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KEDA tells Port Orchard council: build housing and industrial capacity to capture billions headed to shipyard
Summary
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) updated council on county economic indicators, set targets to create 2,500 jobs and add 350,000 sq. ft. of industrial space, and urged local investment in infrastructure to capture upcoming Navy and shipyard investments.
Joe Morrison, executive director of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, told the Port Orchard City Council that Kitsap County faces both opportunity and constraints as billions in Navy‑linked investment approach the region.
Morrison said Kitsap’s median household income is near $100,000 and Port Orchard’s median sits around $88,000; he told the council that housing costs and home resale prices have risen sharply since 2017. "The only thing that…
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