Collaboration & PartnershipsTribal Partnerships and Economic Development

Legal Structure

• Remain a 501 (c) 6 (same as today)

• Update Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

• Introduce Board Member requirements:

• Must be a member of Greater Grays Harbor in good standing

• Introduce term limits – four two-year terms, a total of eight consecutive years of service max.

Chamber

Articles

EDC Bylaws

Greater

Grays Harbor, Inc.

Organizational Structure

Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.

Our Vision• To be the leader for economic opportunity in our community• To be the primary advocate for enhancing the economic

environment in our community• To be the first choice for business and industry seeking

marketplace information and resources in our community.

Your regional Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council

Working to Build and Strengthen Business and Industry for a Prosperous Community

Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. is a member-driven organization that values:

Advocacy ● Collaboration ● Excellence ● Innovation ● Integrity

Economic Development

•Growth & Opportunity•Balance/Measured Baseline on

Community values and beliefs.

Personal view: Give people an opportunity to live in their community of choice and earn a respectable wage.

How do we achieve these goals?

• Understanding of place and of connection between:

RegionStateCountryWorld

Build on Natural Talents and Competitive AdvantageNatural Attributes People

• Primary (wood, shellfish, agriculture)

• Secondary (value-added, wood products, composites from resins)

• Cultural Heritage / Tourism

• Talent base of residents

Redefine attributes in a changing economy• Global Economy• Shipping rates• Foreign Markets• Growth sectors

Partnerships & Collaborations• Understand systems and strengths of

partnerships at all levels• Engage local gov’t leaders about role and

opportunities in proactive way• Work with state agencies i.e. Dept. of Commerce

in recruitment of industrial opportunities• Work with local EDCs on development plans and

growth opportunitis• Work with state/Federal workforce and

WorkSource for training and employment programs.

Partnerships & Collaborations

•Create stand-alone ED Corporation to manage economic development and build consistency in goals and direction.

•Understand and embrace the changing world and new funding paradigm and need for collaborations.

•Stop being “the definition of insanity”: doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Thank you

Tim GibbsCEO Greater Grays Harbor Inc.(360) 532-7888tim@graysharbor.org