NorthStar Development Partners, LLC

NorthStar Development Partners, LLC Your trusted partners dedicated to removing roadblocks & accelerating economic development projects.

Does your development project feel like two steps forward and three steps back?Permitting questions, site constraints, c...
09/11/2026

Does your development project feel like two steps forward and three steps back?

Permitting questions, site constraints, changing requirements and multiple hurdles can quickly turn forward momentum into frustration.

NorthStar Development Partners helps identify the real roadblocks, bring the right people together and create a practical path toward breaking ground.

Your vision deserves more than another round of unanswered questions. Letโ€™s determine the next moveโ€”and get your project moving again.

๐Ÿ“ฉ [email protected]
๐ŸŒ northstardevpartners.com

PierceCounty EconomicDevelopment

Thereโ€™s codeโ€”and then thereโ€™s knowing how to navigate it with strategy, common sense and the right people at the table.A...
09/03/2026

Thereโ€™s codeโ€”and then thereโ€™s knowing how to navigate it with strategy, common sense and the right people at the table.

At NorthStar Development Partners, we help property owners, businesses and developers find a practical path forward when a project feels complicated, delayed or stuck.

We can help when you are:

โ€ข Facing a code violation or stop-work order
โ€ข Stalled in permitting or unsure what the jurisdiction requires
โ€ข Evaluating whether a property or development concept is feasible
โ€ข Coordinating architects, engineers, environmental consultants and agency staff
โ€ข Preparing for meetings with city or county officials
โ€ข Seeking experienced advocacy and a clearer development strategy

You donโ€™t have to navigate the process alone. If your project needs directionโ€”or simply a fresh set of experienced eyesโ€”reach out to us at [email protected].

Letโ€™s find the path forward.

By the way, Pierce County, Washington you have been a gem to work with!๐Ÿ™Œ

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08/19/2026

We spotted our NorthStar Development Partners โœจbillboard on Meridian today in the Puyallupโ€“Edgewood area and was happy to see our message to โ€œmove projects forwardโ€ in the heart ๐Ÿซถ of the Pierce County communities we know, serve, and navigate so well.๐Ÿงญ

Today included a meeting at Sumner City Hall followed up by a collaboration meeting with a highly respected commercial land-use consultantโ€”precisely the kind of work we do best: bringing the right people to the table, finding a path through complicated processes, and helping good projects move forward.

The billboard may be in the spotlight๐Ÿ”ฆ, but our focus is always on your project.๐Ÿ™Œ

Stuck? Facing a violation? Navigating a challenging approval process? Or simply need knowledgeable advocates in your corner?

NorthStar Development Partners is here and ready to serve, navigate, advocate, and help pave the way to whatโ€™s next.

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From High Heels to High Boots ๐Ÿ‘ โžก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ขSome days in development work are boardrooms, strategy sessions, and city meetings.Oth...
06/11/2026

From High Heels to High Boots
๐Ÿ‘ โžก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ข

Some days in development work are boardrooms, strategy sessions, and city meetings.

Other days? Theyโ€™re muddy boots, wetlands, construction sites, and walking properties to understand challenges firsthand.

At NorthStar Development Partners, helping clients navigate murky waters is what we do best!

Whether itโ€™s:
โœ… Complex permitting challenges
โœ… Overcoming stop work orders
โœ… Wetland and environmental constraints
โœ… Access, utility, and infrastructure hurdles
โœ… Multi-agency approvals
โœ… Complicated development roadblocks

We bring together a wide variety of experience, strategic thinking, and a deep network of trusted experts, agency relationships, engineers, planners, architects, and consultants to help create a clear path forward.

Development isnโ€™t always a straight line. Sometimes itโ€™s messy. Sometimes itโ€™s complicated. Sometimes it feels like youโ€™re stuck in the mud.

Thatโ€™s where we thrive.

We help clients see opportunities where others see obstacles, identify solutions where others see barriers, and move projects forward with confidence and clarity.

Because great development isnโ€™t about avoiding hurdlesโ€”itโ€™s about knowing how to navigate them.

And sometimes that starts with putting on a good pair of boots. ๐Ÿ‘ข



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12/05/2025

We had a great time at the Tacomaโ€“Pierce County Chamber Public Officials Holiday Event at the Tacoma Art Museum. It felt good to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new partners, and be part of an event that brings business, policy, and community leadership into the same room.

NorthStar Development Partners is glad to be back in the Chamber network โ€” now wearing a new hat as a firm focused on advocacy and helping businesses move their projects forward. Pierce County continues to grow, and weโ€™re looking forward to being one more resource for companies navigating development, permitting, and expansion in the region.

A solid night with a solid crowd. Happy Holidays.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑWhen a project stalls, the cost isnโ€™t just timeโ€”itโ€™s opportunity, momentum, and peace of mind....
11/25/2025

๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ

When a project stalls, the cost isnโ€™t just timeโ€”itโ€™s opportunity, momentum, and peace of mind. Thatโ€™s where ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ steps in.

