Snohomish County Economic Development Council
Today I attended the Snohomish County Economic Development Council luncheon that was sponsored by Old Republic Title. The EDC is a non-profit group that attracts business and people to Snohomish County. The attraction of business and people makes Snohomish County a better place to live.
The speaker talked about many topics of interest: a commercial airport? a four year university? highway improvements? Boeing and Aerospace? and the new business’s they are trying to attract to Snohomish County?
Some interesting numbers for the county: Aerospace employment went from 22,144 jobs in 2003 to 33,300 jobs in 2007. Aerospace accounts for 25% of all the jobs in Snohomish County and 40% of the wages. From 2006 - 2007 Snohomish County had a 9% job growth adding $505 million dollars to the community.
A note on Boeing…. from 2008 - 2027 there is a $3.2 Trillion market potential for new planes.
Here are some general statistics for Snohomish County…
