Clallam County Economic Development Council Membership 2011 7 Cedars Casino & Resort Properties A-M Systems, LLC Angeles Electric, Inc. Atlas Trucking Arrow Launch Services, Inc. Baker, Overby and Moore Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory or Pacific Northwest National Laboratory? Bella Italia Black Ball Transport Blake Sand & Gravel Blue Tux Internet Service Cedar Avenue Self Storage CenturyLink Clallam Transit System Columbia Bank Express Employment Professionals First Federal Green Crow Partnership Hermann Bros. Logging High Energy Metals Interfor Pacific Jamestown S’Klallam Economic Development Authority JOJACO Properties, LLC
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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Linda Barnfather John Beitzel Allan Bentley Paris Bishop Laurel Black Brando Blore Harriette Buchmann Joe Cammack Orville Campbell Laura Dubois George Eastman Rod Fleck Cherie Kidd Patricia McCauley Paul McHugh Steve Methner Sara Lee O’Connor Jane Pryne John Ralston Christopher Simmons FaLeana Wech
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The Great Recession was pronounced ended in 2009, however, its effects still are apparent in rural Clallam County in 2011 — elevated unemployment, budget cuts in both public and private businesses and an inventory of empty buildings throughout the county, to name a few indicators. Many are asking the question, “Is this the new normal?” What is the “new normal” or as some are describing it as the “new mix”? As stated in a March 2011 Bloomberg Business Report, “The difference between these terms is more than just semantics. One forecasts prolonged drudgery (new normal), the other sees recovery (new mix).” It is apparent that adapting to a “new mix” of economic variables is the only way to not only survive, but to THRIVE! With this in mind, it always is the Clallam EDC’s mission to bring economic tools and advantages to our county. In 2011, in a continual effort to distinguish our county as ready, willing and able to thrive, the Clallam EDC Board of Directors, led by its 2011 officers, focused its efforts on the following: • To initiate steps to grow a new industry through a completed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of our region’s industry-readiness to respond to the future of marine energy (wind, wave and tidal). This analysis was funded through local public matching and a Washington State’s Department of Commerce grant. • To respond to our businesses’ requests. A completed economic impact study of the Carlsborg business community that was presented to the business community and representatives for the PUD and the county. The Clallam EDC provided a college intern to work with Carlsborg business leaders to complete the much-requested study. • To secure additional business funding. The funding of the Olympic Finance Development Authority, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) lending organization, funding the region’s job development projects. It has been awarded three funds representing a $1 million loan portfolio in 2011. • To elevate our entrepreneurs. The redesignation of our area as a Washington state-recognized Innovation Partnership Zone. The zone’s sponsors are Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Sequim, the Port of Port Angeles and Peninsula College. • To give primary support to incumbent businesses. In spring 2011, completed more than 40 business retention and expansion visits with follow up activities in support of our local businesses. • To bring a rural voice to the state. Clallam EDC representation appointed to the Washington State’s Department of Commerce’s Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB). • Be willing to work smarter and harder. A well-thought-out 2012 EDC Workplan developed by a committee representing funding partners, board officers and business representatives. We look forward to 2012 responding to new opportunities, new issues — and always being aware of the “new mix.”
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL? Atlas Trucking Inc. is a transportation company based in Port Angeles operating on the Olympic Peninsula and throughout the Puget Sound region and northern Oregon. We provide full truckload transportation services and container drayage. Atlas also runs a diesel maintenance shop to maintain its equipment and provide professional mechanical services for customers.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? Given the variety of products we transport for our customers, our market mix is approximately 20 percent local; 60 percent regional and 20 percent international.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? Atlas Trucking has been operating for 41 years and currently employs 43. In the early 1980s, the company switched from logging and heavy equipment hauling to now major in paper and wood products hauling in Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Looking ahead, the need for trucking on and off the Olympic Peninsula will continue, but load levels and customer needs are limited, unpredictable and present logistical challenges. Local demand
for trucking is mostly driven by a sustainable wood products industry. Consumer spending on varieties of products on local shelves also affects trucking. It is hard to imagine profitable growth anytime soon. Operating as efficiently as possible is critical.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Atlas is striving to operate as leanly and efficiently as possible to remain competitive. There are many threats now to trucking profitability, including mounting government and environmental regulations that soon will include the need to purchase newer and more expensive equipment. Atlas’ viability also includes maintaining a good safety record and holding regular quarterly driver and mechanic safety training. Because of our location on the Olympic Peninsula, the survival of Atlas and local employers like us is closely linked to the mutual survival of our industry partners requiring our services.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? Clallam County does have industry, people and resources and, therefore, business opportunities. A new transportation business would face challenges here but would discover this county’s supportive business environment, strong worker base and the dedicated, solid customers still in operation.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? For someone starting a new business in Clallam
TOM BAERMANN TO WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL? Canon digital imaging products, copiers, printers, archiving software and scanners along with the service for those items are still and have been the biggest part of POE for the past 25 years. We really do not see the archival and retrieval slowing up at all. Our business CLALLAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
STEVE KENNEDY County, it would be advisable first to research the existing customer base and its capacity for a particular product or service. In light of the economy and limited market, prudent business thinking suggests staying out of debt and operating lean, but not at the sacrifice of good customer service.
