SEATTLE—Governor Bob Ferguson, at the Garden Terrace of the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building on Thursday, June 25, announced the launch of a new Governor’s Economic Development Council, a partnership of small businesses, labor, Tribes, educators and large employers in tech and aerospace to guide Washington’s economic strategy.
Washington state’s economy is the 9th largest in the nation. Washington’s economy is ranked as the 2nd best state economy by WalletHub and first in the nation in economic productivity by the latest State of the States report. Washington is a global aerospace leader and the Puget Sound region ranks as the nation’s second-best tech talent market.
To maintain that strength and further grow our economy, Governor Ferguson signed Executive Order 26-02, creating the Governor’s Economic Development Council. The Council will include 26 leading Washingtonians across industries to identify practical actions that strengthen Washington’s economy, expand opportunity and help more Washingtonians succeed.
This is the first such body in two decades — since Governor Christine Gregoire’s Global Competitiveness Council in 2006…