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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way…” Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities,” English novelist (1812-1870)
This famous quote could aptly describe the economic environment we are experiencing here in Clallam County in 2010. However, while it is very apparent that the recession’s domino effect is now being felt at the grass-roots level in our rural county, the Clallam EDC and its partners also have enjoyed many successes in 2010: • PenPly mill opened with 150 employees • Nippon paper mill will be investing $71 million in a new biomass project creating 20 long-term jobs and retaining 240 current jobs • Quillayute School District successfully completed its biomass project as an industry model • A brand new Walmart superstore opened in October with 300 jobs. Walmart and Ross Dress for Less are expanding in Sequim. • The Port of Port Angeles has started work on a composites campus that initially will house 60 to 80 Angeles Composite Technologies employees • The Port of Port Angeles and its partners successfully competed for ACTI’s retention (120 jobs) and expansion (100200 jobs in next two to three years) • Interfor plans to invest millions of dollars in its Beaver mill site. • Interfor-PA will be moving back to full second-shift production in February. They have begun adding people to total 20-24 more by first week of January. • Forks continues to benefit from the Twilight phenomenon with record visits • Olympic Medical Center’s positive growth in all directions including the partnership with the Jamestown Family Health Clinic in Sequim • Peninsula College continues to grow in attendance, curriculum, capital projects and degree programs • Battelle will be included into Sequim
city limits by the first of 2011. • Battelle is working in partnership with the Port of Port Angeles in developing the Sequim Marine Science Laboratory campus (100 jobs expansion possibilities) There are many more examples of business recovery occurring — and we are hearing about them as we conduct a record number of Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) visits in the county. It still is apparent that there are many challenges in doing business on the peninsula, yet, so many of our business owners and operators are telling us that they are “seeing the light at the end of the tunnel” as they adapt in the “new economy.” The Clallam EDC also continues to adapt, and in 2011, we are going to be busy with several initiatives that include: • “Reinventing” the EDC to better represent the economic environment in the new millennium through board development and strategic planning • Continuing to develop the fourcounty micro-lending organization called the Olympic Finance Development Authority • Moving the renewable energy effort forward with a series of guest speakers, a conference in September and the beginning of a regional renewable energy road map • Completing a sizeable amount of business visits and the follow-up that they require • Continuing to respond to business recruitment opportunities with our partners • Seeking funding for our county’s projects and businesses I truly believe that we have the potential to experience “it was the spring of hope … we had everything before us …”
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McALEER
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SELLON
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OFFICERS: President Mike McAleer, Re/Max Fifth Avenue 1st Vice President John Calhoun, Port of Port Angeles
2nd Vice President Rod Fleck, City of Forks Treasurer Doug Sellon, Jamestown S’Klallam EDA Past President Randy Johnson, Green Crow
DIRECTORS: Harriette Buchman, Honorary Member (non-voting)
Vickie Maples, Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce
Mike Chapman, Clallam County – Alternate
Ellen Matheny, Forks Chamber of Commerce
Frances Charles, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe – Alternate
Jim McEntire, Port of Port Angeles – Alternate
Brad Collins, City of Port Angeles – Alternate
Ben Neff, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe – Alternate
Rhonda Curry, Olympic Medical Center – Alternate
Patti Morris, Patti Morris Consulting
Dan DiGuilio, City of Port Angeles
Willie Nelson, Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Linda Dillard, Clallam Bay/Sekiu Chamber of Commerce
Will Purser, PUD #1 of Clallam County – Alternate
Deb Frazier, Educational Institution – Alternate
Mike Rainey, Armstrong Marine
Hugh Haffner, PUD #1 of Clallam County
Sonya Tetnowski, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Bill Huizinga, City of Sequim
Steve Tharinger Clallam County
Tom Keegan, Educational Institution
Kevin Van De Wege, State Rep. 24th District (non-voting)
Cindy Kelly, Dry Creek Water Association Cherie Kidd, Private Member Brian Kuh, First Federal Eric Lewis, Olympic Medical Center
FaLeana Wech, North Peninsula Building Association Representative (non-voting) Matt Wech, Frontier Bank
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Merrill & Ring, Inc. 813 E. Eighth St., Port Angeles 452-2367 Contact: Norman Schaaf, vice president of Timberlands & Administration 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? We have three main production areas. Under timberland management, we harvest logs for sale to mills and for export and SCHAAF for biomass on 60,000 acres, 80 percent of that in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Under log marketing, we sell a lot of the logs we produce and are buying and selling logs from other sellers to other users in Western Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. All the trees we’re producing and marketing are second- and third-growth and range from pulp-size logs used for paper mills and large Douglas-fir “peelers” for plywood. We also do a small amount of residential
real estate development in rural subdivisions, from 2-20 acres, such as Diamond Vista, Merrill Estates and Grand Ridge.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? Seventy percent of our business is local — Interfor, Port Angeles Hardwoods, the mills in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and along Puget Sound are customers. Thirty percent is international, mostly logs to China and Korea. In an average year, we produce 25-plus million board feet from our own timberland and from log marketing, another 100 million board feet.
