Serving the Mid-Columbia region of Oregon and Washington, providing regional economic development and business assistance.Mid–Columbia Economic Development District

Mid Columbia Economic Development District strives to promote the creation of family-wage jobs, the diversification of the economic base, and the growth, development and retention of business and industry in Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Klickitat and Skamania Counties

MCEDD is organized as a government non-profit in Oregon as an ORS-190 and in Washington through RCW 39.34.010.

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    Recent Post Archives :: Business Financing

    Opportunity Connections Advances Employment Opportunities

    December 30, 2013 – Opportunity Connections was started by families and local business people in 1967 as an alternative to institutions for disabled individuals. For some, the organization is a stepping stone to employment. Opportunity Connections has several commercial businesses that employ people with disabilities. With changing funding streams that once sustained their business model, Opportunity Connections was looking to make some changes. To better support these businesses that provide employment to both disabled clients and their supervisors, the organization wanted to increase their cashflow. Opportunity Connections approached the Columbia River Oregon Investment Board, managed by MCEDD, for a loan to do just that. This loan helped save five staff employees and 31 client employee positions. Opportunity Connections is proud to be putting people to work in the Gorge! For more information and to learn more about ways you can get involved, visit their website at: www.opportunityconnections.org.   [Continue Reading]

    Hobbies Become Serious Business with MCEDD Financing: Hood River Hobbies

    October 22, 2013 – In 2011, Zed and Miko Ruhlen purchased Hood River Hobbies with the intention of expanding its offerings and growing the business. Their goal was to create a hobby shop in the Gorge that met the needs of hobbyists of all ages. In addition to providing a more diverse offering of hobby products including games, rockets, models, radio-controlled (rc) vehicles, hobby tools and paint, kites, trains, arts and crafts, toys, and more, Zed and Miko have also expanded the space to include room for classes and events. Hood River Hobbies now offers classes in rocket and model building, rc instruction, birdwatching, gaming events and more. They sought a MCEDD loan to purchase their initial inventory and provide working capital. Since then, they have expanded their special events, increased and diversified their inventory to appeal to a broader customer base, and supplemented the previous focus of the shop with other areas of their own expertise. For more information, check out their website www.hoodriverhobbies.com. As a service to the regional business community and as a strong part of our economic development strategy for the region, MCEDD manages several business loan programs that provide an accessible, affordable source of capital for projects that create and/or retain jobs.   [Continue Reading]
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    The Dalles, OR 97058
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