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Strong Workforce <br />EBDA's Competitive Position Advance EBDA's Position By <br />Highly educated, youthful, ready- <br />to-get-the-job-done workforce. <br />Identifu oppoftunities to connect intellectual <br />power of faculty and students to prospective <br />business needs. <br />A regional university with the <br />capacity and desire to create <br />customized degree or certificate <br />programs to meet current and <br />future workforce needs. <br />Identity which industry certifications are <br />valuable, and partner with CWU to <br />develop/deliver them. <br />'College town'feel with low taxes, <br />good schools, intellectual and <br />cultural opportunities, and an <br />unparalleled quality of life. <br />Develop a workforce strategy that aligns <br />economic development and workforce goals. <br />Include in the strategy incentives for <br />workforce education. <br />Proximity to the Puget Sound <br />region, Washington's major urban <br />area. <br />Actively seek out public-private partnerships to <br />fufther investment in business attraction, <br />Address infrastructure shortcomings (e.9. <br />broadband). <br />Business looking to place a facility Ellensburg view the strong workforce and being a <br />university as a plus. <br />For a business to site in Ellensburg the necessary infrastructure must be currently <br />available or easy to acquire. For the purposes here, infrastructure refers to roads, rail, <br />airport, telecommunications, transit utilities, and any capital assets that a business <br />might look for in its evaluation of siting a new facility. Within EBDA'S area of influence, <br />but outside its span of control, lies the rail and interstate road system, and a key <br />potential regional economic asset, Bowers Field Airport. <br />Infrastructure <br />EBDA's Competitive Position Advance EBDA's Position By <br />Location on two major interstate <br />freeways, I-82 and I-90. <br />Prepare and maintain a searchable database of <br />properties available or potentially available for <br />lease or purchase. Be positioned to, at a <br />moment's notice, respond to siting requests <br />from businesses/business representatives.