3. How long have you been in business here? Two brothers-in-law, Thomas Merrill and Clark Ring, purchased the Pysht Tree Farm in Washington in 1888 and more forest in British Columbia over the years. They started with their main block of logging at Pysht in 1915 and had logging camps into the 1940s. Until 1986 they had a sawmill in Port Angeles at the Nippon Paper site. The company remains family
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“Businesses need to work together with business, governmental and nongovernmental entities to promote the economic growth of the community.” owned and is into the third and fourth generations of ownership. We have 20 employees in our Port Angeles headquarters and 30 statewide.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? I see growth in the China log export market, a recovery of the U.S. housing market, greater demand by lumber mills and growth in biomass for energy production. Biomass comes from branches and portions of tree trunks after logging and selling the logs that can be economically be loaded and shipped for energy. There is an awful lot (of material) left even when biomass is picked up off the forest floor. That means growth for our business and allied businesses — logging, trucking, mills, construction of cogeneration plants — and I think some growth in the community and in
— Norman Schaaf population and economic growth as well.
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here? Historically we’ve been here because of the timberlands that have good growing conditions for trees, good soils and rainfall. We have access to the Port of Port Angeles facilities for export and local infrastructure in other mills nearby and good highways. Because there’s such a large timber base on the peninsula, we have a lot of qualified people working in the industry, so there’s a good labor force supply.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? Businesses need to work together with business, governmental and nongovernmental entities to promote the economic growth of the community. That’s why we want to be part of that promotion.
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Costco Wholesale 955 W. Washington St., Sequim 406-2024 Contact: Brian Wright, general manager 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? Our hard lines are appliances, computers, case goods, sporting items, books and jewelry and our center items are seasonal types of items such as outerwear and recreational items. We carry roughly 4,000 items at a time — 80 percent is consistently the same, 20 percent is one-time buys and seasonal goods. Our ancillary departments are pharmacy, hearing aids, tires and automotive, optical, one-hour photo, the food court with a service deli, bakery, meat and wine departments.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? Probably 98 percent of our business is local.
3. How long have you been in business here?
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25,000 members. We are one of the highest paying businesses in the industry and encourage lots of upward mobility in our stores. I began as a cart pusher in 1990 and became a general manager in 2008. However, this store would be nothing without my staff, a very solid group of people who do a great job for me.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region?
We c a m e “We are a member of the to Sequim in EDC so we can give back 1993 and built a 78,000-squareto the community…and Our philosophy is foot store. We have there be an impact to offer quality goods moved into this from giving back.” at a low margin and pass 148,000-squarethat savings along to our members. foot building in We believe in being consistent 2006. (Costco and taking care of our members, was founded in employees and shareholders. This 1983 in Seattle building is somewhat different than those in and has 527 membership-only stores.) The the I-5 corridor because there are not a lot of Sequim store has about 150 employees and people moving in, so I don’t see a lot of trends changing. Obviously we try to grow our business and keep the members we do have via customer service, good prices and quality. The challenge here with some of our clientele is to try to follow Costco’s business philosophy by moving new items and new vendors to the center or (aisle) end caps of the store. That frustrates some people but we have to feature the new items that we get in.
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Platypus Marine 102 N. Cedar St., Port Angeles 417-0709 Contact: Charlie Crane, director of Estimates & Marketing 1.What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? We build a lot of bulbous bows, big noses for boats that save fuel by cutting through the water more smoothly, and rolling chocks that go under boats for stabilization. We also build swimming pool steps, galleys, floor heating systems, underwater lights, a variety of engines and generators. It depends on what the customers need when they come in. We repair and refit boats from kayaks to 50-meter vessels. We sell anything they want for the interior and we have a small boat repair shop for outboard engines.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? Local is 15 percent maybe — we get a lot from Canada and a good portion from Alaska and California. About 20 percent of our market
is international and 65 percent is national. Our clientele comes from the commercial, government and private sectors.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? Our business goes with the economy. The fishing guys had a good season, so they’re making a lot of repairs and upgrades. Right now yachts are down — few are buying. The good thing is owners have to fix up their old boats and that would be good for us, but it hasn’t taken off yet. Hopefully it will in the summer. The bulbous bow is a big trend because it’s a fuel-save and gives a softer ride. We’re updating galleys, interiors and exteriors.
3. How long have you been in business here?
The owner is Judson Linnabary, who worked on a yacht called the Platypus and who “(Linda Rotmark) will find 15 years ago started a yacht repair busiyou help; she’s amazing. ness in Union and We’re working on a special 5. What are the advantages for a Port Townsend. He project now with the moved the company business in your industry in locat11 or 12 years ago to ing here? EDC’s input.” Port Angeles. We The best advantage is being on have 45-50 employthe strait. Every vessel coming north ees and it takes a has to go by Port Angeles — it’s the special talent to work first (deep) port with a nice dock, maon a boat. Our fiberglass department is high- rina and airport. I think it’s a big advantage to tech and we’re known for our fiberglass work.
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have a machine that hauls big boats in and out of the water and having our own launch spot. I think the labor rates are better than Seattle and superior to Canada and the West Coast, so it’s cost-effective to stop in here.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? I talk with the EDC staff all the time. Linda Rotmark (executive director) is a go-getter and bends over backwards to help people. She will find you help; she’s amazing. We’re working on a special project now with the EDC’s input.
