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Jay Allert Aslin-Finch Co

Dr. Rodolfo ArevaloEastern Washington

University

Barry BakerBaker Construction

& Development

Dave BlackNAI Black

Bill BoutenBouten Construction

Jane BrownPaine Hamblen

Dr. Lisa BrownWashington State

University Spokane

Kent CaputoKalispel Tribal

Economic Authority

Mayor David Condon City of Spokane

Elaine CoutureProvidence Health Care

W. Stacey CowlesThe Spokesman Review

Scott DietzenCliftonLarsonAllen

Phil DiPofiNorthwest Farm Credit Services

Dr. Michael DunnNortheast Washington

ESD101

Steve DuvoisinInland Imaging

Ezra EckhardtSterling Bank

Roger FlintCH2M Hill, Inc.

Tom FritzInland Northwest Health Services

Matt GerberIT-Lifeline

Kristin GoffWendle Motors

John Guarisco MDI Marketing

Craig HartHart Capital

Management

Jack HeathWashington Trust Bank

Michelle HegeDesautel Hege

Communications

Chris HenjumHydrafab Northwest

Latisha Hill Avista

Dr. Christine JohnsonCommunity Colleges

of Spokane

Tom JohnsonSTCU

Terry JudgeHotstart, Inc.

Larry KrauterSpokane International

Airport

Tyler LaffertySeven2

Pam LundGirl Scouts of Eastern WA

and Northern ID

Dr. Thayne McCullohGonzaga University

Patricia McRaeKHQ TV

John MoloneyMoloney + O’Neill

Marcelo MoralesJubilant HollisterStier

Scott MorrisAvista

Col. Brian Newberry Fairchild Air Force Base

Tom NovotneyCenturyLink

Commissioner Shelly O’QuinnSpokane County

Kevin PersonWagstaff

Mayor Steve Peterson City of Liberty Lake

Coleen QuisenberryQuisenberry Marketing

& Design

Dr. Shelley RedingerSpokane Public Schools

Steve RobinsonSpokane Rock Products

Jan SchmidlkoferK & N

Lisa ShafferPaw Print Genetics

Tom SimpsonNorthwest Venture

Associates

Ben SmallCentral Valley School District

Larry SoehrenKiemle & Hagood

Company

Larry SwartzLydig Construction

Dr. Beck TaylorWhitworth University

Mayor Tom Towey City of Spokane Valley

Bruce WilliamsGeoEngineers, Inc.

Kyle WindhornWalmart

2013-2014 Board of Trustees

Ellie AaroBeacon Hill Events

Jamie AitkenKREM TV & KSKN TV

Michael SenskePearson Packaging

Systems

Chair-Elect

Linda ElkinUS Bank

General Counsel

Bill SymmesWitherspoon Kelley

Treasurer

Kurt WalsdorfBank of America

President & CEO

Rich HadleyGreater Spokane

Incorporated

Immediate Past Chair

Jeff PhilippsRosauers Supermarkets

BOARD OFFICERS:

TRuSTEES:

Create Something GreaterAnnual Report 2013

Driving Initiatives to Improve Our Region • Assisted companies with recruitment

and expansion projects, creating 709 new jobs and more than $132 million in annual economic impact. Recruited five businesses to our region including Vivint, one of North America’s largest home automation companies and Puget E, a manufacturer of liquid and granular organic fertilizers.

• Partnered with Spokane International Airport (SIA) on Strategic Reserve Funds for Horizon Airlines, which added a maintenance facility at SIA. Assisted Providence Health Services, Pyrotek and Paw Print Genetics with expansions.

• With over half of the North Spokane Corridor (NSC) completed, GSI and partners continue to advocate for $750 million to complete the NSC from Francis Avenue to I-90.

• Supported the expansion of our aerospace industry by participating on the Governor’s Trade Mission to the Paris Air Show, meeting with 19 aerospace companies and continuing outreach to other aerospace-related prospects.

• Assisted 82 businesses with more than $7 million in government contracting awards, creating 140 new jobs, helping them grow and be positioned to secure future contracts.

• Worked with the City of Spokane to streamline the commercial permitting process in support of a business-friendly environment, building a bridge between government and small business.

• Partnered with Health Sciences and Services Authority to complete a Health Sciences gap analysis, which provides a foundation for growing our health science cluster.

• Spokane International Trade Alliance integrated with Greater Spokane Incorporated, adding export and import expertise to GSI’s economic development services.

• Provided continued support of Spokane STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Network and elevated the importance of STEM education in our community.

• Partnered with Priority Spokane to focus on middle school attendance, ensure middle school completion, and higher graduation rates and career opportunities for our youth.

• Partnered to help launch Spokane Valley Tech, a new learning environment for high school students to gain technical skills in growing industries with a focus on career and college readiness.

• Partnered with Eastern Washington University on the annual FIRST Robotics competition, drawing more than 1,100 students and 47 teams from five states.

