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9129122, 11:12 AM 4.2 Promoting Local *HUSINESS LTAC Clerk Review Describe how you will promote lodging establishments, restaurants, and business located in Kittitas County We will promote lodging establishments, restaurants, and businesses located in Kittitas County in a variety of methods. Throughout the year, we have a number of special exhibits, programs, and events to promote the topic of a particular exhibit. We work with local businesses and other non-profits to co-market these events which increase exposure for both parties. We anticipate to feature a number of these particular businesses through our exhibit upgrades and through references on our website as links; through the virtual lectures where they have a full screen of information that sends people to local resources to plan trips; promotion through our social media accounts, especially as facts about businesses through our "Did You Know" notes; and through our videos and newsletters that encourage individuals to visit and stay locally. Our downtown walking tour and scavenger hunt also promote local businesses. The Museum also has an entire exhibit room of 2,400 square feet plus a space of 600 square feet that features local businesses past and present. As exhibits update, there are ways to incorporate information on current local businesses. Additionally, we have recently worked with a number of local current and historic businesses to preserve their histories and stories, such as Fitterer's Furniture, Woods Ace Hardware, as well as any donated or loaned artifacts. Plans have been in the works with local automotive families, with those in the sheep industry, and at KRD. We have a display at HotelWindrow, which we promote, along with one at PSE, and an upcoming one at the lda Nason Aronica Elementary School. And we are looking for additional collaborative prolects in and around Kittitas County. Other plans to promote local lodging establishments, restaurants, and businesses include tour and event sponsorships, exhibit and programming partnerships, and through opportunities to provide historic research, photographs, and information for the business which is a great collaborative effort that co-promotes the business and museum. For example, we have provided information to the Ellensburg Downtown Association about the Sayles Building in Ellensburg, and we are actively working with businesses in Ellensburg, Kittitas, Cle Elum, Roslyn, and Easton. Museum staff and volunteers also provide word of mouth recommendations and print materials at the museum for individuals interested in local lodging establ ish ments, restaurants, and businesses. 2500 character limit lf-app-16-03.co.kittitas.wa.us/Forms/form/submission/history/77661/85650?hideHeader=true 't 0/18