Greetings Grays Harbor Community Members,
The holiday season is upon us, as we are getting ready to close out 2024. I wish you all a wonderful holiday season, and a Happy New Year!
We have been busy this past month with several events. The first event we participated in with the cities of Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor County, Grays Harbor Council of Governments, Port of Grays Harbor, and Grays Harbor Transit, was hosting the Washington State Transportation Commission at Grays Harbor College on November 13th and 14th. We had the opportunity to present on the transportation needs of our county, and their importance to our economic development.
The second event the GGHI staff attended on November 26th was to celebrate the Port of Grays Harbor’s Groundbreaking at Terminal 4 Expansion & Redevelopment Project. This partnership of AGP and the Port of Grays Harbor is an enormous economic boost to our economy of Grays Harbor, and we thank them for all they are doing to better our community!
The last event I will mention is the Regional Economic Expo that occurred on December 5th at the Great Wolf Lodge. This event was attended by over 250 people, including the Economic Development Directors of Thurston, Pacific, Mason, Grays Harbor, and Lewis Counties, having the opportunity to meet and present on the economic development happenings in each of our counties. There were also presentations by the Tribal business leaders of the Tribes in each county where they had not only the opportunity to highlight all the wonderful things they are doing to benefit our economy, but also what they are doing to benefit everyone in our communities.
Upcoming Events
We will be hosting our annual Legislative Send off on Friday, January 10th at the Log Pavillion. This is an extremely popular event, so be sure to get your tickets early. Registration for this event is now open and will be closing on January 2nd at 12:00 PM. Tickets are available at www.chamber.graysharbor.org/events.
Happy Holidays,
Darrin C. Raines
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. Contact Information
Darrin Raines, CEO
Phone : 360-532-7888, Email : draines@graysharbor.org
Candie Gleason, CFO
Phone: 360-532-7888, Email: cgleason@graysharbor.org
Kelsey Norvell-Williams, Marketing Director
Phone: 360-532-7888, Email: knorvell@graysharbor.org
Loretta Thomas, Director of Business Development
Phone: 360-532-7888, Email: lthomas@graysharbor.org
Stephanie Conway, Director of Member Services
Phone 360-532-7888, Email: sconway@graysharbor.org