The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today approved $100,000 in public investments for economic development feasibility studies targeting business growth and job creation in the City of Wenatchee and the Mason County PUD 3. Chelan County – $50,000 grant to the City of Wenatchee for the North Wenatchee Redevelopment Master Plan. A master development plan for the Wenatchee Waterfront and North Wenatchee Avenue. CERB funds are matched by…
Gov. Jay Inslee today directed the Washington State Department of Commerce to make funding available to assist disaster recovery efforts in communities devastated by this season’s wildfires. To help address the urgent need for a wide range of emergency resources for those who lost their homes as well as local governments in need of economic aid, Commerce is making up to $150,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) available, effective…
State is a top performer with $220 million in sales attributed to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program since inception The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a fourth year of funding to help state small businesses grow through exporting. The $747,300 grant, part of the SBA’s State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program, is one of the top three state awards…
$2 Million federal grant awarded for Port Angeles Composite Recycling Technology Center $1 million Washington State Clean Energy Fund matching grant enables U.S. Commerce grant, combined with $1 million local funding for $4 million total to boost Clallam County project The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration today announced a $2 million grant to the Port of Port Angeles to retrofit a building that will house the industrial and…
Leading state for aerospace exports produces 95% of the commercial airplanes built in North America, serves every major manufacturer in the world The impact of Washington state’s nearly $50 billion aerospace industry is evident across the globe. A new interactive map on the Washington State Department of Commerce’s marketing website ChooseWashington.com allows users to explore details of the relationship that America’s largest aerospace exporter state has with the rest of the world.…
Commerce Director Bonlender and Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings, Co. Chairman Wu Lebin sign MOU to advance clean technology and low-carbon energy development, including gas-to-methanol projects. Washington State Department of Commerce Director Brian Bonlender today joined Professor Wu Lebin, Chairman of Chinese Academy of Sciences Holdings Co., to complete a memorandum of understanding pledging cooperation on project and investment opportunities in the development of clean and low-carbon energy technologies. The signing…
Aerospace Office Director Pietsch leads 50-member trade delegation seeking new business, investment and partnership opportunities at the industry’s premier trade show Governor Inslee’s Aerospace Office Director Alex Pietsch and Washington Employment Security Commissioner Dale Peinecke today launched the state’s trade mission to the 2015 International Paris Air Show with a ribbon-cutting at the 700-square foot ChooseWashington Pavilion in Le Bourget, June 15-21. The 2015 delegation includes 21 businesses, economic development leaders from around…
Six cities and one county receive awards for smart growth planning Governor Jay Inslee today announced winners of the 2015 Smart Communities Awards. Now in its 10th year, the program recognizes achievements by local leaders who promote smart growth planning and projects that contribute to quality of life in Washington State. “These forward-thinking projects help create and sustain a thriving economic climate and strengthen our ability to lead in the global…
The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today approved $1,672,500 in grants and loans for infrastructure development and economic feasibility studies targeting business growth and job creation in the Port of Woodland, Town of Twisp, Port of Douglas County and the City of Lynden. Cowlitz County – $50,000 grant to the Port of Woodland for the Guild Road Industrial Park Master Plan. A master planning study to complete the master plan design…
Washington’s 1,350+ aerospace firms and coveted highly-skilled workforce always draw crowds to ChooseWashington pavilion at aerospace industry’s largest exhibition. The Washington State Department of Commerce hosted a “bootcamp” in Seattle this week to prepare the 47 members of this year’s state delegation for the International Paris Air Show opening next month in Le Bourget, France. Led by Alex Pietsch, director of the Office of Aerospace, the group includes 12 companies from the state’s massive…