partners understand the value POE brings to the table and rely on us to keep up with technologies so that POE can continue to earn their repeat business. Computers and networking also continue to grow at an amazing speed. POE provides network support and contracts to our business partners. POE has been providing a solution with our partner OlyPen for an affordable and safe off-site back up. POE is a NEC unified telecommunications dealer. We provide a variety of communication solutions for both large and small business, from the vintage hardwired systems to wireless and network IP/ Internet protocol solutions. For the past 10-plus years POE has had an online office supplies/furniture site connected to our POE web site. We are very competitive with many big online stores and bring the extra bonus of keeping it local with free, next-day delivery in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? 100 percent local.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? POE has been in business since 1965. I have been at POE since 1981 and currently support 27 full-time career jobs.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? Being a member of the EDC allows Atlas Trucking Inc. to work together with other businesses and local government to hopefully have a positive influence and promote a viable local business environment.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Competing with Internet and overseas jobs always is challenging. Software-driven products and their technical support is now and is going to be the future for some time.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Yes. As businesses closed up in several different markets, revenues dropped dramatically overnight starting in 2008. POE was forced to lay off 35 percent of its work force as a direct effect of companies closing down and downsizing. Since then we have been seeing increases in business but not even close to pre-2008 levels.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? Local flavor and being part of a tight community while providing quality products and service.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? Do your homework and cover all your bases. Use your local resources for business mentoring and advising.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? To understand the local market and possible different solutions to making our local market work and grow and to support our local community.
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DUANE FOLDEN WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL? We are a locally owned staffing company that offers a full range of staffing, productivity and human resource solutions and services. We are your local expert for recruiting, hiring and matching people to jobs. The three main staffing services we provide are Evaluation Hire (Temp to Hire), Temporary Hire and Direct Hire. Deciding on which staffing service to use depends on what the client’s needs are at the time. Simply share your needs and we will find the best employee for you.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? 100 percent of my market is local. We are a locally owned franchise with a territory that includes all of Clallam and Jefferson counties.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? We’ve had the privilege of serving the business community for more than seven years. We employ two full-time staff in the office at this time, not including myself. Depending on the time of year and the local economy, we have 25 to 50 associates working in any given week. This includes a mix of part-time and full-time positions.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Since the beginning of this last recession, the staffing industry has
seen a large increase in both short- and long-term temporary staffing. Businesses needed to cut their staffing levels to survive. Then they realized that at times they needed more staff, but not on a permanent basis. As the economy slowly improves, these businesses increasingly can utilize these temporary workers only on a need basis. This allows the business to avoid the costs of having too many staff, hiring and firing and unemployment taxes. Another advantage to this temporary staffing is that when a business needs more permanent staff, it can convert the best-trained temporary workers into permanent workers and save the training costs. We see this trend continuing for the next several years, including in our local market.
Duane Folden, owner, and employees Jessica Rosencrants and Nila Madsen
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Yes, we had to make some changes. I dropped from 3.5 to 2 fulltime employees. We are really emphasizing to businesses the ways that temp staffing can save them money and still allow them to grow in this down economy.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? There is no advantage or disadvantage for a staffing company to be located here. The services we provide are needed wherever businesses are located. The advantage for me in locating my staffing company here is that I grew up and raised a family here. This has been my home for 36 years and I am part of the community.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? Utilize the resources our community offers, including the EDC and SCORE. Have a realistic business plan in place and make sure you have the capital needed to get you through the first few years. Remember that it always takes more money than you plan for to start and stay in business.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? I have a vested interest in the Olympic Peninsula business community. By being a member and supporting the EDC, I am doing what I can to help support and grow this business community.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS?
