Legislative Committee on Economic Development & International Relations "Creating Economic Development & Promoting International Trade
in the State of Washington"
Focus of latest
meeting on creating innovative models
for marketing fresh and value-added
agricultural products
Colin Levi of
the
It's Five o'clock Somewhere Distillery
in Cashmere presents distilled product
to state Senator Brian Hatfield from
Raymond with Lt. Governor Owen and
Senator Jim Honeyford from Sunnyside in
the background on a Sept. 19 plant tour.
The lieutenant governor was in North
Central Washington as chair of the
Legislative Committee on Economic
Development and International Relations,
which met in Wenatchee earlier in the
day to hear about
value-added and farm-fresh marketing of
agricultural products. Senators
Hatfield and Honeyford attended in their
capacities as chair and member of the
Senate Committee on Agriculture and
Rural Economic Development.
You can watch
the full meeting starting this week on
TVW, or watch online below. A slide show
with photos from the meeting and
afternoon tours may also be viewed below.
(Flash player required). Staff
photos.
Title 43.15.060 RCW:
Powers - Study and Review of economic
issues. The committee, or its subcommittees, are authorized to
study and review economic development issues. The committee’s duties
include special emphasis on international trade, tourism, investment and
industrial development, and assisting the legislature in developing a
comprehensive and consistent economic development policy.
Tourism is also a vital part
of the state's economy and an important economic engine for hundreds of
communities and businesses throughout the state. This $14.2.6 billion
industry supports more than 147,600 jobs, representing 3.8 percent of
all jobs in Washington, according to the Department of Commerce's 2009 "Tourism
Matters to Washington" report.
