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Marketing Wahington and local areas as excellent locations to e~nd or relocate a business and pasttioning
<br />Washington as a globally compet1tiVe place to grow busrteSB. which may include developing and executing regional
<br />plans to attract companies from out of state.
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<br />We will provide the information through our website, brochures, social media campaigns, partnerships with site
<br />selectors and simllar organizations that promote Washington State and the Kittitas County, and at trade shows and
<br />other stakeholder meetings Regionally we have developed the Central Washington Economic Development District in
<br />coordination With the Yakima County Development Association AdditionaUy, we are included m FTZ #203 With the Port
<br />of Moses Lake, which will help support the promotion of manufacturing businesses in Washington State,
<br />Wori<lng with businesses on site location and Nlectlon 8Alatanoa
<br />We keep an Inventory of avedabla property sd88 and their charac:tenstlce, provided by our real estate partners, We also complla
<br />utitlti es, demographic, workface, lax, permitting and oommunity information that 18 shared with interesled parbaa In pereon, Via email
<br />and mail as requested . Cuetomlzed information will be provided based on the needs of the prospeclive bu81n888811.
<br />Providing bualneu retention and expansion Mrvlcee throughout the county Such servlces mt1st Include, but are
<br />not lim ited to, business outreach and monitonng efforts to 1denUfy and eddreas chaDenges and opportunities faced by
<br />bus nesees, au,stance to trade impacted businesses l n applying for grants from the federal trade adjustment
<br />au,etance for firms program t and the provi8Mlf"I of Information to busmesses on :
<br />• Resources available for mlcroenterprise development;
<br />• Resources available on the revltalizabon of commercial districts;
<br />• The opportunity to maintain Jobs through shared work programs authonzed under chapter~ RCW
<br />We Wfll continue to meet With local businesses and conduct periodic surveys to Identify business trends,
<br />challenges, and opportunities. WE will employ existing close ties (as a chamber of commerce) with local
<br />businesses to identify trade impacted businesses and top provide assistance. To assist mlcroenterpnse
<br />development, we will provide Nnks on our website and through personal introductions to organization that
<br />offer such assistanoe including the Department of Commerce, Washington State Microenterprise
<br />Associabon, Ellensburg Business Development Authority, SBDC etc.. Engagement with TIB, CERB, two
<br />local downtown aS&ociatlon and other commerce programs wlll assist local communities with revltallzatlon of
<br />commerc1el districts. Job share programs will be highlighted in social media, websites, email newsletters, at
<br />event with follow up to interested parties and connect them to the available resources.
<br />Participating In economic dftefopment syste,n-wldi!t dlacusalone regarding gaps in business start-up assistance In
<br />Wash1nglon,
<br />We will attend ADO meetings, bi-yearly WEDA confelences, participate With legtslators and continue to move forward
<br />with the Central Washington Economic Development District with Yakima County Development Association and Port of
<br />Moses Lake.
<br />*Fiscal Year= FY Revised (05/28/19)
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