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AL KRUEBBE WHAT IS THE MAJOR SERVICE YOU PROVIDE? We provide residential mortgages for purchases and refinance. We contract with approximately 20 different major lenders. Because of this we have the ability to customize a mortgage to fit the borrower’s needs. In addition, we can shop the best rates and terms available at the time. Buying or selling a home is a complex transaction. Our personalized service and individual attention given to each transaction
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Approximately 98 percent of our market is established in Clallam County. We are licensed for the entire state of Washington; therefore, we are able to originate loans anywhere in the state. Our market is almost entirely referrals from Realtors and past clients. Because our office is located in Sequim, the majority of our market is providing mortgages for people retiring to our area.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? After having been engaged in the insurance and securities business for 25 years, I felt a need to change careers. After extensive schooling and licensing requirements, I started Peninsula Mortgage in April 1997.
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With property values having fallen considerably over the past three years, appraisals in many cases have fallen short of the value needed for some refinance transactions as well as purchases. The numerous amount of foreclosures that have resold well below market value have had a huge effect on appraisals. However, we feel the values have bottomed out in Clallam County. We feel values will hold steady for several years before rising at a very slow rate. Mortgage rates are at historical lows and probably will remain steady for at least another year. The time could not be better to refinance or purchase a home. However, markets in states like California have to improve to give our market a boost since many buyers need to sell their existing homes before relocating and buying here.
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? Our area is comprised of small towns with businesses that work close with one another. It makes for an opportunity to create a large referral base which is the key to any successful business. Who wouldn’t want to drive to work with a beautiful view of the Olympic Mountains on a daily basis!
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? First explore the need for your service or products. Observe your competition and what they are doing right or wrong. Most importantly, be wellcapitalized to ride out the initial start-up period.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC?
The economic environment has been particularly harsh on businesses tied to the real estate industry. We have had to cut expenses in order to maintain decent profit levels. Early this year I had to close our Port Angeles branch where I employed two people. The good news is that they were immediately
The EDC provides the needed support and assistance for all businesses to grow and prosper. As businesses grow and expand, so does our economy and jobs. Partnering with other agencies makes the EDC a one-stop source for business needs with the bottom line of job creation.
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL? We provide commercial building space for a variety of clients in the form of retail, mini storage, warehouse, light manufacturing and of course space for your drive-up latte. For start-up businesses and hobbyists, we have what we call incubators, a warehouse with a small office. We also develop commercial and residential properties, which are available for purchase or lease.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? All of our properties are located in Clallam County so it’s 100 percent local, although many of our tenants do a considerable amount of business nationally and internationally.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? JOJACO Properties, formed 17 years ago, is a family business owned by Mark and Aleta Smith and daughters Jode Beauvais and Jacquie Wilskey. The roots of the business, however, started in 1934 when Mark’s grandparents, Harrison and Mary Bennett, purchased property in the Carlsborg area. Much of this property remains in the family today.
JOJACO Properties LLC owners, from left, are Jacquie Wilskey, Mark Smith, Aleta Smith and Jode Beauvais.
We are proud to have been a part of Clallam County’s business community for all these years. Directly, JOJACO represents two jobs; indirectly, through our continued effort to provide quality commercial space, our tenants have 61 employees.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Due to the state of the economy new business starts have been slow and many businesses have failed. I don’t see things changing much in the near term. One bright spot locally is the Clallam County commissioners’ resolve to protect and maintain the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area, thereby saving hundreds of jobs. We are heavily involved in the Carlsborg business community. Having commercial and industrial space available, when the economy does turn around, is very important to Clallam County’s economy. The efforts to upgrade Internet capacity on the peninsula will continue to attract new high-tech business, thus giving Clallam County something it has never had during my lifetime, jobs for our children who would like to live and raise their children here.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Since we do not have a large employee base, we
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run fairly lean all the time. We have had to re-examine our costs and be prepared for a reduction in income if a tenant can no longer survive and thus no longer needs our space. We currently have land and building inventory that is available so we are not making any new purchases of inventory.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? As they say, “Location, Location, Location.” People all over the world know about the Olympic Peninsula and all of its amenities. If we can create more high-tech jobs, there will be considerable demand for new commercial and residential uses. Commercial and residential developers and builders are needed almost everywhere, but I can’t think of a better place to live, work and raise a family.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? First, think long and hard about what type of business you want to be in. Find something that you love to do. If you don’t love what you do, it will be difficult to succeed. Second, write a business plan because so many people jump into a business and hope for the best. During these lean times be sure you are conservative in your projections and be financially prepared from the start. Third, persistence: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” — Calvin Coolidge
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? We are new members of the EDC. We joined to support its effort to preserve jobs and provide leadership and direction for new businesses starting up or moving to our area. We are very appreciative of the EDC’s involvement in preserving the hundreds of jobs in the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area.
