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   Driving Washington's Prosperity

A Strategy for Job Creation and Competitiveness

Washington Economic Development Commission's new state-wide strategic plan

Fueling the Future
Making Talent a Top Priority

 

 

Adding Horsepower

Investing in Entrepreneurship

 

Create jobs for Washingtonians and address industry needs by expanding the capacity of community and technical colleges and four-year universities to achieve a post-secondary education attainment rate to at least 60 percent by the year 2025.

 

Target improvements to regulatory and tax policy to foster growth of start-ups and job creating business clusters.

 

 

 


 

 

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Paving the Way

Connecting through Reliable Infrastructure

 

 

Running Lean

Smart Regulations

 

Implement alternative financing mechanisms for transportation infrastructure to preserve basic assets, freight mobility and investment in critical economic corridors to ensure jobs, supply chain productivity and trade expansion.

 

Review all state regulations for their cost-effectiveness and determine overlaps, excessive costs, obsolescence, redundancy and solutions.

 

 

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Firing on All Cylinders

Expanding International Business

 

 

 

Intensify innovation collaboration in the Pacific Northwest economic region and support cross-border projects that can lead to economic diversification, expansion of trade opportunities and jobs.

 

"Washington will be the most attractive,
fertile
and creative environment for
innovation in the world by 2020."

 

 

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 - WEDC Mission Statement

 

 

 

 

   Read the Director's Blog
    Accelerating Innovation

 

 

 

 

Quarterly International Trade Blog-WA Department of Commerce, Spring 2013 - Washington Exports rose by 16 percent in the last year, 4 times the national pace.  Read about the increase and why...

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Read the final report just issued from the National 2012 Regional, State & Local Workshop on Initiatives in Nanotechnology. 

 

What's Happening?

 

WEDC Commission Meeting, Wednesday, June 12th, SeaTac Conference Center, SeaTac

 

                   2013 Commission Schedule

 

 

 

Legislative Update
Creating jobs - legislative priorities for 2013 legislature

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Follow WEDC priority aligned legislation throughout the 2013 session. Progress is posted each Monday.

 

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Metric of the month
 

In what fields are Washington graduates?

 

Take a look at what disciplines WA graduates are completing for their degrees.  Then, examine by sector the employment and percent of employment with a BA or higher as of  2012 1st Quarter.

 

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The WEDC just completed an evaluation of Washington's Economic Development System.
 

Read the 3 reports

 

 


 

 

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