At midpoint, Focus 21 tallies 4,400 new jobs here

From: Journal of Business | Date: January 13, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Focus 21, Spokane's five-year economic-development fund, is about halfway through its campaign to create 10,000 good-paying jobs in the Spokane area by 2002, and the group's leaders believe it's on track to accomplish that goal.

In its recently released annual report, Focus 21 asserts that as a direct result of its funding, the Spokane area has gained nearly 4,400 new jobs and that more than $250 million was secured from the Legislature last year for various projects in this Metropolitan area.

Focus 21 now is supporting several new programs and initiatives, such as developing a technology ...

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