Olympic Finance Development Authority (OFDA) By Linda Rotmark, Executive Director Purpose: To facilitate access to capital for private and public employment-generating projects of all sizes in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason and Kitsap counties. Other regional communities also may benefit from the OFDA’s funding portfolio. Need: Limited access to financing, both debt and equity, is the single greatest barrier to retaining and growing living wage jobs on the Olympic Peninsula. Commercial lenders continue to be essential to local economies by providing credit to businesses that can meet their loan criteria. Capital access is a pervasive problem for all others. The Olympic Peninsula is a rural region and the relative prosperity of residents is very dependent upon the vitality of small and mid-size businesses. But opportunities for new living wage jobs and economic diversification frequently are not attained because financial resources generally are not available where demand is the greatest. New businesses on the peninsula generally have limited or no access to micro loans to fund start-ups; there are no non-bank revolving loan funds in the four-county region to make almost-bankable projects bankable. Opportunity: Alone, none of the counties has an economy large enough to develop and sustain an impactive solution. Together, we do. The OFDA is envisioned as a self-sustaining entity
made possible by pooling fee, loan interest and portfolio management income to support broad financing expertise, while preserving provincial economic development interests. It avoids replicating the inadequacies of the current fragmented landscape by providing direct loans, relending services and debt/equity structuring. The mission is to fill the financing and technical assistance gaps that are preventing viable economic initiatives from moving ahead. Organization and Governance: A nonprofit, charitable foundation registered as a 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Code. A board of directors has been assembled, comprising the executive directors of each of the economic development organizations in the counties, a private sector representative from each of the four counties and a commercial lending industry representative. Funding as of December 2011: A $1 million portfolio consisting of three revolving loan funds. • Kitsap County Community Development Corporation funds: approximately $150,000 (Kitsap County projects only). • USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant, Revolving Loan Fund: $98,000 (Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, Clallam). • Washington State Department of Commerce Coastal Loan Fund: approximately $752,000 (Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties).
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WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/ MANUFACTURE/SELL? We provide Northwest individuals and businesses with the financial services they need to be successful.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/ NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? Columbia Bank is a regional Pacific Northwest community bank serving businesses and individuals throughout Washington and Oregon.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? Columbia Bank joined the Clallam community in 2010 and recently has opened two new locations in Sequim and Port Angeles. We have 13 employees here and more than 1,300 companywide.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Locally, we’re going to see increased opportunities as a result of expanding partnerships and collaborative efforts to grow our economic base. Columbia Bank will be one of these partners, along with the EDC, other public agencies and the business community.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Absolutely. We must work more efficiently, but also smarter in order to continue to meet the needs of the customers we
serve. We’re fortunate to have the capital to lend and expertise in a number of special areas. Our increasing SBA and USDA lending activity is a good example of that.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE?
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? This is the perfect time to do it. Barriers to entry have been reduced although the competition has taken on a new form. Businesses that remain active are stronger and better at what they do, so you must strive to meet your customers’ needs better than anyone else.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? The Clallam EDC is comprised of the key public and private entities that are actively creating or influencing economic growth in our region. Columbia Bank’s core mission and the resources we provide as a financing partner align perfectly with what the EDC does and the businesses we serve together.
WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/ SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/ MANUFACTURE? Under the authority of the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard, Arrow Launch provides passenger and freight service to deep draft vessels.
WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/ SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL?
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL? Our customers come to Puget Sound from all over the planet. Our customers bring commodities to and from Puget Sound and distribute outgoing products throughout the world (i.e. oil, grains, agricultural, manufactured goods, etc). In performing service to our customers, we provide the water transportation needs of the owners, crew, vendors and regulatory agencies requiring access to the vessel.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? Since 1989. Additionally, the business had been established approximately 17 years prior to our ownership.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS? Flat or decreasing.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? Deepwater port/access for customers.
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Capital fuels our local economic engine, so there’s a natural fit and relevancy based on that. Columbia Bank has the advantage of providing resources that other community banks are unable to — international banking, professional banking, trust services, tribal and municipal banking, to name a few.
