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Partnerships & Cou nty-Led Atignment <br />This project supports county-led economic devetopment priorities by strengthening cottaboration among <br />employers, municipatities, education partners, and workforce organizations. The Chamber serves as a neutral <br />convener and imptementation partner, ensuring private-sector engagement white atigning activities with county <br />and municipat goats. Consuttant support witt further enhance coordination, communication, and share capacity <br />across jurisdictions. <br />Whythe Chamber of Gommerce <br />The Chamber is uniquel.y positioned to advance workforce development due to its direct retationships with <br />emptoyers across industries, its convening rote, and its abitity to translate employer needs into actionable <br />strategies. As a trusted partner, the Chamber comptements county and municipaI efforts by engaging the business <br />community, supporting cross-sector cottaboration, and ensuring workforce initiatives remain responsive and <br />atigned with county economic devetopment objectives. <br />Expected Outcomes & Performance Metrics <br />Emptoyer Engagement <br />o Engage 50+ omptoyers through surveys, meetings, or programming. <br />o ldentify workforce trends and priority needs across key sectors. <br />Workforce Programming <br />o Detiver 6-10 workforce-focused workshops or events. <br />o Achieve 75o/o parlicipant satisfaction based on post-event evatuations. <br />Talent Pi petine Development <br />o Estabtish or strengthsn $+ partnerships with K-1 2, CTE, higher education, or workforce <br />organizations. <br />o lncrease awareness of locat career pathways through coordinated communications. <br />Business Support <br />o Serve 40+ smatl businesses through SBDC-atigned workforce programming. <br />o Track reported improvements in hiring practices, onboarding processes, or emptoyee retention <br />strategies. <br />Countywide Capacity Buitding <br />o Support muttipte municipatities through shared access to professionaI grant writing services. <br />o lmprove coordination among county, municipat, and economic devetopment partners. <br />Community & Economic lmpact <br />This project witt strengthen the local workforce ecosystem by atigning education, emptoyers, and economic <br />devetopment partners. Outcomes inctude improved tatent retention, enhanced business resilience, and sustained <br />economic growth across Kittitas County. The initiative supports long-term workforce readiness white remaining <br />adaptabte to evotving emptoyer and community needs. <br />a <br />a <br />a