Columbia County, Oregon, April 25, 2022 – Keep it Local Columbia County, a popular small business promotion and marketing program that encourages people to shop, taste, play local in Columbia County, has a new look launching today. The new brandmark is intended to showcase the county’s natural and business features; and it comes just in … Read more
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
January 11th, 2021, Columbia County, OR– Keep it Local Columbia County is excited to announce that their 2021 holiday campaign was unlike any other— in the best of ways! What do they mean? Using turned in Wonderland Cards, similar to stamp cards for shopping locally, the Keep it Local for the Holidays campaign recorded $391,600 in local spending across … Read more
Happy New Years! In this post, we wanted to do a reflection of where we have been and where we are going for 2022! But first, thank you to all those who have supported our program and have helped championed the “Keep it Local” spirit. It’s important we all take a moment to appreciate all … Read more
ST. HELENS, Ore., January 6, 2022: In 2021, InRoads gave back $145,692 to the community, including $98,418 to local schools, $37,296 to non-profit organizations, $5,000 to college bound students and 1,829 random acts of kindness. “We were proud to have impacted so many in the community,” remarked Brooke Van Vleet, InRoads President/CEO. “We are looking forward to even … Read more