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About the Prosperity Blog

The Prosperity Blog is a forum for discussion of how the economy, economic development, public policy and regional planning intersect in the central Puget Sound region of the State of Washington. It’s a place where we can be honest and say what we think about the economy in our region. The opinions found here do not necessarily reflect the view of all contributors, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), the Prosperity Partnership, or the Central Puget Sound Economic Development District (CPSEDD).

The Prosperity Blog is maintained by the staff and partners of the Prosperity Partnership, a regional coalition of over 300 government, business, labor and community organizations from King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties dedicated to developing and implementing a common economic strategy in our region. You can also follow the blog on Facebook and Linked-in!

The goal of the blog is to further the dialogue around these important topics and provide a place for the community to discuss its economic future. That means that your comments will be posted as is – they won’t be edited by anyone. However, comments that violate the below guidelines will not be posted.

Guidelines for posts and comments

All Posts and Comments:

  • Will focus on issues, not on elections. It is not a forum for promoting or opposing individual politicians, candidates for public office or ballot measures before the voters.
  • Will comment on the posted topic.
  • Will be free of vulgar, offensive, threatening, demeaning, insulting or harassing language, and personal attacks.
  • Will be free of statements known to be inaccurate or containing false attribution
  • Will refrain from promoting or advertising a business or commercial transaction

These guidelines are subject to amendment or modification at any time to ensure the blog’s continued value. Any changes to the guidelines will be announced in the blog itself.

The opinions found here do not necessarily reflect the view of all contributors, the Puget Sound Regional Council, (PSRC) or the Central Puget Sound Economic Development District (CPSEDD).  Communications made through the blog are not legal notices, official public records requests, or official comments to the PSRC or the CPSEDD. 

Links Disclaimer

The Prosperity Blog includes useful hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations and individuals’ blogs. The Prosperity Blog provides these links and pointers solely for our users’ information and convenience.

When you select a link to an outside website, you are leaving the Prosperity Blog and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. PSRC and CPSEDD do not control or guarantee the accuracy of information contained on a linked website. Nor do PSRC or CPSEDD endorse the views expressed on outside websites, and are not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites.