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Category: Economic Development

Downtown Arlington; Resilience in the Era of COVID-19

The Metro Center helped the City of Arlington, WA support downtown businesses through the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic recovery. The…

2019 National Urban Extension Conference

May 20-23, 2019 Motif Hotel - Seattle, WA Washington State University Extension's Metro Center was proud to coordinate and host the 2019 National Urban Extension…

Stanwood and Camano Island Community Survey

The City of Stanwood approached the Metro Center with a request to help them plan and implement a community feedback survey to assist with the…

Local Investment Networks

Build an investment network that connects local businesses needing capital with local community members who want to invest. LIN establishes a wealth building strategy that…

Promoting Urban Food, Energy and Water Resource Resilience via the Regional Food System

Urban areas are major consumers of food, energy, and water. This project explores how food, energy, and water are interdependent in the context of changing…

Urban Food-Energy-Water Summit

Friday November 18, 2016: Join us for an interactive summit including presentations & small group discussions about intersecting resource management challenges and planning a sustainable…

Measuring Changes in the Restaurant Industry

The restaurant industry has been experiencing major regulatory, cultural, and technology changes in the past few years, impacting the status quo for workers and operators…

America’s Best Communities Competition

America’s Best Communities (ABC) was a three year $10 million competition that aimed to increase economic development in small communities. The Metropolitan Center provided guidance…