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Economic Development Authority 257 Business Park Loop, Carlsborg 683-2025 Contact: Douglas Sellon, executive director 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? The EDA is a political subdivision of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and its primary purpose is to contribute to tribal programs through “for-profit” businesses and investments. Our strategies for economic development start with the idea that we will support tribal governmental programs and employment for tribal citizens, but we don’t look at economic development as just what’s good for the tribe, but what is good for the region — and what’s good for the region is usually good for the tribe, so it goes hand-in-hand. Under the Tribal Council and EDA Board of Directors are JKT Industrial Services, JKT Development, Jamestown Health & Medical Supplies and JKT Logistics. Under JKT Development are the tribe’s enterprises JKT Construction Division, national commercial and industrial construction; Jamestown Excavating, local excavating services; Jamestown HomeBuilding, local residential construction; and Jamestown Information Technologies, IT support services. Logistics and Industrial are new businesses we just started. Logistics services involve managing the movement of large departments and providing services for government agencies by finding out what they need to start or revamp an operation, from specialized equipment to furniture and fixtures to light construction to coordinate it all. Industrial services involve specialty commercial construction. Our primary construction market is with the Department of Defense. We also do quite of bit of work for the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, a lot of remodeling, electrical and media work, and long-term maintenance work for federal agencies. JKT Construction is the biggest part of our business and we just started the design/ build phase of three new Border Patrol stations and a Coast Guard station. We also recently completed Fleet Readiness Center in Everett for the Navy. We received the Gold
LEED rating and an Outstanding grade from the Navy.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? In addition to our local offices, we have offices in Bellevue, Atlanta and Denver and we have local and national business. I’d have to take additional time to breakout what the percentages are.
3. How long have you been in business here? The Jamestown Excavating business started 15 years ago, Jamestown HomeBuilding in 2002, JKT Construction in 2003 and medical supplies in 2006.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? On the North Olympic Peninsula I think there are two big things going on: one is broadband distribution and availability and the other is sustainable energy. There is no reason why the United States’ broadband capabilities should be lagging behind any other countries in use and distribution. We are very interested in determining how to cover effectively and efficiently running that last mile of connectivity to figure out how to reach everyone who wants broadband, so we can set it as a strategy to pursue. We just began working on this to see how we can extend “We should be available to contribute our broadband in partnership expertise and help in the region’s economic with NoaNet and Clallam and Jefferson counties. development activities, be continually aware of Sustainable energy is one what is going on with other organizations and of the most exciting things contribute to developing a better happening on the North Olympic Peninsula. We live economic development environment. We need in one of the most sustainable to be part of the solution and being an EDC energy resources-rich area in member gives us a good way to contribute.” the U.S. The NOP basically has coasts on three sides and it’s a tremendous opportunity for offshore wind energy and tidal energy and wave energy, plus, there‘s the potential for solar integration of stakeholders in a way that shows energy, as the costs become more affordable. A there’s regional commitment and talent that’s real key to success is going to be integration. covered all its bases. In addition, probably the Integration of all available energy resources and biggest issue facing sustainable energy is having
— Douglas Sellon
a good state/federal policy in developing and using sustainable energy, assurances that energy produced will be purchased. That will provide confidence for private investment.
5. Why are you a member of the EDC? Our primary concern is with our tribal citizens and providing programs for our people but our larger vision includes Sequim and the North Olympic Peninsula. We should be available to contribute our expertise and help in the region’s economic development activities, be continually aware of what is going on with other organizations and contribute to developing a better economic development environment. We need to be part of the solution and being an EDC member gives us a good way to contribute.
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Re/Max Fifth Avenue Team McAleer 593 N. Fifth Ave., Sequim 683-1500 Contact: Mike McAleer, managing broker 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? We represent buyers and sellers of real estate. We have fine-tuned our services through extensive education, as well as the MCALEER experience gained serving almost 750 clients. In addition to serving clients during residential and land transactions, we have completed many of the major commercial transactions in the area in the past 10 years.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? One hundred percent of the properties we
sell are local, as we limit our business to this area, where our expertise in the local market and knowledge of land use regulations is of value to our clients. However, we market those properties to people all over the world via more than 300 websites.
3. How long have you been in business here? After a 30-year Army career, Mike McAleer joined Re/Max Fifth Avenue in 1991; in 2002 Michael left the education field and Colleen completed 10 years in the Army to join their dad and form Team McAleer.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? Property values and the volume of sales have fallen considerably since the peak in fourth quarter of 2006. Properties have become affordable again, interest rates are historically low and the economy seems to be building momentum. Values likely will fall only slightly and then hold steady for
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“(The EDC) is the one organization that has a single goal: job creation.” a few years, however, because of the number of foreclosures likely to come on the market as well as the amount of inventory that must sell before prices could be expected to rise. The volume of sales will continue to increase at a modest pace for the next few years as consumer confidence increases and buyers simply decide to get on with their life plans as opposed to staying put in an attempt to time the market perfectly. Despite the recent fall of the local real estate market, Team McAleer’s market share has increased over the past three years due in part to the number of Realtors who have gotten out of the business. The North Olympic Peninsula will follow the trends of the nation as far as the real estate market goes. Retirees still will need to sell their homes in other states in order to relocate here. Job creation here on the Olympic Peninsula will need to be a priority in order stimulate home buying as well. Two factors make our area unique: the first is the pristine natural environment in which we live and the second is the fact that our geography will limit
— Mike McAleer the long-term growth of our area. Prices will go up here at a rate higher than the national average — it’s simply a question of “When?”
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here? The advantages of having a real estate company in our area is that we are surrounded by solid, active people and beautiful scenery even when things are slow. Being in a business in a small town where referrals make or break your success also is very rewarding. Doing the right thing, the right way, is rewarded over time.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? In our business, information about what is happening in the community is critical to advising buyers and sellers, be they in residential, development, land or commercial. The EDC is the only forum where countywide information is exchanged by government entities, as well as industry and business. It is the one organization that has a single goal: job creation.
