Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan
June 1, 2015
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Kalama, and the Port’s East Port property, hold many similarities to the Woodburn
location. The East Port is located directly adjacent to Interstate 5, 35 miles from the I-5/I-405
interchange, with plentiful land for development. Traffic counts are higher than those in
Woodburn at the time of development, and Cowlitz County is a bedroom community to
Portland/Vancouver.
The areas’ similarities suggest opportunity and call for further evaluation.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Constraints
The 2010 CEDP also described the key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and constraints
in Cowlitz County. The information gathered in this process defines important aspects of the
community. However, it is also contains projections from 2010, which, in the case of energy
costs, proved inaccurate. It is important to consider current data when evaluating these
projections.
Figure 19 – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in Cowlitz County
Source: Cowlitz County EDC, Comprehensive Economic Development Plan, 2010
STRENGTHS
OPPORTUNITIES
Proximity to Portland
Location on Interstate 5 between Portland and Seattle
Access to Pacific Rim
Deepwater Ports of Longview and Kalama
Large blue-collar workforce
Outdoor recreation & Mount St. Helens
Leveraging I-5 and proximity to Portland
Business and industrial site
development Light industry
Professional & technical services growth
Entrepreneurship
Growth in healthcare
Recreational tourism & retail
International investment
WEAKNESSES
THREATS
Industrial and commercial development sites
Slow population growth and limited employment growth
Lack of economic development resources and incentives
Aging population
Relatively small professional services employment base
Loss of young talent
Lack of unified county vision
Inability to attract new private investment
Loss of existing professional and technical employment
Industrial energy costs are likely to rise
BST Associates
June 1, 2015
Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan
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Table 11 – Space Forecasts by Building Type - Low Forecast
New Jobs, Est Sq Ft
Allocated to Building Type
Assignment to Buildings
Sector
Emp.
Sq Ft per
Employee
Est. Sq
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11 & 21 Ag, Mining (excluded from UGB calc.)
-
688
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23 Construction
225
615
138,535
19,395
-
24,936
55,414
24,936
13,853
14%
0%
18%
40%
18%
10%
31-33 Manufacturing
231
925
214,037
17,123
-
51,369
128,422
17,123
-
8%
0%
24%
60%
8%
0%
42 Wholesale Trade
63
997
62,444
4,996
-
13,738
12,489
24,978
6,244
8%
0%
22%
20%
40%
10%
44-45 Retail Trade
169
821
138,991
6,950
1,390
8,339
-
16,679
105,633
5%
1%
6%
0%
12%
76%
22, 48-49 Transportation, Warehouse & Utilities
52
974
50,886
7,633
-
6,106
6,615
27,987
2,544
15%
0%
12%
13%
55%
5%
51 Information
16
1,197
19,619
4,905
-
4,905
7,848
-
1,962
25%
0%
25%
40%
0%
10%
52 Finance
31
564
17,673
12,725
177
884
177
177
3,535
72%
1%
5%
1%
1%
20%
53 Real Estate
17
1,166
19,898
14,327
199
995
199
199
3,980
72%
1%
5%
1%
1%
20%
54 Professional Services
124
800
99,553
71,678
996
4,978
996
996
19,911
72%
1%
5%
1%
1%
20%
55 Management
13
1,309
16,873
13,330
844
1,350
-
-
1,350
79%
5%
8%
0%
0%
8%
61 Education
22
660
14,380
4,314
7,622
719
144
144
1,438
30%
53%
5%
1%
1%
10%
62 Health & Social Services
320
517
165,347
49,604
87,634
3,307
-
-
24,802
30%
53%
2%
0%
0%
15%
71 Arts, Entertain, Rec
29
473
13,667
4,783
-
1,367
-
-
7,517
35%
0%
10%
0%
0%
55%
72 Accomm & Food Service
171
322
55,276
11,055
553
3,869
553
553
38,693
20%
1%
7%
1%
1%
70%
81 Other Services
23
1,076
25,061
18,044
251
1,253
251
251
5,012
72%
1%
5%
1%
1%
20%
92 Government
225
1,084
244,186
105,000
85,465
12,209
2,442
2,442
36,628
43%
35%
5%
1%
1%
15%
Total
1,733
748
1,296,427
365,860
185,129
140,324
215,548
116,463
273,102
28%
14%
11%
17%
9%
21%
Requiring new space
50%
Source: BST Associates using employment forecasts from Washington State Economic Security Department; and building space allocations from Portland Metro
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