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Late Sunday night, the Washington State Legislature passed the 2019-2021 budget in Olympia. The $52.4 billion budget was passed after a 105-day regular session by 57-41 in the House and 27-21 in the Senate. While the budget does raise taxes, it does not include the proposed capital gains tax. To pay for the budget increase […]

The Grant County Economic Development Council and Washington Small Business Development Center Outbound Trade Event has received a National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) International Program of Excellence Award, which will be presented to Grant County SBDC advisor Allan Peterson and SBDC export trade advisor Vern Jenkins at the national conference in […]

The Grant County Economic Development Council (GCEDC) has completed the 2019 Grant and Adams Counties Wage & Benefit Survey. The last time the survey was completed was in 2014. Previously, GCEDC used a company called Pathways but since that time, the company stopped providing services such as a wage & benefit survey. Allan Peterson, a […]

The Grant County Economic Development Council held the 2019 Annual Banquet on March 7, 2019. Gary Chandler, Vice President, Government Affairs with the Association of Washington Business, was the keynote speaker. Chandler gave a Washington State legislative update to a crowd of about 120 attendees. He reported that the Washington Senate and House of Representatives […]

The Washington Economic Development Association held their 2019 Winter Conference in Olympia on March 5-6, 2019. This year the keynote speaker was Mike Egan, Director of TechSpark at Microsoft. According to Microsoft’s website, “TechSpark is a civic program aimed at fostering greater economic opportunity and job creation through partnership with rural and smaller metropolitan communities.” […]

Grant County Economic Development Council and Washington State Small Business Development Center Extend a special invitation for your business to participate in the 2019 TWO-DAY Export Readiness Workshop Learn export business planning and financing, foreign market entry methods and how to get your products in front of foreign buyers. Presenters Include: WSBDC International Trade Specialist […]

Former State Rep. Gary Chandler is AWB’s vice president of government affairs. He is the association’s chief lobbyist and directs its legislative and regulatory programs. As a legislator, Chandler co-chaired the House Agriculture and Ecology Committee and served on the Natural Resources and Transportation committees during the last legislative session. He was first elected to […]