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Kitsap Economic Development Alliance outlines job, industrial-space goals as shipyard upgrades bring federal investment
Summary
KEDA Executive Director Joe Morrison told Port Orchard council the Bremerton Shipyard upgrades will bring billions of federal dollars and that the county needs more industrial and office space; KEDA targets include creating/retaining 2,500 jobs and adding 350,000 square feet of industrial space.
Joe Morrison, executive director of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, told the Port Orchard City Council on Dec. 16 that billions in federal investment tied to Bremerton Shipyard upgrades are creating a near-term need for new industrial and office space across Kitsap County.
Morrison said Port Orchard’s median household income sits around $88,000 and that housing costs have increased sharply since 2017. “The bottom line…
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