- February 2010 - WA State Dept of Commerce - new web site
- November 2009 - PNAA's 787 Survey response
- August 2009 - Washington State CTED's new name, new director (uptate)
- July 2009 - Washington Aviation Planning Council Releases Statewide Aviation Recommendations
- June 2009 - Efforts to retain aerospace in WA
Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED) is undergoing some significant changes. In addition to Governor Gregoire's recent signing of HB2242, renaming it The Department of Commerce, the department also has a new director.
The Department's new program, Commerce Connections, offers interested parties the opportunity to comment and make recommendations for the direction of the department. Their survey to gather input from interested parties is available until August 28th. Click here to take this brief survey. Click here to see the results from this survey.
According to an interview in the News Tribune (see link below), the new director, Rogers Weed has named aerospace as one of his top two priorities for his first months in office.
Click the links below to read more about the name change and Mr. Weed's plans for the department.
- "Commerce Connections" (CTED's web site)
- "Department of Commerce Seeks Survey Input" (The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal - August 3)
- "CTED becomes Washington State Department of Commerce, heightens focus on job growth" (Dept of Commerce press release - July 23)
- "Commerce director talks about his new role" (The News Tribune - June 7)
The Washington Aviation Planning Council has released its final statewide aviation recommendations.
Click here to read the email message sent with the announcement
Click here to read the Council Report, which includes the full list of recommendations
On the heels of Governor Gregoire's creation of the Washington Council on Aerospace, the Washington Aerospace Partnership has come together as a "coalition of business, labor and local government leaders working to grow aerospace industry jobs in Washington" (from their web site).
The partnership is actively recruiting support in the way of new partners, and offer an eNewsletter to those interested. In addition to interesting information and data on aerospace in Washington, their web site has a page devoted to press coverage about the state of aerospace in Washington.
Click here to view the Washington Aerospace Partnership web site
We (PNAA) asked our participants to weigh in on Boeing's decision to locate the 2nd 787 line in South Carolina. Within 24 hours, we had logged 44 responses, with a lot of interesting comments. Several media representatives as well as survey participants have been awaiting these results, which are now posted on our web site. Click the link below to view the results.
Click here to see the results of this survey
Following their recent name change, The Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly Community Trade & Economic Development - CTED) has launched their newly redesigned web site at www.ChooseWashington.com. The site was totally revamped by a hardworking team of Commerce staff and developed using Microsoft SharePoint technology.
The ChooseWashington.com site elevates their efforts to showcase Washington’s competitiveness and industry sector strengths. It serves as a primary marketing and business development tool supporting their efforts to retain, expand and recruit companies to Washington. Target users of the site include site selectors and the business community.
If you have questions/comments about www.choosewashington.com, or an event to include on their calendar, please contact Michele Morgan at michele.morgan@commerce.wa.gov.
