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Renton outlines business-recruitment push, seeks dedicated recruiter and larger sites
Summary
City staff told the Committee of the Whole that Renton will hire a citywide recruitment and retention manager, assemble property packages for large employers and use public investment to attract and retain businesses; staff said the city needs roughly 13- and 18-acre sites to land certain targets.
City of Renton staff told the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday that the city is ramping up efforts to recruit and retain businesses by hiring a dedicated recruitment and retention manager, assembling larger development sites and using visible public investments to signal commitment to prospective employers.
In a presentation, the city's economic-development lead said the recruitment manager will work citywide to 'knock on the doors' of regional employers and to coordinate internally to make Renton ready when pivotal recruitment opportunities arise. The presentation emphasized a…
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