Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 178) WASHINGTON Governor Chris Gregoire WASHINGTON Fast Facts Population (2006): 6,395,798 Largest Cities (2006): Seattle, 582,454; Spokane, 198,081; Tacoma, 196,532; Vancouver, 158,855; Bellevue, 118,186 Targeted Industries: Aerospace, value-added agriculture/food processing, marine services, wood products, life sciences, information communication technology, clean technology Key Incentives: Rural Area Business and Occupation Tax Credit, Rural County Sales/Use Tax Deferral Program WASHINGTON GDP by Industry (Total = $293.5 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 11.2% - Manufacturing 21.0% - Services & Healthcare 16.2% - Trade & Transportation 1.9% - Agriculture & Mining 20.0% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 13.4% - Government 16.2% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 STATE CONTACTS Washington State Department of Community Trade and Econ. Development George Sharp Marketing Manager P.O. Box 42525 Olympia, WA 98504-2525 360-725-4174 www.choosewashington.com COUNTY CONTACTS Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County Susan Suess Vice President 950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 410 Tacoma, WA 98402 253-383-4726 www.gopierce.org enterpriseSeattle Jeff Marcell Executive Vice President & COO 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500 Seattle, WA 98101-2611 206-389-8650 www.enterpriseseattle.org Pierce County Economic Development Division Denise Dyer Manager of Economic Development 950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 720 Tacoma, WA 98402-4494 253-798-6926 www.co.pierce.wa.us Yakima County Development Association David McFadden President/CEO P.O. Box 1387 Yakima, WA 98907 509-575-1140 www.ycda.com CITY CONTACTS AUBURN City of Auburn Dave Baron, Econ. Development Manager 25 W. Main Street Auburn, WA 98001-4998 253-804-3101 www.ci.auburn.wa.us REGIONAL CONTACTS Greater Spokane Incorporated Rich Hadley President and CEO 801 W. Riverside Spokane, WA 99210 509-624-1393 www.greaterspokaneincorporated.org Puget Sound Regional Council Bill McSherry Director of Economic Development 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 206-971-3269 www.psrc.org Tri-City Development Council Carl Adrian President and CEO 901 N. Colorado St. Kennewick, WA 99336 509-735-1000 www.tridec.org LYNNWOOD City of Lynnwood David Kleitsch, Econ. Dev. Director 19100 44th Ave. West Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-744-6473 www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us RICHLAND City of Richland Office of Business and Economic Development Gary Ballew, Econ. Development Manager P.O. Box 190 Richland, WA 99352 509-942-7763 www.ci.richland.wa.us TACOMA Tacoma Community and Economic Development Department Martha Anderson, Assistant Director 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402-3793 253-591-5207 www.cityoftacoma.org 178 J A N U A RY 2 0 0 8 http://www.ci.auburn.wa.us http://www.choosewashington.com http://www.gopierce.org http://www.enterpriseseattle.org http://www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us http://www.greaterspokaneincorporated.org http://www.co.pierce.wa.us http://www.psrc.org http://www.ci.richland.wa.us http://www.tridec.org http://www.ycda.com http://www.cityoftacoma.org
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