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Hermann Brothers Log & Construction 2095 Blue Mountain Road, Port Angeles 452-3341 Contact: Bill Hermann, owner 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? The main thing we do is transportation and the second picking up wood chips from the paper mills in Port Townsend and Port Angeles. We still do some logging and log road construction. We’ve also owned Sunset Do-It-Best Hardware in Port Angeles since 1979.
“The EDC helped us become annexed to the city for fire protection; it facilitates utilities, landing here and becoming viable.”
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? I would say our market would be regional, down to the Columbia River to the foothills of the Cascades for trucking. We harvest mostly on the Olympic Peninsula. Although we’re not the direct ones selling — somebody else facilitates that, we harvest lumber for the international market — Malaysia, Korea, Japan — and it’s the same for the wood chips that go to India and China.
3. How long have you been in business here? We have been in business 42 years and it’s grown from we three brothers, Fred, Steve and I, working together to about 118 employees now. We had logging operations on the farm before I went into the Navy. As we got more work, we needed a bigger crew, then two, then four. We bought the hardware store then started the wood chip business. Now we’re processing harvested biomass for cogeneration plants. Each time we started one thing we didn’t stop the others and learned a new discipline from learning a new activity. When we reactivated something we learned 20 year ago, we were able to use new technology, so that led to another operation. In 1984, we began hauling wood chips from Port Townsend and the trucking end really started growing in 2000. We’ve grown from four to 35 trucks now. With our biomass operation, we started with two trucks and four guys and we’ve got 18 people and eight to 10 trucks dedicated to that today.
— Bill Hermann 4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? The trends are a higher amount of business. We have a lot of experience so it’s reasonable for us to grow our business as cogeneration plants go online. Fred is 64 and I’m 65 and we’re very fortunate to have offspring to take over the business and be very capable at doing it. The trend is positive. Opportunities exist for increasing our business on the upscale to meet demands. The region has a lot of pressure put on it by retirees here. It’s a balancing act to make sure we observe and consider the new folks moving to the region so they can have a quality of life but we can’t let them be the driving forces to tell us how it’s developed. We have to be reasonable and continue making things better but we can’t be stymied by not-in-my-backyard attitudes. We’ve made our own choices and put our resources on the line for all we’ve done in our business. We always were told, “Do what you do well, boys.” That’s a kind of bible we live by.
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here? We have a lot of forest and technology in forest products manufacturing puts us up on the level with any other high-tech business. We have a wonderful climate and high-quality trees. But there are so many
things to do here that people don’t have to gather at a central point. That’s why it’s hard to get everybody together for downtown development.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? It goes back to my grandfather who arrived in 1902 — he liked progress. He didn’t have electricity so he wired his house and bought a generator in 1931-1932. He didn’t want to sit and wait for progress. I think that’s the general attitude of Mom and Dad that filtered down to us. We’ve considered development the reasonable thing to have.
I think it’s unreasonable to expect the EDC to bring in new businesses — the emphasis is put on the wrong word because the true group is a council and its job is to help new businesses who want to be here to figure out the hurdles. The EDC helped us become annexed to the city for fire protection; it facilitates utilities, landing here and becoming viable. Recruiting businesses is not EDC’s job — its job is to help them once companies put their resources on the line. The public needs to understand what the EDC really is all about.
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Armstrong Marine, Inc. 151 Octane Lane, Port Angeles 457-5752 Contact: Mike Rainey, chief financial officer 1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? We manufacture aluminum welded boats and have a half-dozen separate product lines we provide for: hydrographic survey vessels, downturn in the industry and patrol boats, dive boats, all-purpose fishing the overall economy customers and crabbing boats, recreational and tour have put off a lot of purchasing. boats. Our boats sell from Some are coming back $150,000 for a 24-foot because they can’t put “When we’ve had needs monohull fishing boat to it off forever — there’s $2 million for a 70-foot a pent-up demand. The in the areas regarding high-speed force gun commercial, private and finances, Port of protection boat with a lot tour lines are what ’s Port Angeles property of electronics, armaments coming back. or employment, then the 5. What are the and gun systems.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? About 10 percent is local, 80 percent is national and 10 percent is international.
EDC has provided those types of services and/or direction.”
advantages for a business in your industry in locating here?
Our proximity to the water, a workforce of trades people, a lower cost of property and teaming with Peninsula College (in skills training). It’s an exciting time for us. We’ve grown 100 percent from this time last year and expect to grow another 50 percent next year (2011). There are not too many businesses growing like that. We’re building two new buildings to be completed this summer that will allow us to grow and build bigger boats. In the next year I’d say we’ll hire 15 more employees.
— Mike Rainey
3. How long have you been in business here? The business began in 1990 in Vancouver, Canada, and came to Port Angeles in 1999. It started with one employee and now we have more than 40, all of whom are highly skilled trades people — welders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, mechanics and hydraulics specialists.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? We see more government work, specifically high-speed patrol boats for all the armed services and Homeland Security, including the Air Force bases on the water that need protected. Because we’re identified as a quality builder in that arena, we’re pulling more work away from our competitors. Everything is pretty static but good and strong, particularly because our work is defense-oriented. In the region, commercial and private orders the past two years have been very slow. We expect it to get stronger, returning to its previous activity level, because with the
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? We feel it is important to be involved in the community. When we’ve had needs in the areas regarding finances, Port of Port Angeles property or employment, then the EDC has provided those types of services and/or direction.