We help property owners, developers, and business leaders move through the barriers others get stuck in. From permitting delays and zoning complications to pre-legal issues and jurisdictional confusion, we navigate the maze so you donโ€™t have to.

With deep relationships across city departments, planners, engineers, and regulatory agencies, we streamline communication, anticipate challenges, and build the right team of experts around your project. Our goal is simple: ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏโ€”e๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.

If your development has hit a wall or you simply want to avoid one, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถs here to guide you through with clarity and confidence.

L๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ!
Weโ€™re happy to schedule a consultation to determine how we can support your project. Reach out anytime at: [email protected]





๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐—๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐˜†Background & LeadershipJim Beatty is a seasoned healthcare executive with a distinguished...
09/26/2025

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐—๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐˜†

Background & Leadership
Jim Beatty is a seasoned healthcare executive with a distinguished 25-year career in both investor-owned and not-for-profit health systems. As a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Jim has driven strategic growth and development across complex healthcare markets. Most recently, he served as MultiCareโ€™s East Pierce Market Leader and President of Good Samaritan Hospital, where he championed process improvements, led economic growth initiatives, and forged partnerships that enhanced community health and business development.

Prior to his healthcare career, Jim was a Marine Corps aviator, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. That disciplined, mission-driven approach continues to shape his leadership today. He holds a degree in mathematics from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austinโ€”credentials that reinforce his deep analytical skills and strategic vision.

๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜†
Jim believes thriving communities are built when healthcare, business, and civic leadership work together. His why is to forge partnerships that strengthen both community well-being and economic vitality, breaking down silos so projects serve the greater good. At NorthStar, Jim applies his operational expertise and disciplined leadership to help clients navigate complexity, accelerate growth, and achieve their vision.

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€

- Proud Marine Corps veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel.

- Dad to three and husband to his high school sweetheart.

- Still has a pilotโ€™s love of the skiesโ€”ask him about his favorite flying story.

- Passionate about Pierce County and helping it thrive.

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝKent brings decades of leadership experience in major events, venue operations, and economic deve...
09/12/2025

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
Kent brings decades of leadership experience in major events, venue operations, and economic development. His long tenure as CEO of the Washington State Fair set the standard for strategic growth, community partnerships, and large-scale event management in the region.

๐ŸŽก ๐—” ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€โ€ฆundefined
For decades, I led major expansions and redevelopment efforts at the Washington State Fair. I learned how to work with city systems and discovered the complexity of how to navigate them.

๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜†
Kent is driven by a passion to make major projects less daunting. After decades of navigating complex systems, he believes no one should have to be a government insider to bring their vision to life. His mission at NorthStar is to clear the path, preserve community character, and get projects to โ€œYESโ€ with clarity and confidence.

Permitting shouldnโ€™t be a guessing game.

NorthStar was born from that challenge and frustration and from the drive to make large, meaningful projects less daunting. We help you clear the path, preserve the character of your project, and bring big visions to life with clarity and confidence.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Letโ€™s skip the delay and get to โ€œYES.โ€

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€

Loves the outdoors, lives on a farm and enjoys working his "side-timber-mill-gig" with his buddies.

Known for his steady leadership under pressure (ask him about the wildest fair day story!).

Passionate about mentoring the next generation of civic leaders.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—œ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—–After 18 years as a business owner, leading the Puyallup Sumner Chamber ...
08/12/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—œ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—–

After 18 years as a business owner, leading the Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce, and serving as a Board Director for the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, my years of advocacy and economic development work have made one truth crystal clear: ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ = ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฌ.

Too often, incredible projects stallโ€”not from lack of vision, but because navigating permitting and development is slow, unclear, and full of conflicting steps.

I co-founded NorthStar Development Partners, LLC to be the creative collaborator who helps clients move forward fasterโ€”leveraging proven relationships with government officials, years of advocacy, and a knack for finding solutions that work for everyone at the table.

Our role is part strategist, part connector, part problem-solverโ€”removing barriers, aligning stakeholders, and creating the kind of momentum that transforms a โ€œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บโ€ project into a โ€œ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น.โ€

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ:

Iโ€™m a faith-forward woman and passionate about equipping female leaders with the tools to step boldly into their calling. Through The Bible Bot Societyโ€™s Leadership Program, โ€œAnchored Seriesโ€, I have recently created a platform, community and program for female entrepreneurs by blending Biblical leadership lessons with practical AI tools, helping them scale their businesses with confidence, purpose, and clarity.

I authored the "AI Cheerleader" book and brand, inspired by my own AI Journey and my time as a San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader where I was part of a team that won two Super Bowls from 1987 - 1991.

I founded Gravel to Gold Ventures, a Marketing Intelligence Firm and Saas Agency dedicated to helping businesses grow smarter, faster.

๐ŸŽถ I love country and worship music, riding dirt bikes, and golfing---and I find inspiration and balance when I can spend time at our Cle Elum cabin.

I am semi-obsessed with Mishka and Gretel, my Pitbull and Rottweiler pups!

๐— ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ: Granny-T!!
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