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.
July 11, 2017 – The recently passed $5.3B Oregon transportation bill includes not only critical funding for city and county road, but also individual projects from the MCEDD region (including top priorities from our regional economic development strategy). Projects which were elevated for funding within the transportation package include:
Hood River Bridge replacement Environmental Impact Study
WaNaPa street improvements in the City of Cascade Locks
Pedestrian safety improvements in the City of Dufur
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