Community Economic Revitalization Board

	CERB Investment	Jobs Created	Public Investment	Private Investment
	$168M	34,271	$84.8M	$5.37B

1982-2012 (actuals)

The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) program was created to be responsive to community needs. The CERB's ability to be flexible and respond to an aggressive application timeline have led to manysuccessful projects statewide.

CERB is a conduit for funding that supports healthy and viable communities and job creation. The Board works to enhance public infrastructure and facility development that lead to economic development by providing loans at low interest rates with favorable terms to port districts, counties, cities, towns, special purpose districts and federally recognized Indian tribes.

CERB funds a variety of projects that create jobs including (but not limited to) domestic and industrial water, storm and sewer water projects, telecommunications and port facilities. The advantage of a CERB loan is the board and staff is highly responsive to community needs. The ability to be flexible and an aggressive application timeline have led successful projects statewide.

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Dawn Eychaner, CERB Program Manager: 360-725-4052, dawn.eychaner@commerce.wa.gov

Janea Eddy, CERB Program Assistant: 360-725-3151, janea.eddy@commerce.wa.gov

Terry Lawhead, CERB Specialist and Business Development Manager: 509-990-2416, terry.lawhead@commerce.wa.gov

Jeanie Ashe, CERB Specialist and Business Development Manager: 206-256-6100, jeanie.ashe@commerce.wa.gov