A message from the Executive Director:
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John Powers
KEDA Executive Director |
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Having actively participated in the work of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance's Technology Committee over the past two years, I believe a case can be made that Kitsap is indeed vying to be "The Next Tech Hotspot" in the Seattle market; here's why.
First, according to the Puget Sound Economic Development District, Kitsap is home to scores of technology companies; and, ranks second only to King County in two important indices: the percent of our workforce deployed in technology, and the amount of intellectual capital developed by Kitsap based innovators.
Second, over the past few years, Kitsap technology companies attracted more investment capital, per capita, than any other county in Washington State - sans King.
Third, Western Washington University is establishing the first NSA sanctioned university Cyber Security Lab in Washington State at its Poulsbo campus (and only one of nine in the nation).
Fifth, Naval Base Kitsap, and its multiple missions, constitutes the third largest employer in the region; and, PSNS-IMF, the second largest industrial complex in the Pacific Northwest, is chock-full of technologically advanced logistics management, cutting-edge additive manufacturing, and highly sophisticated engineering activities.
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