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246 Patterson Road, Port Angeles 457-0217 Contact: Laurel Black, owner
3. How long have you been in business here?
I earned a b a c h e l o r ’s degree in I have a professional services firm based art and a in graphic design, communications, Master of Fine Arts, then print and web design. I help local got into design. businesses plan and execute I’ve been in business communications marketing “… my clients are in the since 1980 and my to get their message out in background in art business community, it a compelling way to meet theory has been very their goals. That’s what behooves me to support helpful. I totally love effective communication the business community.” what I do — it’s the is supposed to do. best possible work and 2. What percentage of your career situation possible. market is local, national, The Olympic Peninsula international? has been very good to me About 95 percent is local and 5 percent in my design career and I feel very supported by is nationally based. I don’t have any the local business community. international clients. About half of my client 4. What are the trends you see in the next list are businesses and half are nonprofits and 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the governmental entities. region?
1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture?
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I see more and more communications and marketing moving online. Print still will be viable but have a diminished role. Regionally I’m optimistic. There are several potential sources of good news but they could be derailed by a lack of funding or a lack of community support. Our region has many strong pluses: a deepwater port, a local college, a good tourism base, Olympic National Park, a capable workforce and a good social infrastructure, so I look forward to slow but steady growth.
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here?
6. Why are you a member of the EDC?
There aren’t any. New people starting out in design are mostly online businesses, so location is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
Since my clients are in the business community, it behooves me to support the business community.
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UW Olympic Natural Resources Center PO Box 1628, Forks 374-3220 Contact: John M. Calhoun, director
1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? Olympic Natural Resource Center is a University of Washington research, education and CALHOUN outreach center administered by the School of Forest Resources at the College of the Environment. The center provides education services to students, resource professionals and K-12 teachers. Research reports are aimed at providing information or suggesting solutions to issues, attempting to integrate ecological sustainability into commercial management of forest and marine resources. A full conference center provides retreat conference facilities to a wide range of professional organizations and for community events.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? Research products are 80 percent local, 15 percent national, 5 percent international. Education services are 100 percent Washington state. Conference services are 75 percent local, 20 percent national and 5 percent international.
3. How long have you been in business here? Washington’s Legislature created the Olympic Natural Resources Center in
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“The EDC is the only organization where government and private entities can come together to explore and exploit economic opportunities. No significant economic advance is possible without broad collaboration among partners. EDC provides the forum for that partnership.” — John Calhoun
1991 with a purpose of demonstrating innovative management methods which successfully integrate environmental and economic interests into pragmatic management of forest and ocean resources. It is through the ONRC that the Legislature fosters and supports the research and education necessary to provide sound scientific information on which to base sustainable forest industries while sustaining the ecological values demanded by much of the public.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? Research projects are publically funded: city, county, state and federal. The trend is less funding available for research. Education services are funded by state and federal programs; less funds will be available over the next few years. Forest product industry will rely more on foreign demand (export of logs and lumber to Asia) with less domestic demand for traditional wood products. Woody biomass will increase in importance regionally. Forest research will support these global market trends. Outreach efforts will help inform the public on emerging issues such as renewable energy.
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here? We are located in the midst of forest and ocean resource-dependent communities. Our business responds to the needs
of these communities. Living and working within these communities is essential for matching service to need.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? The mission of our research center is to provide information and tools to successfully support resource-dependent communities as policy and values evolve. Supporting community capacity and providing information to respond to challenges in ways that provide for healthy economies is the grand purpose of our center. The EDC is the only organization where government and private entities can come together to explore and exploit economic opportunities. No significant economic advance is possible without broad collaboration among partners. EDC provides the forum for that partnership.
We’re proud to offer services to our community:
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. 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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Bella Italia
118 E. First St., Port Angeles 457-5442 Contact: Neil Conklin, proprietor
1. What is the major product/service you provide/manufacture? We’re in the business of feeding people — feeding them well and giving them the best dining experience possible. We serve classic Italian fare and offer a daily fresh sheet, which showcases the freshest and best food the Olympic Peninsula has to offer. We also entertain “Twilight” fans that visit us from around the world because of our inclusion in the first book “Twilight” as the place where “Edward” and “Bella” had their first date. We’re one of the few authentic places that actually exist in the book. It’s been interesting to see how that phenomenon has redefined us in a way.
2. What percentage of your market is local, national, international? I would say 80 percent is local, 17 percent is national and 3 percent is international. Our wine program has been a big draw. We’ve won awards and been written up in national magazines. We’re big champions of introducing our customers to local wineries – we sell more Camaraderie Cellars than anyone in town – and with friends in Walla Walla, we make our own domestic chianti, Bella Italia Sangiovese, from a varietal grape that makes a very food-friendly wine. Our international clientele is quite varied and we’ve happily impressed visitors from all over including Italy.
3. How long have you been in business here? We will celebrate our 15th anniversary in April. Bella Italia got started because of a group of friends and I liked to eat out a lot. At that time, in 1996, aside from a few pizza places, there was not an Italian restaurant in Port Angeles. I was the food service manager at the Olympic Park Institute, previously had been an entrepreneur in the salmon business and had started an organic farm growing garlic. With an Italian restaurant I’ve been able to express my entrepreneurial and culinary interests. We’ve now grown to 18 employees.
