Washington Economic Development Commission

*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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*Innovation Ecosystem* Regional Resources by County State Level Links Association of WA Businesses Council on Competitiveness Dept. of Commerce Department of Employment Security Doing Business in Washington Impact Washington Innovate Washington Pacific Northwest Economic Region Puget Sound Regional Council WA Business Alliance WA Economic Development Association WA Economic Revenue Forecast Council WA Research Council WA Roundtable WA Small Business Development Centers Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board Sign Up for WEDC Notices Sign up to receive WEDC Newsletter 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... more 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 Read More Follow WEDC priority aligned legislation throughout the 2013 session. Progress is posted each Monday. Click here 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. Read More The WEDC just completed an evaluation of Washington's Economic Development System. Read the 3 reports Next50 Winning Video Grand Prize winner named - Won $5,000! In September, 2012 Seattle Center Foundation and the WEDC co-sponsored a video contest as part of the Next 50 celebration. The Next50 commemorated 50 years since the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair. 1^st Prize: The Next 50 by Nick Staab 2^nd Prize: Generation Y by Derek Scully 3^rd Prize: Next50_1 by Denise Mellene 4^th Prize: I believe in the next 50 by Joshua Hawker 5^th Prize: Technology & Health in 50 by Rafael Rayo
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