Sher wood Assisted Living offers the MOST comprehensive range of assisted services available on the peninsula. Whether it is day care, short-term transition before returning home or a more permanent situation, Sherwood Assisted Living often provides an affordable alternative to a nursing home. Sherwood Assisted Living also provides a secure unit for Alzheimer’s and related dementia care. Medical facilities on the Sherwood campus add to the supportive services available.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/ NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? At least 95 percent of the resident population is local, with 5 percent coming from as far away as New York and Florida.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? Sherwood Assisted Living has been serving our community since 1974. Currently, we have 110 employees working at Sherwood Assisted Living adding economic strength to our community.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? It is felt that together with the aging population of our area and the high quality of care provided, no significant change will be required within our business.
BILL LITTLEJOHN
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? It is important that we find ways to be as efficient as possible to keep our rates affordable.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? The demographics of our community provide an increasing number of people needing assistance.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? The negative side of starting a health care business is the increasing government involvement with additional regulations and shrinking Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? Why am I a member of the EDC? I think it is important to support overall economic growth. This is a positive for any business. CLALLAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
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market of people with disabilities in the county. All of the people we serve live locally.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? Stacey Shipley at work at Lee Shore Boats Morningside
JONATHAN PLEGER AND JONATHAN TOLIVER WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/MANUFACTURE/SELL? We are in the “people business” — Morningside’s mission is to advance the employment and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities. Simply put, we help people with disabilities find jobs and support them afterward as needed.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? Morningside has offices in five counties. Clallam County represents approximately 12 percent of our company revenue. We serve the majority of the
Morningside has been in existence since 1963 in Olympia, where it was founded and is headquartered. We began serving the communities in Clallam County in 2000. Of the 63 total clients we serve, 37 are employed in the community while 26 others are in various stages of job development and in the process of finding employment.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? Businesses will have to continue running lean and owners/managers will need to keep doing more with less. Businesses will need to think differently. One way to help do that is to hire a Morningside client to complete some of those tasks and jobs that are being neglected. This can have a tremendous impact on the business and the morale of overworked employees. The benefits to the business far exceed the costs.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT?
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS?
The continued weak economy has made it more difficult to find jobs for our clients. We have had to be more creative in working with local businesses to create jobs that free up higher-earning staff. Many businesses are understandably nervous about adding new employees in these tight times. However, given our track record of success in finding good job matches for our clients and local businesses and the overall enthusiasm, dependability and dedication that they bring to the job, it is a no-brainer to hire one of our clients.
In the service industry, good employees are the key. So when hiring, think about personnel and make sure to get a good fit for the job you need done. Think about what qualities you want in an employee, such as always on time, hard worker, hardly ever misses work and loves his/her job. Those traits would make for wonderful employees in any business and also fit the profile of our clients. Think about hiring a person with a disability not just to diversify your workplace but, more importantly, to help your business be more productive and successful.
JIM LARSON, MORNINGSIDE PRESIDENT/CEO
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE?
O ver 11 years ago, we were asked by Clallam County to expand our service area and provide employment services to people with disabilities because there was a need for our services and because of the quality that we provide in delivering those services. It is a great community and offers us the opportunity to serve even more people with disabilities.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? We strive to form partnerships with many different businesses and community organizations and one of our company values is supporting a strong local economy, the same as the EDC’s mission. We are keenly interested in and connected to the local economy and the EDC helps us keep up to date on what is happening with both new and established businesses as well as keeping us informed about future trends. A strong local economy means more job opportunities for our clients. That is good for our clients and good for the community. When our clients are employed, they are paying taxes and reinvesting their hard-earned money back into the local economy and thus contributing to a stronger economy. We like to say, “When Everybody Works, Everybody Wins!”
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BILL AND KITTY SPERRY 110 Business Park • Forks WHAT IS THE MAJOR PRODUCT/SERVICE YOU PROVIDE/ MANUFACTURE/SELL? We sell several — we sell rooms and RV space at Huckleberry Lodge in Forks. The lodge is well established and is busy year-round, summer being the busiest. We also have a retail store where we sell locally made items, gifts, Native American crafts and antiques. We also provide storage for more than 250 people, as well as workshops, a public meeting facility and an indoor archery range. We also provide commercial buildings for businesses in Forks.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR MARKET IS LOCAL/NATIONAL/REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL? Most all of our tenants for storage and workshops are local. Lodging is 95 percent national and international because our lodging guests come from almost every country, with a heavy emphasis on European countries.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE? HOW MANY JOBS DOES YOUR COMPANY REPRESENT? We have been in business for 15 years in Forks. In the summer we have six employees and during the winter it goes down to five.
