2024 Olympia Minimum Wage Analysis In light of recent discussions around increasing the minimum wage in the City of Olympia, the EDC has conducted an in-depth analysis of the potential impacts. Here, you’ll find our analysis, both in summary form as well as the full, academic research analysis. Minimum Wage Increase Analysis Summary Minimum Wage [...]
STEDI: Driving Growth, Grants, and Festivities Across South Thurston County The South Thurston Economic Development Initiative (STEDI), launched in 2012 by the Thurston EDC Board, brings together over 24 county and regional organizations to drive growth, sustainability, and collaboration throughout South Thurston County. STEDI partners meet monthly to share resources and advance key initiatives [...]
CONTACT Holly House Event Manager, Thurston Economic Development Council 4220 6th Ave SE Lacey, WA 98503 (360) 464-6040 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2024 Learn from Industry Experts About the State of Thurston County/South Sound Real Estate at the 16th Annual Real Estate Forum In partnership with NAIOP, the Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) invites the [...]
Thurston EDC Awards Economic Courage Medals at Hootenanny On Thursday, July 25, the Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) held an old-fashioned BBQ & Hootenanny! That’s right – delicious food, drinks, music from Briarfinch, and hippity-hop races featuring local celebrities. In addition to a lot of fun and games, [...]
City of Lacey offers Business Startup Training through the Center for Business & Innovation The City of Lacey offers Business Startup Training through the Center for Business & Innovation The City of Lacey in partnership with the Thurston EDC Center for Business & Innovation is offering scholarships for Business Startup Training. The [...]
Long Beach Merchants Association Honored with Nancie Payne Award at Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation EXPO Photo by Shanna Paxton Photography for the Thurston EDC. From left to right: Sue Yirku, Executive Director, Pacific County Economic Development Council, Sue Svendsen, Long Beach Merchants Association Board Member, and Long Beach City Councilmember, Karla [...]
Olympia Chef Competes on On Discovery+ Chopped Next Gen Elise Landry and Adam Wagner first visited downtown Olympia when considering a move to the city to live and open a restaurant. They stopped by Harts Mesa on Columbia Street and ate. Little did they know [...]
Weather the Storm with Financial Mastery Training Program at Thurston EDC Scholarships for Businesses Located in Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater make the classes free or very low cost Lacey, WA – Beginning June 26, the Thurston Economic Development Council’s (EDC) Center for Business & Innovation (CB&I) will offer Financial Mastery as part of our [...]
ScaleUp Now Available in Rural Areas Throughout Washington State for Free Thanks to a New Commerce Grant The Department of Commerce has partnered with the Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) to make the ScaleUp program available throughout rural Washington State. This webinar series will begin on May 6 and runs for 10 weeks through [...]
The Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) will host a ThINk pitch on Thursday, February 13, from 2-4pm at the Center for Business & Innovation, 4220 6th Avenue SE, Lacey. Two locally-owned businesses who are seeking capital — one to start up and one scale up — will pitch to Thurston Investment Network (ThINk) Members. ThINk [...]
