The Regional Economic Partnership (REP)

The Regional Economic Partnership (REP)

REP is Whatcom County's Associate Development (ADO) Organization which is an arm of the State's Commerce Department.  In addition to being the ADO, we represent and are funded by the Port of Bellingham, Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham and the six small cities that make up our region.  We are the umbrella economic development agency working with non-profits, public agencies, higher ed as well as the private sector.  In this presentation we will inform you of our roles and responsibilities as well as the programs/projects that we are working on.

Bio:

Don Goldberg, Director of Economic Development.  Mr. Goldberg came to the Port in 2018 where he was tasked with developing a sustainable approach towards business recruitment, retention and expansion; and increasing the economic development efficiency and coordination between multiple agencies.  Before joining the Port, Mr. Goldberg was Director of Business Development for the Port of Portland.  He has also served as Senior Project Manager for The Trust for Public Land and as Vice President for an International Commercial Real Estate Company logging over $500 million in transactions. Mr. Goldberg graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Business and is a Certified Executive Life Coach.