Clatskanie, Oregon—February 28, 2022: (A Message from the Clatskanie Farmers Market) Help us build the Clatskanie Food Hub! We’re asking for your generous support to help us raise $15,000 in start up capital by March 31st. We have secured a building and submitted our grant applications! Now we need to show grantors and private funders … Read more
It’s 2/22/2022 at 2:22pm! To celebrate Twos-day, in no particular order, we have 22 reasons why to shop local in Columbia County! 1) Every dollar spent local, about 68¢ stays here!2) It creates local jobs3) 73% who live here, commute outside the county, shopping local keeps money here!4) It builds community5) You get a personal … Read more
Local small business veteran and community advocate Jason Moos hired to advise and support small businesses, and develop the new start-up Small Business Development Center St. Helens, Oregon—February 14, 2022 —The new, and first, Columbia County Business Resource & Small Business Development Center (BR/SBDC) has its first Director and business advisor, it was announced today. … Read more
ODA is now accepting applications for $2 million in grants to expand Oregon’s meat processing industry Today, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Alexis Taylor announces the launch of a six-week application period (February 9 – March 23 Noon PT) for the new Oregon Meat Processing Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grant. The $2 million investment comes from the 2021 … Read more
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Oregon – February 7, 2022 – Columbia County, in partnership with the Columbia Economic Team (CET), recently distributed nearly $500k in grants to county businesses and non-profit organizations to assist with recovery and resilience in response to economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant dollars were funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, … Read more