4. What are the trends you see in the next 3-5 years? Within your business? Within the region? That’s a tough one. Being a restaurateur, you have to be an eternal optimist. I’ve been seeing economic indicators within the restaurant industry that people will be eating out more frequently. Thanks to all the cooking channels, it seems Americans are fascinated with the whole experience of food and dining out. With my business and two more “Twilight”movies coming
“I believe the EDC is good for the economic vitality and health of the county.” — Neil Conklin out in the next two years, I see a strong showing of “Twihards” (“Twilight” diehards) for at least a couple more years. Because of this phenomenon, that business has redefined our market and made us take a look at our core values. We will be looking for more opportunities and ways to welcome and take care of our loyal local following. This year we’re going to be implementing a social media strategy including an online reservations system, newsletters and Facebook content.
5. What are the advantages for a business in your industry in locating here? The advantages are our close proximity to the freshest fish from pristine coastal waters and rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. We’ve been able to showcase some of the most extraordinary produce organically grown by Nash Huber and his crew (Nash’s Organic Produce) in the Dungeness Valley. Our restaurant for the last 15 years has served a vegetable grown by Nash 365 days a year. Our location, the design of our menu and the talent of our culinary staff lets our guests celebrate this incredible local bounty.That gives us a great advantage.
6. Why are you a member of the EDC? I believe in economic development in Clallam County. I believe the EDC is good for the economic vitality and health of the county. Linda Rotmark (current director) and Jim Haguewood (former director) are inspirations. With Jim’s help I was able to participate in an EDC-sponsored program called Clallam netWorks. That allowed me to start the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival, which subsequently has created an economic impact supported by the local community of nearly $1.5 million in the shoulder season tourism economy. I look forward to seeking out Linda’s expertise on future projects and believe the EDC is good for us all.
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SCORE offers assistance locally Expert business counseling As part of its programs to help local businesses, the EDC coordinates the services of SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Business). SCORE is a national organization of current and retired executives sanctioned by the Small Business Administration. These executives help entrepreneurs identify and address business problems they may face starting up or operating small businesses. Locally, the EDC can offer the expert services of four counselors who reside in the area. They each have varied business backgrounds and experiences which provide the foundation for their counseling. All counseling is confidential and provided at no cost. The local counselors are a part of the Seattle Chapter which has 70 counselors, who also are available for consulting by phone, e-mail or in person in Seattle.
Business plan development While a counselor may not be familiar with a specific type of business, he or she is wellversed in the principles of successful operations. After all, all businesses, no matter how big or small or how good the idea is behind them, are totally dependent upon money. A business plan will help the entrepreneur identify the money requirements and sources of revenue. The counselors concentrate on advising clients on preparing business plans. Depending upon the client’s needs, this can involve multiple meetings and different counselors. The preparation of a business plan will help clients get a more complete understanding of their business, potential financial problems they might face, and provide a
supporting document for loan applications. Subjects covered include a description of the business, an operating plan, a marketing plan to determine if there are sufficient customers to generate the revenue required to sustain the operation and a financial plan. The counselors do not write business plans but provide guidance so that clients can create their own workable guide.
Flexible scheduling The sessions are casual and every effort is made to match the client’s needs with the skills of the counselor. The first meeting may involve exploring the financial feasibility of an idea or a detailed review of the operating results of an ongoing business. Usually meetings can be scheduled to accommodate the client. It should be noted that SCORE does not make loans and the counselors are not permitted to participate in a client’s business.
Assistance for entrepreneurs and existing businesses During 2010, local SCORE executives assisted approximately 65 business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Clallam County. They helped entrepreneurs with matters such as vetting an idea, developing a budget and Internet marketing. In addition, they assisted existing businesses with expanding services, opening new markets and updating their business plans. From retail, e-commerce, construction, professional services and manufacturing, these SCORE executives have the expertise and dedication to help their clients become successful.
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2010 Clallam Economic Development Council Contract Partners PUD #1 of Clallam County Doug Nass, General Manager Hugh Haffner, Commissioner Will Purser, Commissioner Ted Simpson, Commissioner
City of Sequim Ken Hays, Mayor Steve Burkett, City Manager Council Laura Dubois Erik Erichsen Don Hall Bill Huizinga Susan Lorenzen Ted Miller
Clallam County Jim Jones, County Administrator Mike Chapman, Commissioner Mike Doherty, Commissioner Steve Tharinger, Commissioner
City of Forks Bryon Monahon, Mayor Council Mike Breidenbach Bruce Guckenberg John Hillcar Kevin Hinchen Gus Wallerstedt
Providing jobs in our community Locally-owned in Clallam County
City of Port Angeles Dan DiGuilio, Mayor Kent Myers, City Manager Council Brad Collins Patrick Downie Cherie Kidd Max Mania Brooke Nelson Don Perry
Port of Port Angeles Commission Jeff Robb, Executive Director Jim McEntire, Commissioner John Calhoun, Commissioner George Schoenfeldt, Commissioner
PORT ANGELES
SCHOOL DISTRICT 216 East Fourth Street • 360.457.8575 Port Angeles, WA 98362-3023 www.portangelesschools.org Dr. Jane Pryne, Superintendent
The Port Angeles School District staff and Board of Directors would like to thank the Clallam netWorks Clallam Economic Development Council for their continued support of education in our community. Our Vision affirms that we will continuously improve the quality of education for our students.
“Nobody does it better.”
