PCRC Annual General Assembly Held in Puyallup

Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants

This year's annual Pierce County Regional Council meeting was held in Puyallup at the Pioneer Park Pavilion on Thursday, February 20, 2014.  The meeting topic was Urban Branding and featured Keynote Speaker, Ken Greenburg, author of Walking Home 2012 and former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto.  Also speaking at the event were Bruce Kendal, President & CEO of the Tacoma Pierce County Economic Development Board, regarding the branding of our Pierce County Region, and myself regarding the imporance of branding for local Chambers of Commerce.  It was a great opportunity to advocate for our local businesses and cities to the rest of the region and emphasize how important branding is for our Chamber marketing programs and services.

The PCRC is a coalition of local governments committeed to improving the transportation system throughout Pierce County and the South Sound through comprehensive planning and strategic investment.  The PCRC represents an area that includes:

• 23 Cities and Towns
• Pierce County
• Two Transit Agencies
• The POrt of Tacoma
• The Puyallup Tribe of Indians
• Joint Base Lewis-McChord
• 814,500 People
• Over 350,000 Jobs

Many thanks to Glenn Hull, PCRC Chair and Mayor of the City of Fife, for the opportunity to advocate on behalf of Puyallup and Sumner, and for his service to our region.  Glenn also announced at the annual meeting that he will be relocating to Savannah, Georgia with his family in the next few weeks.  We will miss his passion and commitment for our region and wish he and his family the best in their new endeavors.