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City economic development staff present diversification strategy, jobs and housing targets at Planning Commission retreat
Summary
City economic development presenters briefed the Planning Commission on an updated economic development plan, stressing diversification away from a tech concentration, showing workforce and sector data, and flagging regional certification steps and upcoming public hearings for the comp-plan update.
City economic development presenters outlined an update to Bellevue's economic development strategy at the Planning Commission's annual retreat, saying the city must balance a large, high‑cost technology workforce with efforts to add more “sticky” employers in manufacturing, health care and bioscience.
The presenters said the current plan (first adopted in November 2020) is being updated and will be taken to city council and regional partners; they noted the city is targeting broad job growth toward long‑range comp‑plan goals and will present background and trend data at a Dec. 10 council briefing. The presenters described two strategy tiers—foundational strategies (transportation and…
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