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Posted on: April 12, 2023

Pierce County sees first tenant signed up in new warehouse/distribution development

FRED310, a prominent new warehouse/distribution development located on 310 acres in the Frederickson area, has acquired its first tenant, Harbor Freight Tools. The national tool retailer has signed a build-to-suit lease totaling 782,875 square feet.

“Pierc...

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Economic Development
Posted on: December 1, 2022

Pierce County Business Accelerator Program Wins EDB 2022 Golden Shovel Award

Pierce County Economic Development Department and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce were each presented with a Golden Shovel Award at the EDB 2022 Annual Meeting for their work to create and administer the Pierce County Business Accelerator (PC...

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Additional Info... Economic Development
Posted on: December 21, 2022

BIPOC, Women, and Veteran-owned Business Directory Now Available at PCBAmap.biz

The Pierce County community now has a new way to find and support BIPOC, women, and veteran-owned small businesses. PCBAmap.biz is a new online directory that spotlights the businesses started by Pierce County Business Accelerator program (PCBA) graduates...

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Economic Development
Posted on: September 21, 2022

Pierce County Economic Development receives IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Award

Pierce County’s Economic Development Department received the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) 2022 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award for Innovation Programs and Initiatives for the Pierce County Business Accelerator (PCBA) pro...

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Economic Development
Posted on: February 1, 2019

Family-Wage Job Credit Program

The Pierce County Executive and County Council are committed to creating jobs in Pierce County. They recently passed a Family-Wage Job Credit Program effective January 1, 2019.

The Family-Wage Job Credit Program provides a one-time $275 credit per job to e...

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Economic Development
Posted on: January 30, 2019

Opportunity Zones

What are they? How do they work? Learn all about the Opportunity Zones from the State of Washington's Department of Commerce website.

www.piercecountywa.org/edd

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Economic Development