San Juan County
Economic Development Council

This page presents reports and studies produced by the EDC (or other associated agency) relevant to Economic Development for San Juan County.

San Juan County "October 2007 Business Retention and Expansion Survey" results

This is a preliminary summary of the results from our "October 2007 Business Retention and Expansion Surveys" of San Juan County businesses. We are in the process of extending the survey to additional businesses and will update these results with that data. This is the second set of BRE results, with the first set of BRE results from 2006 posted below under "2007 Business Climate Report".

PRELIMINARY: October 2007 BRE Survey Results (.doc)

San Juan County EDC's Ferry Fare Study

Ferry Fare Study
      EDC Cover Letter             (.doc)    (.htm)
      Executive Summary Only   (.doc)    (.htm)
      Full Report                      (.doc)    (.htm)

2007 Business Climate Report

This is an update of the 1999 and 2000 Business Retention and Expansion surveys taken in 2006 under a joint contract with Island County. The report was prepared by the Island County Economic Development Council under contract to the State of Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED).

2007 Business Climate Report (.doc)

Regional Marine Cluster Project Final Report

Regional Marine Cluster Project Press Release (.doc)
Northwest Washington Marine Industry Cluster Study (.pdf)

"Smart Growth" presentations by John D. Pagini

"Smart Growth" presentations by John D. Pagini
Wednesday, June 20th
Smart Growth for the San Juan Islands? (.ppt)
Lessons from Nantucket (.ppt)
Thursday, June 21st
Smart Growth Output & Tools (.ppt)
Possible Smart Growth Solutions for SJC (.ppt)
Larry Soll's Recommendation Slides (.ppt)

Economic Development Element of Comprehensive Plans

San Juan County EDE September 2007 (.doc)
San Juan County EDE March 2007 (.doc)
Town of Friday Harbor EDE February 2007 (.pdf)

Economic Development History

Following are a couple of reports from the past, that individuals might find beneficial to obtaining a historical perspective about economic development conditions over the years. The first document also has a fairly extensive bibliography that readers might find useful.

From the Island District Economic Development Council from December 2000:

Economic Development Overview of San Juan County, December 2000 (.pdf)

From the Washington State Employment Security Department from September 1999:

San Juan County Profile, September 1999 (.pdf)