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Greater Spokane Incorporated outlines ADO renewal, programs and funding risks to commissioners
Summary
Alicia Benson, CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, and Joey Gunning, Strategic Growth Manager, told Spokane County commissioners on March 11 that GSI seeks renewal as the county’s associate development organization and warned that a proposed governor’s budget could cut state ADO funding by 50 percent.
Alicia Benson, Chief Executive Officer of Greater Spokane Incorporated, and Joey Gunning, Strategic Growth Manager, briefed Spokane County commissioners on March 11 about GSI’s role as the county’s associate development organization (ADO) and requested board action to renew the county’s ADO designation for the next biennium.
Benson described the county’s base investment in GSI ($75,000 per year) and the ADO funding formula administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce. She said Spokane County’s population places its ADO funding at the ceiling of $300,000 per year and that the county is GSI’s second‑largest investor.…
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