Advocating for Business with a Strong, Unified Voice

• Advocated for the new KC 46A tankers to be assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base. Will continue to lead efforts to protect Fairchild from Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), and to be selected as the second active duty operating base to receive new tankers in 2019.

• The legislature funded $6 million for the continued expansion of undergraduate and graduate medical education, and biomedical research at the Academic Health Science Center. This will support pre-clinical instruction in the WWAMI program and will expand medical education by 20 second-year medical students in Spokane per year.

• Advocated with Association of Washington Business and 25 other chambers in WA to reform workers compensation, reduce state expenditures and encourage economic recovery through job creation.

• Worked with local, state, and federal elected officials to retain the National Institute of Occupational Health and Research (NIOSH), an agency part of the Center for Disease Control and increase full time employees in City of Spokane.

• Successfully received over $17 million in projects for our region, as a result of leading 90 business leaders to Olympia and meeting with transportation, higher education, health care, and K-12 state legislative leaders.

• Traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate for priority projects for our region with over 40 business leaders representing Greater Spokane Incorporated, Greater Spokane Valley, West Plains, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls Chambers of Commerce.

• Participated in the Fairchild Air Force Base (FAFB) Accident Potential Zone Relocation Project, a community based effort to eliminate encroachment around FAFB. Received $2.7 million in state funding for land purchase.

“GSI has had an immense impact on our business. From the moment we started, they were there to be our partners and listened to

what we needed as a business.”–Ellie Aaro

Beacon Hill Catering & Events

• Formed a collaboration with the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce to promote freight mobility through the Inland Pacific Hub (IPH). Once fully implemented the IPH will be a multi-modal gateway hub with increased domestic and international commerce.

• Participated with a broad base of community and business leaders in a successful pre-election challenge of the “Community Bill of Rights” and “Voter Bill of Rights” to determine the legality of the two initiatives proposed for the City of Spokane’s November ballot.

Connecting Businesses to Valuable Resources

• Launched [Work 101], a unique high school internship program that gives employers the opportunity to provide high school students a meaningful worksite learning experience that builds academic, technical and worksite skills. In the first year Riverpoint Academy had 60 students in extended job shadows at over 20 companies in Spokane.

• Organized eight Teaching the Teachers workshops in industries ranging from energy, engineering, health care diagnostics, advanced manufacturing and banking, serving teachers from 12 school districts who teach approximately 4,325 students.

• Held Explore Your Future which exposed 1,100 students from 36 schools to career paths in over 120 businesses in healthcare, architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, higher education, government services, professional services, media and communications.

• Launched Access2Experience, a new online platform, founded by Tyler Lafferty, of Seven2, to bridge the gap between business and education by creating an easy way for business professionals and educators to connect and engage in the classroom, provide company tours, job shadows and internships.

• Hosted a sold-out Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum, an expanded Ag Week, and set the highest attendance record of almost 6,000 attendees in over 20 years. Annually, Ag Expo creates more than $4.8 million in economic impact for our community.

Providing Connections and Visibility

• Provided 15 educational workshops and events through our BIZStreet program to more than 400 members, offering more opportunities for members to network and learn best business practices in support of their business.

• Hosted approximately 5,000 attendees at more than 45 small and large educational and networking events offering more opportunities for members to make important connections, gain visibility for their business, and obtain information critical to their company.

• Supported our business members with a variety of visibility options including advertising, ribbon cuttings, referrals, introductions and more to help create greater awareness of their business in the community.

“STEM education has become a huge need for our economy and for our kids, and GSI

has become a leader in helping link business and education.”

–Ben SmallCentral Valley School District

REVENUE SOURCES

MEMBERS BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

MEMBERS BY INDUSTRY

Greater Spokane Incorporated

801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100

Spokane, WA 99201

509.624.1393 | GreaterSpokane.org

“GSI gives us another way we can support our region, and help Spokane prosper. A better

Spokane provides a better Hotstart.”–Terry JudgeHotstart, Inc.

MEMBERS BY LOCATION

Create Something Greater

Greater Spokane Incorporated works to build a strong economy in our region by:

Connecting businesses to valuable relationships, leads, exposure and resources

Driving initiatives to improve the regional economy

Advocating on behalf of business owners with local, state and federal policy makers

500+ 5%

101-500 13%

51-100 9%

26-50 4%

11-25 19%

Business Products & Services 9%Government 2%

Other Services 12%

Professional Services 13%

Financial Services 11%

Hospitality Services 10%

Retail Trade 4%

Health Care 12%

Construction 8%

Education 3%

Telecom/Energy/ Utilities 3%

Non Profit 6%

Manufacturing& Technology 7%

1-10 40%

Public Investment& Grants 22%

Regional 19%

Events 21%

Other Revenue 2%

Membership 55%

Valley 16%

West Plains 4%

South 8%

North 14%

Liberty Lake 2%

Downtown 37%

Mission: Grow Jobs and Business Investment