| Ellensburg, Washington is a city of about 17,000 | | | | Albertson's, Quality Inn, Cascade Pellets, Comtronic |
| residents in the central part of the state. Despite | | | | Systems, Ellensburg Telephone, Ward Rugh Inc., and |
| today's economic conditions and the city's relatively | | | | the Daily Record, Ellensburg's largest newspaper. The |
| small size, Ellensburg offers a variety of employment | | | | Daily Record has been publishing since 1909. |
| options. Ellensburg is the county seat and largest city | | | | Employers are drawn to Ellensburg because of its |
| in Kittitas County. It is also home to Central | | | | educated population, good freeway and rail |
| Washington University, which has an enrollment of | | | | accessibility, available water, beautiful open terrain, |
| nearly 8,000 students, and is a productive agricultural | | | | and fertile land. Accommodations and restaurants are |
| region. | | | | one of the city's largest employment sectors. Events |
| Ellensburg largest employers are in government. | | | | at Central Washington University, local businesses, |
| Central Washington University has more than 1,800 | | | | and the city attract visitors. Ellensburg is also the |
| employees. Kittitas County, the City of Ellensburg, | | | | largest city on the 170-mile stretch of Interstate 90 |
| and the Ellensburg School District are also major | | | | between Bellevue and Moses Lake. |
| employers. Other significant employers in Ellensburg | | | | Agriculture remains an important economic base for |
| include Kittitas Valley Community Hospital, Kittitas | | | | the Ellensburg area. Ellensburg and the Kittitas Valley |
| Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Anderson Hay | | | | are famous for the timothy-hay they produce. Cattle |
| and Grain, Shoemaker's, Super 1 Foods, Twin City | | | | and horse ranches are also popular in the area. The |
| Foods, Safeway, Royal Vista Care Center, | | | | quality of beef produced is excellent. |