Bruce Kendall is in the business of
assisting other businesses get the most out of moving or setting up a branch
within the city of Tacoma. His biggest
obstacle with trying to get businesses interested in Tacoma is the special tax imposed
on businesses within the city. He
competes with many cities throughout the states of Oregon, Idaho, California
and others in finding a home where they can bring commerce to the city they choose.
Bruce believes that this city is
worth his time and effort in facilitating its growth. He pointed out that JBLM is the largest
employer within this area, but this also includes the military personal
actively residing within these two bases.
Some of the EDB Cluster Acceleration teams that he pointed out were
Aerospace, Clearwater, Logistics and Trade, Cyber Security and Medical Services
and he gave much emphasis to Clearwater because he like many others believe
that keeping our water resources clean for the future is the way to go.
Bruce’s company gets funding from
both the government sector as well as from big businesses that wish to see
Tacoma grow because these companies know that this growth will help their
business in return. This funding is split
about 50/50 coming from each of these two contributing factors. Since there is a fixed income there is no
real room for growth within his company.
He also pointed out that the shipping industry setting up a distribution
within the port of Tacoma brings many new revenues worth exploring for the city’s
growth.
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