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GSI Receives Economic Development Administration Grant for Regional Strategy

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(SPOKANE, Wash.) – Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) announced today that it received formal notice of a $200,000 grant award from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to update the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). This grant was submitted by GSI and partners on behalf of and with support from local governments, businesses and non-profits. […]

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Spokane Ag Show Post Event Story

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The state of agriculture reflects our future from a food supply standpoint as well as international trade, technology, employment, and environmental conservation. With the continued mission to promote and protect our regional agribusiness sector, we hosted the first ever virtual Spokane Ag Show Feb 23-25. 2021 marked the 44th year of the Spokane Ag Show

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A Letter from our Board Chair: Paul Read

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Last week, GSI celebrated at its annual meeting under the very appropriate theme of “The Power of We.” I can’t stress enough how important that notion is to our community right now, as we begin the hard work of emerging from a crisis and begin envisioning our future. Earlier, our board adopted an economic recovery

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2021 State Legislative Session Update

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Monday, February 22 serves as the fiscal committee cutoff for all bills introduced this session. What does this mean? Hundreds of bills were either amended to pass out of the fiscal committee or they will no longer proceed (unless they are deemed NTIB, or necessary to implement budget.” In next week’s newsletter, we will provide

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Child Care Help Checklist for Employers

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You can’t go very far these days without hearing about the national and local child care crisis that existed prior to COVID and continues even more so today. GSI would like to help employers help their employees combat this challenging situation. Through our Chamber and Economic Development networks, a plethora of child care studies and

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Greater Spokane Inc. To Our Members

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A number of new words and phrases were introduced into our vernacular in 2020: PPE, social distancing, mask-up, virtual everything, Zoom (as a noun, adjective, verb and adverb!), “You’re on mute,” CARES Act, and Spread Kindness. Along with new words and phrases for 2020, GSI and its many partners shifted into high gear to support

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GSI on Regional Levy Outcomes

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(SPOKANE, Wash.) – Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI), understands the important, symbiotic relationship between a healthy economy and well-educated students, who become our future workforce. “We are proud of our community for investing in our region’s students,” said GSI CEO Alisha Benson. “While votes are still being counted, positive early results demonstrate a community understanding about

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High School Internships Needed in Bio-Industries

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By Katrina Rogers Health and Life Sciences has long been a core industry in Spokane. Existing companies in health care, health IT, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics employ 47,450 people in the region, and the sector is rapidly growing. Career opportunities abound, yet the diversity of health and life sciences career roles can make choosing

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Local Healthcare Leaders Support Our Schools

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By Elaine Couture and David O’Brien On Tuesday, voters will be asked to vote on school district levies across Spokane County. These replacement levies come before voters every three years to replace expiring levies and maintain important services at our schools. We are asking our community to join us in voting “yes” to support these

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WSU Program Receives CCW Funding

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Written by Jessica Gerdes and Ken Roberts Our program is based in the premise that students in rural communities choose careers in the health sciences at a lower frequency than their peers in more urban communities, because they have fewer role models and mentors. This project is designed to integrate exposure to health science careers

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