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS YOU SEE IN NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? LOCALLY? WITHIN YOUR MARKET? I see a slow improvement as the economy improves. The West End is not as heavily impacted with the national trends as we are somewhat isolated from the ups and downs of the economy.
HAS YOUR COMPANY MADE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO A NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? Yes, more advertising and more perks for our customers. One example is we provide free forklift use for tenants, as well as a free conference room. We also offer free use of restrooms; we pay for the maintenance on all restrooms. We also offer free use of a truck to move into our units.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES FOR A BUSINESS IN YOUR INDUSTRY IN LOCATING HERE? Low cost of facilities, a fairly low overhead, low labor cost, good location for doing electronic sales.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS? Make sure you have a sound business plan and enough funds to get you through the unexpected.
WHY ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE EDC? I’m interested in promoting other businesses as well as my own. The more business we have, the better the business climate will be for all of us.
0% APR with 60 Months to Pay on qualifying equipment* Offers valid 02/01/2012 - 03/14/2012 *See your independent Trane dealer for complete program eligibility, details and restrictions. Offers valid 02/01/2012 - 03/14/2012 on qualifying systems only. All sales must be to homeowners in the United States. Void where prohibited. The Home Projects Visa card is issued by Wells Fargo Financial National Bank. Special terms apply to qualifying purchases charged with approved credit at participating merchants. The special terms APR will continue to apply until all qualifying purchases are paid in full. 0%/12 Months: Regular minimum monthly payments are required during the special terms period. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date at the APR for Purchases if the purchase balance is not paid in full within the promotional period. 0% APR/60 Months: The minimum monthly payment will be the amount that will pay for the purchase in full in equal payments during the special terms period. For newly opened accounts, the regular APR is 27.99%. The APR will vary with the market based on the U.S. Prime Rate. The regular APR is given as of 1/10/2012. If you are charged interest in any billing cycle, the minimum interest charge will be $1.00. The regular APR will apply to certain fees such as a late payment fee or if you use the card for other transactions. If you use the card for cash advances, the cash advance fee is 5.0% of the amount of the cash advance, but not less than $10.00. Monthly payment if shown based on $7,100 purchase.
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2011 Clallam Economic Development Council Contract Partners CITY OF FORKS Bryon Monahon, Mayor Mike Breidenbach Bruce Guckenberg John Hillcar Kevin Hinchen Gus Wallerstedt
PUD #1 OF CLALLAM COUNTY Doug Nass, General Manager Hugh Haffner, Commissioner Will Purser, Commissioner Ted Simpson, Commissioner
CITY OF PORT ANGELES Dan DiGuilio, Mayor Kent Myers, City Manager Brad Collins Patrick Downie Cherie Kidd Max Mania Brooke Nelson Don Perry
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CLALLAM COUNTY Jim Jones, County Administrator Mike Chapman, Commissioner Mike Doherty, Commissioner Steve Tharinger, Commissioner
Eric Lewis, CEO John Beitzel Jim Cammack Arlene Engel Jean Hordyk Jim Leskinovitch John Miles John Nutter
CITY OF SEQUIM Ken Hays, Mayor Steve Burkett, City Manager Laura DuBois Erik Erichsen Don Hall Bill Huizinga Susan Lorentzen Ted Miller
PORT OF PORT ANGELES Jeff Robb, Executive Director John Calhoun, Commissioner Jim McEntire, Commissioner George Schoenfeldt, Commissioner
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SCORE counselors see big picture EDC utilizes the services of the Small Business Administration-sanctioned SCORE counselors to help the owners of prospective and established small businesses develop business plans. Currently three retired businessmen serve as SCORE counselors in Port Angeles. Although they perform similar services, they have unique specialties and approaches to help an entrepreneur brainstorm ideas, review financials or explore effective use of the Internet. Call the EDC and they can recommend a counselor and set up an appointment. All businesses start with a great idea in the eyes of the entrepreneur. What may not be known is whether customers share that vision and if they do, will they buy the product or service in quantities or at a price sufficient to meet the owner’s financial needs. A simple analysis will provide the business owner with lots of answers and probably even more questions. Here is an example: Consider using break-even analysis to determine required sales volume. As an example, take the latte stand owner who is going to be open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. six days a week with one employee and would like to make
$60,000 a year profit. Adding in other fixed costs, an annual financial requirement of the business easily could reach $150,000 per year. Now, consider that all coffee sold will cost $3 a cup with a net profit of $2. Simply divide $150,000 by $2 and the owner can see that 75,000 cups of coffee need to be sold each year. Then, divide the 75,000 cups of coffee by 300, the number of days open, which establishes a requirement to sell 250 cups of coffee each day if the financial goal is to be met. The owner now merely has to ask, can I sell 250 cups every day I’m open, or maybe more to the point, do I want to sell 250 cups of coffee every day? Similar calculations can be made by sellers of services. Business is all about money. Business owners need to acknowledge that they are not the business. They need to understand that they own a business that they work for. They should not accept anything less out of their own business than they would demand from any other business where they might work. How long would you work for a business that cannot or does not pay you?
