Our Story
We compete every day to retain and recruit primary businesses. Since 1978, the private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County (EDB) has worked with job- and wealth-creating companies to grow the economy of the South Sound and Washington State, USA.
The EDB is in the job and wealth creation business. The more high-wage jobs and wealth-creating companies in Tacoma-Pierce County, the better the quality of life and the greater the job and career opportunities for our citizens.
Because most deals take well over a year to conclude, the EDB measures its results in five-year increments. The EDB’s $120:1 return on its investors’ dollars from 2012–2016 is indicative of the strength of its recruitment and retention programs.