We offer quality academics, vocational programs, music programs, and sports activities for our students. We believe that education is the shared responsibility of the student, family, school and community. It takes a community to raise a Port Angeles graduate. Advocacy – Achievement – Accountability
Olympic Medical Center Eric Lewis, CEO Board John Beitzel Jim Cammack Arlene Engel Jean Hodyk Jim Leskinovitch John Miles John Nutter
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Renewing our county — investing in our future
Project Name
$$ Invested
Jobs retained or created
$4,000,000 $95,000 $30,000 $400,000 $50,000 $450,000 $250,000 $20,000 $100,000 $100,000
225 125 20
Port of Port Angeles Composite Manufacturing Campus Stormwater Improvements (Terminal & Boat Yard) Border Patrol HVAC Replacement Design Ship Dockage Facility (Engineering) West Boat Launch Ramp (Engineering) Tumwater Creek Bridge PenPly Improvements (fencing/electrical) Int’l ferry terminal (Engineering/permitting) Terminal #5 Development Marine Terminal Security Improvements City of Forks Division Street Reconstruction Russell Road/Mill Creek Culvert Replacement
50 (when completed) 50 (tourist, fishing, service) 125 125 125 50 50
$780,000 $500,000
All TBD
$500,000 $17,000,000 $2,500,000 $15,000,000
All TBD
City of Sequim Sewer and Water Extension (Battelle)
$1,200,000
TBD
Clallam County Historical Courthouse Restoration Horizon Building Restoration Courthouse HVAC Upgrade Courthouse Solar Panel Install Courthouse Carpet & Repair Fairgrounds Repair Projects Clallam Bay/Sekiu Projects Carlsborg Sewer Project (partial) Deer Park Interchange Nichols Bridge Replacement Olympic Discovery Trail Projects Various Road Projects
$300,000 $100,000 $700,000 $350,000 $240,000 $50,000 $150,000 $4,000,000 $8,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,855,000 $1,258,000
All TBD
City of Port Angeles Composites Campus – Port of Port Angeles CSO Phase 1 Waterfront Improvements Olympic Discovery Trail repairs, wireless mobile network, major restroom improvements, etc.
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In 2011, local public agencies will be implementing numerous and widespread construction projects with an estimated investment of more than $61 million. These capital projects will retain and create hundreds of jobs, improve and extend critical infrastructure and restore and upgrade current buildings as well as build new commercial structures to increase capacity. Additionally a number of private businesses are investing in Clallam County. Nippon Paper Industries, USA, in Port Angeles will be investing $71 million to upgrade its biofuel facility. Price Ford is expanding and relocating its operation to a new site just west of the new Walmart superstore. Angeles Composites Technologies, Inc. has committed to expand into the Port of Port Angeles’ new composites campus. Sequim’s Walmart will be expanding and construction for Ross Dress for Less in Sequim is under way. See below for a capsule of many of the public projects that will be initiated in 2011:
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2009 Clallam EDC Annual Dinner 16th Annual EDC Golf Tournament The EDC’s annual dinner was held on Jan. 29, 2010, at the Red Lion Hotel Ballroom in Port Angeles. Each year, the EDC hosts an annual dinner featuring a dynamic speaker addressing a current issue. The keynote presenter at last year’s event was Bill Stainton speaking on “Business Smarts with Show Biz Sparks — The 5 Best Decisions The Beatles Ever Made.” Stainton is an internationally recognized expert on The Beatles. In addition to numerous research trips to London and Liverpool, he was the creator and host of Seattle’s original “Breakfast With The Beatles” radio show and he’s the author of “The 5 Best Decisions the Beatles Ever Made: A Handbook for Top of the Charts Success.” He’s met a number of key players in The Beatles’ story including two of The Beatles. And while he would hate to draw any conclusions from this, he would like to point out that the two Beatles he’s met are still alive! In addition to being a Beatles expert,
Stainton also was the executive producer of Seattle’s long-running comedy television show “Almost Live!” During that time, he won 29 Emmy Awards, thus shattering his dream of winning 30 Emmy Awards. “Almost Live!” was on the air 15 years and was No. 1 in its time slot for 10 straight years. Clearly, he knows something about both The Beatles and success. EDC officers for 2010 were installed: Mike McAleer, president; John Calhoun, first vice president; Rod Fleck, second vice president; Doug Sellon, treasurer; and Randy Johnson, past president. Also during this event, the Olympic Leader Award was presented to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe (Liz Mueller, Tribal vice chair accepted the award). The Leader Award was presented to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in recognition of its commitment to economic development in Clallam County as evidenced by its many projects that provide family wage job opportunities.