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Merrill & Ring celebrates 125 years of forestry and land management in the Pacific Northwest Since its beginnings in 1886 by Thomas Merrill and Clark Ring, M&R ownership continues to be privately held by the family descendents of the founders. Throughout this history Merrill & Ring has been an industry leader in resource management and forest products marketing. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainable forestry and business practices that support a healthy environment, economy and our community. Being here for 125 years has given Merrill & Ring a longterm perspective. The resources we enjoy today are a product of our history, and the forest stewardship we practice today will shape our future.
Forest Management: We offer our owners and clients a wide range of forestry services, tailor-made to fit individual circumstances and goals for forest management and harvesting. Hunting & Recreation: The Pysht Tree Farm has long been known for its excellent hunting. A fee-for-access program helps maintain the special qualities of Pysht. Other M&R lands are generally open for non-motorized hunting and recreational use.
North Olympic Peninsula Innovation Partnership Zone The Olympic Peninsula’s redesignation as an Innovative Partnership Zone has been awarded through September 2015. The North Olympic Innovation Partnership Zone’s prime sponsors, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Science Laboratory in Sequim, the Port of Port Angeles, Peninsula College and the Clallam Economic Development Council received notice that its IPZ redesignation has been approved for another four-year term. An Innovation Partnership Zone is a unique economic development effort that unites research, workforce training and private sector participation in close geographic proximity to promote collaboration in a research-based effort that will lead to new technologies, marketable products, company formation and job creation. The IPZs are actively working with university researchers, developing prototypes with their private sector partners, providing internship opportunities for university students, incubating start-up companies, developing critical training programs and pulling technologies through technology transfer. All these efforts bring together industry and the community to develop new paths to innovation. The Legislature began designating IPZs in 2007 as a way to bring together public, private and nonprofit entities to further research job creation in fields that show exciting promise for economic development. In the case of the North Olympic Innovation Partnership Zone, we have committed to the following objectives: • Identification of and activities in renewable energy as a viable new industry cluster. • Identification of solutions and resources in the commercialization process that takes an innovative idea to market readiness. • Development of the Olympic Finance Development Authority, which recently was awarded $1 million in micro loan funds, to assist entrepreneurs and innovators in gap funding. A new designation and redesignation application process was conducted recently with successful designations announced Oct. 3, 2011. See the list of current IPZs below. Bellingham — Port of Bellingham Waterfront Innovation Zone Clean Transportation Bothell — Bothell Biomedical Manufacturing IPZ Ellensburg — Central Washington Resource Energy Collaborative, particularly wind and solar Grays Harbor — Grays Harbor IPZ Sustainable Industries King County — King County Financial Services Collaborative Pullman — Pullman IPZ Clean Information Technology and Data Center Technologies, Smart Grid Technologies, Smart Farm and Smart Home Technologies Redmond — Interactive Media and Digital Arts IPZ Richland — Tri-Cities Research District Energy Storage, Smart Grid & Other Seattle — South Lake Union Global Health IPZ Sequim — North Olympic Peninsula IPZ Marine and Tidal Energy Snohomish County — Aerospace Convergence Zone Spokane — Spokane University District IPZ Health Care and Energy Research Tacoma — Urban Clean Water Technology Zone Urban/Stormwater Management Walla Walla — Walla Walla Valley IPZ Viticulture and Water Management
Log Marketing: We purchase logs from timber owners throughout the northwest and market those logs to all local, regional and export customers, maximizing the value to both suppliers and customers.
