This doc was forwarded to me:
Also, google up the following:
working waterfront economy
One of the methods we can employ here in Whatcom County in order to 'stay local' is to focus carefully on certain business sectors, like maritime industries.
As the rest of the West Coast waterfronts, esp. here in Puget Sound, gentrify, we have an opportunity to tap their lost economies.
We have at our doorstep the world's largest ocean. When gentrification pushes out maritime businesses to our south we can court those firms. We can look for companies with similar Whatcom values that rely on good infrastructure and access like here in Whatcom County then ask them to locate here.
This is a fresh idea I'm fleshing out so send comments and links for me to research.
