{"id":185,"date":"2017-02-27T16:13:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/economic-development\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2017-02-27T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:13:50","slug":"recruit-cluster-industries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/economic-development\/recruit-cluster-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruit Cluster Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Progress<\/h2>\n<p>No updates at this time.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal<\/h2>\n<p>Locate\u00a0traded\u2010sector\u00a0businesses\u00a0that\u00a0compliment\u00a0yet\u00a0diversify\u00a0Yakima\u2019s\u00a0economic\u00a0base.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Important?<\/h2>\n<p>Traded\u2010sector\u00a0businesses\u00a0produce\u00a0and\u00a0sell\u00a0products\u00a0and\u00a0services\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0thus\u00a0bringing wealth\u00a0to\u00a0Yakima\u00a0and\u00a0hiring\u00a0people\u00a0to living\u2010wage,\u00a0quality\u00a0jobs.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0focused\u00a0effort\u00a0to target industries\u00a0that\u00a0diversify\u00a0our\u00a0local\u00a0economy\u00a0we\u00a0will\u00a0achieve\u00a0more\u00a0stability\u00a0through\u00a0economic\u00a0cycles.<\/p>\n<h2>Tactics &#8211; Recruit Cluster Industries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine\u00a0target\u00a0industries\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0growing\u00a0nationally,\u00a0pay\u00a0above\u00a0Yakima\u2019s\u00a0median\u00a0earnings, and\u00a0fit\u00a0with\u00a0Yakima\u2019s\u00a0capabilities\u00a0to\u00a0serve\u00a0competitively<\/li>\n<li>Define\u00a0needs\/requirements\u00a0and\u00a0priority\u00a0location\u00a0factors\u00a0of\u00a0target\u00a0industries<\/li>\n<li>Gather\u00a0corresponding\u00a0data\u00a0and\u00a0build\u00a0business\u00a0case\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0Yakima\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0location\u00a0of\u00a0choice\u00a0for each\u00a0target\u00a0industry<\/li>\n<li>Write\u00a0cases\u00a0studies\u00a0on\u00a0local\u00a0traded\u2010sector\u00a0businesses\u00a0of\u00a0target\u00a0industries\u00a0to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0how they\u00a0are\u00a0succeeding\u00a0in\u00a0Yakima<\/li>\n<li>Develop\u00a0outreach\u00a0plan\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0with\u00a0businesses\u00a0of\u00a0target\u00a0industries\n<ul>\n<li>Engage\u00a0lead\u00a0generation\u00a0firm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Leverage\u00a0Washington\u00a0State\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Commerce\u2019s\u00a0marketing\u00a0efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Core Working Group &#8211; Recruit Cluster Industries<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Lead<\/th>\n<td>Yakima\u00a0County\u00a0Development\u00a0Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Team<\/th>\n<td>City\u00a0of\u00a0Yakima\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Economic\u00a0Development\u00a0Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Resources<\/th>\n<td>Aerospace\u00a0Futures\u00a0Alliance<br \/>\nCity\u00a0of\u00a0Yakima\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Planning\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Public\u00a0Works<br \/>\nCommercial\u00a0real\u00a0estate\u00a0developers,\u00a0brokers\u00a0and\u00a0landowners<br \/>\nInland\u00a0Northwest\u00a0Aerospace\u00a0Consortium<br \/>\nUtilities<br \/>\nWashington\u00a0State\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Commerce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progress No updates at this time. Goal Locate\u00a0traded\u2010sector\u00a0businesses\u00a0that\u00a0compliment\u00a0yet\u00a0diversify\u00a0Yakima\u2019s\u00a0economic\u00a0base. Why Important? Traded\u2010sector\u00a0businesses\u00a0produce\u00a0and\u00a0sell\u00a0products\u00a0and\u00a0services\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0thus\u00a0bringing wealth\u00a0to\u00a0Yakima\u00a0and\u00a0hiring\u00a0people\u00a0to living\u2010wage,\u00a0quality\u00a0jobs.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0focused\u00a0effort\u00a0to target industries\u00a0that\u00a0diversify\u00a0our\u00a0local\u00a0economy\u00a0we\u00a0will\u00a0achieve\u00a0more\u00a0stability\u00a0through\u00a0economic\u00a0cycles. 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