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• Transportation/Location: <br />Ellensburg is strategically located between <br />Seattle and Spokane at the crossroads of <br />two major interstates, 1-90 and 1-82, where <br />freight companies move cargo via road and <br />rail. Bowers Fields Airport hosts the CWU <br />Aviation Program as well as offering private <br />hangers and access to local businesses and <br />residents, as well as providing emergency <br />medical and natural resource services. The <br />average dally work commute by car is 16.5 <br />minutes. Ellensburg offers a local fare-free <br />transit system for all. The system is paid for <br />by local sales tax revenue, state grants, and <br />student fees from CWU. <br />• Workforce: <br />Ellensburg is home to one of West's <br />premier public comprehensive universities, <br />Central Washington University (CWU). The <br />AACSB accredited College of Busil'less <br />is the home of the Institute of Innovation <br />and Entrepreneurship (141E). The ITAM and <br />Computer Science Departments offer great <br />opportunities for connecting students and <br />businesses. CWU aids Ellensburg in being <br />able to offer a well-educated available <br />workforce, <br />• Low Operations Costs: <br />@ Utilities: <br />Ellensburg offers low-cost, carbon-free <br />electric and natural gas rates to businesses. <br />The City-owned electric and gas utility now <br />has the flexibil ity to offer large load rates <br />customized to the needs of the business . <br />® Labor: <br />University graduates bring energy and innovation <br />to the workforce at an affordable price. The <br />workforce in Kittitas County is highly educated, <br />yet wages in the county are below the state <br />med ian. <br />@ Office Space: <br />The average price per square foot is $2, well <br />below the average price for office space in <br />Bellevue or Seattle of $38/sf or the Kent/ Auburn <br />area of $23/sf, <br />0 Broadband: <br />The City of Ellensburg has launched a project to <br />lay fiber that will provide low-cost, reliable, long- <br />haul fiber-optic and Internet service to businesses <br />in Ellensburg, When the fiber is installed business <br />can subscribe to a 300 mps shared service, a <br />1,000 mps shared service, or custom, dedicated, <br />fiber-optic service for fast, secure data transfer. <br />• Developable land, available space: <br />Even though the community fs experiencing <br />higher than average population growth, a <br />business can still find vacant land zoned to suit <br />the building of a new facility at an affordable rate. <br />• Vibrant quality of life: <br />Surrounded by mountains, close to prfstine <br />wilderness areas, world-class fishing, and <br />multiple trails for hiking and biking, Ellensburg <br />is a wonderland for outdoor recreationists. The <br />presence of a university supports a rich selection <br />of inteNectual, artistic, and entertainment activities, <br />The historic downtown, quiet streets, beautiful <br />parks, and kid-friendly spaces make Ellensburg a <br />wonderful place to live and raise a family,