Networking event for Economic Development The best ball scramble tournament is in its 16th year thanks to our co-sponsor 7 Cedars Casino as well as the continued support of many other local sponsors. They include First Federal, our sign sponsor; and Wilder Toyota for sponsoring the “Hole in One” on hole No. 17; Impact Washington (formerly Washington Manufacturing Services), our breakfast sponsor; and Kenmore Air Express, our awards luncheon sponsor. Other sponsors were Green Crow, D.A. Davidson & Co., Team McAleer, Gellor Insurance, Sound Community Bank, Olympic Ambulance, Clark Land Office, Olympic Game Farm, CPI Computers, Olympic Raft & Kayak and Baker, Overby and Moore. In addition, The Cedars at Dungeness golf course donated two gift certificates for two rounds of golf each as one of the raffle prizes. And, of course, a huge thanks to all our wonderful golfers without whom the tournament couldn’t happen. Awards for first-, second- and third-place were given out. The winners were: First place to Kurt Anderson, Ken Chace, E. Michael McAleer and Fred Boynton with
a team score of 62. Second place went to Mike Puckett, Dave St. Clair, Andrew Betzing and Nick Sinaly with a team score of 65. Third place went to Mel Moon, Kris Northcutt and Karsten Boysen with a team score of 67. The first-place team received a trophy and a gift card from 7 Cedars Resort Properties. The second- and third-place winners received a gift card. David McCrorie made the longest drive on Hole No.14 and closest-to-pin on Hole No. 11 went to Stephanie Sweet. Each received a trophy. We wish to thank all of our players, new and returning, for their support of this annual event. The Clallam Economic Development Council wishes to thank ever yone for their generosity and support of economic development in our county. It is only with your support that we have had another successful tournament.
2010 Clallam Economic Development Council Membership • Jerry Allen, 7 Cedars Casino & Resort Properties • Donya Alward, Red Lion Hotel • Gerald Austin, Olympic Apartments • Tom Baermann, Pacific Office Equipment, Inc. • Linda Barnfather, Individual • Wayne Barrett, Black Ball Transport • Robert Beebe, Olympic Game Farm • Werner Beier, Frontier Bank (Port Angeles) • Allan Bentley, Individual • Paris Bishop, Individual • Laurel Black, Laurel Black Graphic Design • David Blake, Blake Sand & Gravel, Inc. • Brando Blore, Individual • Harbir Bower, Kitsap Bank • Charles Brandt, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory • Mike Breidenbach, Rayonier Timberlands • Harriette Buchman, Individual • John Calhoun, Olympic Natural Resources Center • Joe Cammack, RPh, Jim’s Pharmacy & Home Health • Orville Campbell, Individual • Frances Charles, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe • Neil Conklin, Bella Italia • Dr. Robert Craven, The Specialty Clinic • Laura Dubois, Individual
• Rod Fleck, City of Forks • Duane Folden, Express Employment Professionals • Jack Harmon, Arrow Launch Service, Inc. • Keith Harris, Port Angeles Hardwood, LLC • Bill Hermann, Hermann Bros. Logging • Cindy Hutchison, Costco Wholesale Corporation • Randy Johnson, Green Crow Partnership • Craig Johnson, Capacity Provisioning Inc. • Deon Kapetan, Sound Community Bank • Dr. Thomas Keegan, Peninsula College • Cindy Kelly, Dry Creek Water Association • Cherie Kidd, Individual • Alvin Kruebbe, Peninsula Mortgage • Steve Kroll, Interfor Pacific • Robert Leach, NTI Engineering • Bill Littlejohn, Sherwood Assisted Living • Levon Matthews, First Federal • Mike McAleer, Re/Max Fifth Avenue • Pat McCauley, InsideOut Solutions • Paul McHugh, McHugh Realty • Steve Methner, State Farm Insurance • Patti Morris, Patti Morris Consulting • Jody Moss, United Way of Clallam County • Jane Nishita, Qwest • Harold Norlund, Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. Ltd.
• Sara O’Connor, Bell Hill Realty • Craig O’Neill, Kenmore Air Express • Katie Phillips, NetThirty Customized Accounts Receivables • Will Possinger, Lincoln Industrial • Jane Pryne, Port Angeles School District • Michael Puckett, Wave Business Solutions • Michael Quinn, Blue Tux Design & Development • Mike Rainey, Armstrong Marine • John Ralston, Ralston & Ralston
• Norm Schaaf, Merrill & Ring • Doug Sellon, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe EDA • Christopher Simmons, D.A. Davison • Ted Simpson, Angeles Electric, Inc. • Holly Stone-Cabe, Morningside • Bill Sperry, Cedar Avenue Self Storage • Matt Wech, Frontier Bank (Sequim) • FaLeana Wech, Hines Construction • Terry Weed, Clallam Transit System • Dan Wilder, PA Auto Dealers Association • Jennifer Zaccardo, Baker, Overby & Moore
Membership Sign Up ❏ $75 Individual Member ❏ $1,500, Executive Member
❏ $150 Business Basic Member ❏ $3,000 Premier Member
❏ $250 Supporter Member ❏Over $3,000, Partner
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Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Organization or Company: _____________________________________________________ Address: ____________________ City: _______________ State:_______ Zip: _________ Phone: _______________________ Fax: _______________________ E-Mail: ____________ Web Address: _________________________________________ Payment Options: Make checks payable to the Clallam Economic Development Council (or EDC) and mail to P.O. Box 1085, Port Angeles, WA 98362. If you wish to pay by Visa or MasterCard, please call Teri Martin at 360-457-7793.
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The City of Forks is proud to be an active partner in the Clallam County EDC’s efforts to create jobs across the county.
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Green Crow is a privately-owned company focusing on the timberland and wood products industries. We provide timberland investment management services to both institutional and individual investors. Our operations are in the Pacific Northwest and Northeast, and New Zealand. Our headquarters are in Port Angeles, Washington. 727 East 8th St. • (360) 452-3325 Port Angeles, WA 98362 www.greencrow.com
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WESTPORT Celebrating our 47th year, it’s our employees that make Westport the number one luxury yacht builder in America and soon to be in the world. Westport would like to thank our community and all who make this happen. Please visit our website at www.westportyachts.com/careers for more information.