EDC Team Jefferson

09/22/2026

Meet Brett, the newest addition to EDC Team Jefferson! 🎉

Brett is stepping in to help drive job growth, business expansion, and private investment across Jefferson County - with a big focus on moving key projects in the Irondale-Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area from planning to reality.

What he brings to the team:

🎓 Background: B.A. in Urban Planning & Sustainable Development (WWU), specializing in Tribal & Indigenous Planning.
🗺️ Planning Experience: Former Long Range Planning Intern at Skagit County, supporting Comprehensive Plan updates and zoning research.
🌱 Leadership & Sustainability: 5 years of team leadership at Whole Foods Market, where he spearheaded a sustainability program that slashed store landfill waste by 70%.

“His planning background gives us additional capacity to take those opportunities from analysis to implementation.”
— David Ballif, Executive Director of EDC Team Jefferson

Help us give Brett a warm welcome!
HousingAccess SustainableDevelopment

09/03/2026

07/28/2026

Amazing opportunity to up level your welding skills right here in Port Townsend!

🚨 **Level Up Your Welding Skills with Aluminum GMAW Training with our new Mobile Programs!** 🚨

Ready to take your welding skills to the next level? Join Peninsula College's Hands-On Aluminum GMAW Welding course and gain the practical experience employers are looking for.

✅ Learn aluminum GMAW welding aligned with AWS D1.2 standards
✅ Prepare for careers in marine trades, manufacturing, fabrication, and industrial welding
✅ Financial assistance available

💲 Cost: $525
📅 Saturdays: August 8, 15, 22 & 29
🕗 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍📍 **Location:** Peninsula College Mobile Welding Training Lab 2736 Washington St., Port Townsend, WA

Don't miss this opportunity to build in-demand skills and invest in your future.
🔗 Register today: https://www.campusce.net/pencol/Course/Course.aspx?c=854

05/07/2026

For many decades, economic development has helped communities grow stronger and more resilient. This , discover how EDC Team Jefferson is driving opportunity today while helping build the foundation for the next century in Jefferson County. You can find our recently adopted strategic plan on our website! Learn more: edcteamjefferson.org

05/06/2026

Small Business Spotlight!

Jenn Wells runs two businesses: Jenn Wells Accounting and Consulting provides bookkeeping, QuickBooks support, and financial consulting for small businesses. She works directly with business owners to clean up messy books, make sense of financial reports, and build systems they actually understand. The other is , opened in December 2022, the crystal and metaphysical shop is stocked with crystals, minerals, jewelry, incense, card decks, and gifts. The shop also hosts ongoing community events, including monthly sound baths and a UFOlogy book club. Soulful Abundance is right on Water Street in Port Townsend - stop by and say hello! See more at her websites: https://www.shopsoulfulabundance.com and https://www.jennwellsaccounting.com

05/03/2026

This week is both Economic Development Week and National Small Business Week!! In a rural area like Jefferson County, small businesses are the heart of economic development and make our communities the vibrant, thriving places we love to live.

05/01/2026

The National Virtual Summit is May 5-6! Join thousands of entrepreneurs
for two days of expert-led sessions, federal resource deep-dives, and networking—all for FREE.
Register today: https://www.sba.gov/nsbw

04/24/2026

This coming Tuesday! Did you know you can access up to 3 free advising sessions? Come meet some of the advisors from our first cohort of the Recompete supported business advisor training program. See you at 10am upstairs at Aldrich’s.

04/23/2026

Did you know that Olympic Connect - part of Olympic Community of Health and Recompete - can support you to find new employment, access funding for education, and help remove barriers to getting back to work?

Find out more in the link in our bio, or email [email protected]

04/13/2026

Free business training through our friends at WA Dept of Commerce! Starts April 29th!