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APPROACH <br /> Throughout this project, our work will be grounded in rigorous data analysis, <br /> transparency, and stakeholder expertise and engagement. <br /> Data gathering and direct operations impacts. We will begin our <br /> analysis with a comprehensive data assessment. For this effort, we will work <br /> with the AquaSox and Funko Field management to gather data pertaining to <br /> revenues, employment, wages, membership, donations, activities, events, <br /> attendance, and more. Data will be requested for 2019, pre-pandemic as well <br /> as 2021, after the MiLB standards went into effect. In addition, we will also <br /> request data on the Angels of the Wind Arena, to understand the impacts of <br /> events in Downtown Seattle. <br /> Publicly provided data, including any existing economic impact studies, <br /> employment and wage records from the Washington State Employment <br /> Security Department, gross business income from the Washington State <br /> Department of Revenue, and other sources will also be utilized for this study. <br /> Regional and statewide economic impacts include additional jobs, <br /> income, and business revenues supported through upstream business-to- <br /> business transactions (indirect) and worker income expenditures elsewhere <br /> in the economy (induced). CAI will evaluate the regional and state geographic <br /> impacts through both quantitative and qualitative methods. This analysis <br /> will include the potential differences in impact due to alternative locations. <br /> The Washington State Input-Output Model will serve as the primary analytic <br /> tool for assessing total economic impacts, and customizations will allow for <br /> economic impacts at the county level, depending on data availability. <br /> Stakeholder Outreach. CAI will work with the AquaSox and City of <br /> Everett to identify key stakeholders and entertainment venues. Interviews <br /> with stakeholders and entertainment venues will be leveraged to collect data <br /> regarding the role of AquaSox in attracting regional visitors, the impacts of <br /> minor league baseball in Everett on local businesses and the local economy, <br /> and the role of AquaSox and Funko Field in local discretionary spending, and <br /> the benefits of the Angels of the Wind Arena on Downtown Everett <br /> businesses. These efforts will yield a data-rich profile of AquaSox customers <br /> and help tell the story of Funko Field's importance in the community. <br /> EVERETT AQUASOX PAGE 2 <br /> ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES, INC. <br />