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WHY IT MATTERS <br />WHY IT MATTERS <br />:\. T:).'..^l'1: /ri'." : l-,r':. ! !, : <br />Characteristics: <br />. Profit flows leave the region <br />. Limited local reinvestment <br />. No improvement in local skill base or <br />infrastructure <br />Old Heat can bring better-paying jobs to Kittitas County, <br />It helps local businesses use new technology (like <br />robotics and Al) s0 they can compete, <br />It keeps the building's history alive while giving <br />it a new purpose, <br />It supports industries that can grow for a long time, <br />not just quick wins. <br />have access to shared labs, training areas, and collaborative spaces, making Old Heat a hub for both creative ideas and practical skills. <br />'jii ,:Ieai Dail be n ivlu?iii:licairve FnlsiOr'rse <br />OLD HEAT <br />RETENTIVE <br />Characteristics: <br />. Primarily serve local markets <br />. often small, independently owned <br />. May provide modest job creation but <br />limited wage groMh <br />ADDITIVE <br />Characteristics: <br />. Expand the economic base <br />. May rely on relatively low-wage 0r <br />low-skill labor <br />. Provide positive but modest <br />contributions to long{erm prosperity <br />ACCELERATIVE <br />Characteristics: <br />. lmprove worKorce skills and <br />technology sophistication <br />. Generate or attract <br />complementary firms <br />. Foster R&D and knowledqe spillovers <br />MULTIPLICATIVF <br />Characteristics: <br />. Attracts, starts, nurfures primarily <br />accelerative enterprises <br />. Tech transfer <br />_r <br />Business models are rigid extractive/ <br />commoditized activities, limited <br />positive externalities <br />Enterprises build transferable skill, expand <br />future options for community <br />COMMUNITY DYNAMIC CAPACITY <br />Old Heat CERB Feasibili$ Study l9