By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate GSI Advocacy Connect Sponsor Presenting Sponsor GSI Legislative Fly-In Sponsors Presenting Sponsor Executive Sponsor
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By GSI Member Partner Nick Gonzales, Vice President, Bouten Construction Company ***This story first appeared in the 2023 GSI Connect Magazine, which can found on our About Us page. Connect with us and learn how your company can apply for government contracts. From a commercial contractor’s perspective, there are numerous—and, on the surface, somewhat self-serving—benefits to pursuing
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By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate For More InformationPublic Policy developments change fast. Note this is a wrap-up of the week of January 29-February 3. You can find the prior week wrap-up here: January 22-26, January 15-19, and January 8-12, 2024. For more details about any of the bills in this article, visit
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By Alisha Benson, CEO, Greater Spokane Inc. and Lance Beck, President & CEO, Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce *Published on January 31, 2024 by The Spokesman Review You may know us from our day jobs as regional Chamber of Commerce and economic development leaders. What you may not know is that both of our
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By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate This Legislature Could Use a CutoffThe 2024 Washington State Legislative Session is more than a quarter of the way finished. The House of Origin policy cutoff is looming and committees are beginning to shift their focus to marking up bills, drafting amendments, committee votes
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Community comes together in support of school bonds and levies You are invited to attend a Rally for Schools event on January 27 in support of Spokane County School Districts Bond and Levy Measures. Speakers include Lisa Brown, Mayor, City of Spokane; Alisha Benson, CEO, GSI; Ezra Eckhardt, CEO, STCU; and school student and staff
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Predicting the future is impossible, but planning for it is imperative By Kris Johnson, President, Association of Washington Business and Steve Mullin, President, Washington Roundtable What will Washington’s economy look like in 10 or 15 years? Will the state’s younger residents be able to connect with rewarding careers? Will employers struggle to find qualified workers?
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By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate While Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a holiday for many, it is one of the busiest days in the legislative calendar, with constituents arriving by busload to meet with their delegations. Bills are moving quickly in committees already and there are plenty to
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GSI Board of Trustees votes to support School Bonds and Levies and Library Operations Levy Greater Spokane Inc.’s (GSI) Board of Trustees voted to support the passage of upcoming regional school bond and levy measures, and the Library Operations Levy, all of which will appear on the February 13 special election ballot. Funding from bonds
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Advocating for Medical Lake Recovery, the North Spokane Corridor, and Education and Workforce Solutions By Jake Mayson, Director of Public Policy, Greater Spokane Inc. From January 17-19, Greater Spokane Inc. embarked on an impactful journey to the state capital for the much-anticipated 2024 Olympia Fly-In with more than 60 business, non-profit, elected, and public sector
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