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.
June 3, 2022 – Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) is pleased to be hosting several Pub Talk-style events throughout the Gorge in 2022. With the support of a grant from Oregon Community Foundation, these events will bring together entrepreneurs and business owners to network, share and learn from each other. Besides great networking and delicious appetizers, the events will highlight a small panel of businesses of different types and in different stages of development to share their experiences.
Our second Pub Talk event will be held on Thursday, June 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Gorges Beer Co. on (390 Wa Na Pa, Cascade Locks). MCEDD’s event partners for this talk are the Port of Cascade Locks , Skamania County Economic Development Council and the Small Business Development Center at CGCC.
Our speakers will be:
Hotel Stevenson
Landmass Wines
Gorges Beer
The event is free to attend and all are welcome!
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) was established in 1969 by Klickitat, Skamania, Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties to benefit from better access to economic development loans and grants, pooled technical assistance, marketing, administrative resources, and a regional approach to economic development efforts. Over the years, MCEDD’s membership has grown to include counties, cities, ports and chambers of commerce within the five-county region. It is governed by a twenty-one member Board representing its members and the key economic interests in the region. MCEDD promotes the creation of family-wage jobs, the diversification of the economic base, and the growth, development and retention of business and industry.
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