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PHASE 2: INDUSTRY TARGETING AND ECOSYSTEM ACTIVATION • Implement student and faculty engagement programs: internships, co-ops, - <br /> Timeline: Q3 2026—Q4 2026 applied research projects tied to Old Heat tenants. <br /> Lead: CWU Business and Community Services, with County, City, and Associate <br /> Development Office(ADO) participation. 0 Build workforce upskilling programs that prepare existing workers for roles <br /> in accelerative firms, creating career ladders into high-wage industries. <br /> Identify and prioritize target industries with strong potential for high-wage job <br /> creation and technology spillovers: Partner with schools and community colleges to strengthen the STEM <br /> • Aerospace and precision component manufacturing pipeline. <br /> • Agricultural technology and smart equipment manufacturing <br /> • Advanced materials and clean technology PHASE 4: ENTERPRISE GROWTH,TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVER,AND <br /> • Software, sensors, and embedded systems REGIONAL SCALE-OUT <br /> Timeline: Q3 2028—onward <br /> • Conduct outreach to firms, founders, and the Directorate for Technology, Lead: New Operating Entity+ Bowers Field Development Partners <br /> Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), • Operate a cohort-based incubator/accelerator at Old Heat, feeding into <br /> which aims to translate scientific discoveries into tangible solutions for society Bowers Field as companies scale. <br /> and the market. • Support existing businesses that successfully adopt new technologies to <br /> expand into new product lines and markets. <br /> • Launch an Innovation Advisory Council to connect CWU faculty and students • Monitor outcomes for both pathways: <br /> with both new tenants and existing businesses, ensuring technology diffusion 0 Launch pad metrics: new firm formation,job creation, venture capital <br /> pathways are embedded in every partnership. attraction. <br /> o On-ramp metrics: number of regional firms adopting new technologies, <br /> PHASE 3: PROGRAMMING,TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION,AND TALENT number of workers trained or retrained, measurable wage growth. <br /> PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT Adjust sector targeting and programming to maintain alignment with <br /> Timeline: Q1 2027—Q4 2028 national and state-levelinnovation trends. <br /> Lead: CWU Business and Community Services+ Partner Institutions + New <br /> Operating Entity Ongoing Coordination and Accountability <br /> • Establish anchor programs in: • A steering committee(CWU, County, City, regional stakeholders)will meet <br /> • Entrepreneurial bootcamps and cohort-based training for new ventures quarterly to oversee both the launch pad and on-ramp functions of Old <br /> (launch pad).Technology Diffusion Labs to help existing firms integrate Heat. <br /> robotics,Al, and advanced manufacturing processes(on-ramp). • Annual reporting will capture business attraction,job creation, and <br /> • Technology Diffusion Labs to help existing firms integrate robotics,Al, measurable technology and skills diffusion outcomes.This ensures Old <br /> and advanced manufacturing processes(on-ramp). Heat is recognized not only as a business incubator but as a regional <br /> • Technical assistance programs: Small Business Innovation Research platform for economic development. <br /> • Business Technology Transfer support, IP workshops, prototype-to- <br /> market training. <br /> Old Heat CERB Feasibility Study 139 <br />