. If anything, that need is even greater today. Business assistance at 1he local level has <br />always been critic-1, which is why the State Department of Commerce established the ADO <br />designation and the Federal Economic Development Administration formed F.conomic <br />Development Dimicts. Another Kittitu County Economic Impact Analysis was completed by <br />Hebert Research Inc. in Septmnbe:r of 2010. Both studies reached similar conclusions in that the <br />most effective form of business assistance comes from local sources that 'Understand the business <br />mmronment and know the local dcv:elopment and business regulations. <br />Submit the original application to: <br />Kittitas County Department of Public Works <br />411 N. Ruby, Suite #1 <br />Ellensburg,WA 98926 <br />9