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Chamber of Commerce of Kittitas County <br />Economic Development -Marketing Outline 2020/2021 <br />This plan is structured to fulfill the requirements of our ADO contract with the Washington <br />State Department of Commerce and personnel funding from .09 county funding. Priority has <br />been given to the action Items outlined In our departmental work plan that are "next steps" rn <br />the Implementation of the TIP Strategies Report and feasible to accomplish with existing budget <br />and staff. The ADO requirements take time equivalence of one staff person to fulfill. <br />"Our Mission is to provide active leadership and achieve measurable results by creating a <br />business climate that supports Job creation, business recruitment, retention and expansion <br />which Increases the ta,c base and supports family wage employment." <br />Marketing Plan Basis <br />"I want a diverse and vibrant economy in Kittitas County" <br />• Partnerships <br />• Sustainable Family Wage Jobs <br />• Economic Vitality <br />• Tourism <br />• Economic Diversity <br />• Infrastructure Funding <br />Goal 1. Recruitment of Professional Servfce Businesses to Kittitas County <br />• Research lists of professional service associations and contact their members about the <br />opportunities available for business in Kittitas County. <br />• Develop a recruitment brochure that can be customized to target specific industries. <br />• Redesign website Including a streamlined business startup resource page. <br />• Utilize DOC template and customize when responding to recruitment opportunity <br />announcements. Respond to all recruitment opportunities from DOC that are applicable <br />to Kittitas County. Maintain file of all recruitment opportunity announcements to <br />determine gaps In service that are feasible to address. <br />• Assist clients with pre-permitting and permitting process and obtaining appropriate <br />licenses. <br />• Maintain an Inventory of available properties, Infrastructure: Power, Sewer, Water, and <br />Natural Gas, cable, Utilities, Broadband, Redundancy, Fiber and demo1raphlcs. <br />• Participate and Invest in regional economic develop marketing efforts with <br />organizations such as WEDA, AWC, AWB. <br />Goal 2, Provide Assistance to our existin1 Kittitas county Businesses to help maintain and <br />ere te employment. <br />• Conduct 10 business visitations per month giving priority focus to tier two businesses.