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The power of deep-water wind By Charlie Brandt randt Pacific Northwest west National Laboratory
Worldwide, de, developed and emerging nations free are seeking new sources of reliable carbon carbon-free energy to assure their energy independence and security and to combat global climate change and ocean acidification. Offshore wind, with a U.S. coastal resource characterized at over 4,000 GW (approximately four times the generating capacity of the U.S.), is increasingly viewed as one of the most attractive options for developing utility-scale generation that can make a substantial contribution to the nation’s energy needs. To date, offshore wind generation in Europe, Asia and that planned for the U.S. has consisted of shallow-water, bottom-mounted devices within a few miles of shore; however, the strongest and most consistent wind resources occur offshore.
Unlike land-based wind and shallow nearshore wind, deep-water wind farms will be developed over the horizon from coastal view sheds, reducing human use conflicts, potentially harming fewer birds and bats as their numbers shrink dramatically offsshore sh hor o e and and realizing an ra re economies of scale through use ooff llarger arge ar gerr tu ge tur rb turbines in farms covering larger areas. Floatingg deep-water wind platforms can be Fl assembled in port and towed to the place of deployment, reducin reducing deployment costs and alleviating the need for expensive, exp specialized deployment vessels currently un unavailable in the U.S. The great greatest offshore wind potential in the U.S. lilies iin water t deeper than 200 feet, depths where bottom-mounted foundations cannot be deployed. While significant deep-water wind resources exist off the Atlantic coast, the greatest concentration is in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, with over 250 GW of offshore wind energy off the coasts of Washington and Oregon alone. The U.S. National Offshore Wind Energy Strategy calls for 54 GW of offshore wind generation by 2030, with the delivered cost of energy at 7 cents per kWh. DOE has committed $50.5 million to offshore wind development over the next two years; DOI has designated four Wind Energy Areas off the mid-Atlantic and New England coast for initial wind farm development. No similar initiative
The Port Angeles School District staff & Board of Directors thank the Economic Development Council for its support of education in our community! We offer quality academics, vocational programs, music programs, sports and extracurricular activities for our students. We believe education is the shared responsibility of the student, family, school and community. It takes a community to raise a Port Angeles graduate!
or federal investment is under way on the Pacific coast as yet, but this situation will change over the next few years.
DEEP WATER WIND IN WASHINGTON Developing a robust offshore wind industry requires adequate power resources, good access and connection to the electrical grid, technology leadership and research capabilities, access to modern port infrastructures, and a trained manufacturing and maritime industries workforce. Washington sits at the intersection of these resources. Offshore winds in the coastal and offshore areas of Washington are strong and steady, designated as Class 6 and Class 5 winds (roughly 18 to 21 miles per hour), making the area off the Olympic Peninsula an ideal location for development of offshore wind farms consisting of large (2 to 10 MW) turbines. The resource is sufficiently close to shore (within 3 miles and extending out to sea) to develop and the sea floor slope provides an appropriate base for operations. The grid is readily accessed through trunk lines on the Olympic Peninsula and at Grays Harbor, close to where landfall of power cables from offshore wind farms is anticipated. Port facilities in Grays Harbor, Port Angeles and Puget Sound provide deep-water access and intermodal connections to
supply and transport materials as well as finished wind turbines, foundations and mooring structures. The region’s maritime trades industry provides the skills and personnel for an active offshore workforce; manufacturing capabilities and skills, including composites and magnetic transmission system manufacture, have shaped the state and region. Washington is known as a technology leader. With research leadership from the University of Washington’s Colleges of The Environment and Engineering, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, including the Department of Energy’s only marine laboratory, and a strong network of community colleges and technical institutes, the state is well placed to lead the research, development, deployment and manufacture of offshore wind turbines for the region and the nation. The region also hosts Navy Region Northwest, home to the Navy’s third largest fleet concentration and 47,000 active duty members and civilian employees, and aggressive renewable energy goals. The region has taken some of the first steps to developing ocean energy through completion of a regional ocean energy industrial database encompassing resources of Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap and Grays Harbor counties, and hosting the Washington State Ocean Energy Conference in Bremerton, which brought ocean energy leaders from across the country together with stakeholders, regulators, ports and suppliers to engage in a conversation about regional opportunities and barriers.
We are proud to be a part of Clallam County. It is a great place to live, work and play. For over 85 years, Rayonier has been one of the strongest economic supporters of Clallam County and is the largest private landowner on the Olympic Peninsula with 411,000 acres. We appreciate how our customers, contractors, suppliers and neighbors in the community have helped Rayonier be successful. We look forward to working and growing with you for many more years to come.
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