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F <br /> 16 WHY IT MATTERS <br /> WHY IT MATTERS <br /> =- It keeps the building's history alive while giving <br /> Old Heat can bring better-paying jobs to Kittitas County. C <br /> - - it a new purpose. <br /> I WA <br /> It helps local businesses use new technology (like D It supports industries that can grow for a long time, <br /> "oa <br /> robotics and Al) so they can compete. not just quick wins. <br /> I <br /> At its core,the Old Heat project is about connection.It will bring together Central Washington University's talent,local businesses,and state and national industries,creating a bridge between <br /> the region's untapped potential and its future.The building can serve as a launch pad for new companies,an on-ramp for existing businesses looking to modernize,and a place where <br /> innovation happens daily.Tenants could include startups,aerospace and agricultural technology firms,clean energy developers,and other high-value industries.Each of these businesses will <br /> have access to shared labs,training areas,and collaborative spaces,making Old Heat a hub for both creative ideas and practical skills. <br /> 'id HeatCan be a 7,01ulilplicative E:nterDrise <br /> OLD HEAT <br /> X RETENTIVE ADDITIVE ACCELERATIVE MULTIPLICATIVE <br /> Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics: <br /> • Profit flows leave the region Primarily serve local markets Expand the economic base 0 Improve workforce skills and Attracts,starts,nurtures primarily <br /> • Limited local reinvestment Often small,independently owned 0 May rely on relatively low-wage or technology sophistication accelerative enterprises <br /> • No improvement in local skill base or May provide modest job creation but low-skill labor 0 Generate or attract 0 Tech transfer <br /> infrastructure limited wage growth 0 Provide positive but modest complementary firms <br /> contributions to long-term prosperity Foster R&D and knowledge spillovers <br /> Business models are rigid extractive/ COMMUNITY DYNAMIC CAPACITY Enterprises build transferable skill,expand <br /> commoditized activities,limited future options for community <br /> positive externalities <br /> Old Heat CERB Feasibility Study 9 <br />