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Economic Development
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Support for New Childcare Centers in Burien Delivers Results
Creating a safer and healthier Burien requires a variety of effective strategies paired with a collaborative approach.
Providing More Childcare Options in Burien
Burien residents interested in opening a home-based childcare center can access free assistance to help launch their business successfully.
Burien Sets Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage—What It Means for Workers and Small Businesses
Burien’s new minimum wage ordinance introduces a tiered system that categorizes employers based on their size to accommodate diverse needs and recognize the economic challenges small businesses face.
Charting a Path to Prosperity: Burien’s Economic Development Action Plan Approved
The plan delivers actionable steps within a comprehensive framework for advancing economic development in Burien.
City Council Approves Burien Minimum Wage Ordinance
Burien's first local minimum wage to take effect January 1, 2025. The ordinance took into consideration many perspectives, including local workers, small businesses, and labor organizations.
Community Shares Their Strategies and Stories to Shape Burien’s Future
Results of this planning effort will guide policymaking, operational plans, and budgets for the next twenty years.
Economic Recovery Grants Boost Local Business Resiliency
Small business grants will help mitigate potential job losses, business closures, decline in sales tax revenue, and loss of goods and services to the community caused by enduring economic impacts of the pandemic.
Identifying Key Actions to Grow Burien’s Economy
Community members will be invited to provide their ideas and creativity to the plan.
Community Shapes Vision for Burien 2044
City staff and consultants gathered feedback through 21 online and in-person events, online surveys and maps, and small stakeholder groups.
New Buildings in Burien will Provide Housing, Jobs, and Economic Opportunity
New buildings are going up across Burien which will bring more housing and commercial space to the city.