Success Stories

Since inception of the business assistance program, MCEDD has made over 230 loans to businesses totaling over $14 million. MCEDD loan client businesses have created or retained over 2,100 jobs. MCEDD funds have also leveraged just over $12 million in additional public funding and over $30 million of private capital. Learn more about the businesses we support and their contributions to the local economy:

Grocery Market in Maupin Established with MCEDD Funds

In July 2010, the Maupin Market opened in the former Graves Market building after Allison and Randy Bechtol purchased and ...
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CRG Freight Moves Forward with MCEDD Loan

CRG Freight provides daily pickups and deliveries in the Columbia River Gorge and Portland areas. As a local and worldwide ...
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MCEDD Funds Construction of Elder Care Facility

In early 2015, Dee Dee and Thomas Vallier opened A Home Sweet Home Elder Care, an adult foster care business ...
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Small Business Loan Program Benefits 64Oz Taphouse

Lorraine Lyons and Rod Steward obtained a $55,000 small business loan through Mid-Columbia Economic Development District to help open a ...
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Innovative Food Company- NuCulture- Starts with MCEDD Financing

NuCulture Foods is a innovative company focused on creating nutritious, plant based food products in The Dalles. Jennifer and Chip ...
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Artistic Excavation Purchases Equipment with MCEDD Loan

January 2015 Loan Client Profile: Artistic Excavation, LLC, is a construction company in White Salmon, WA. The company specializes in ...
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Fun Country Power Sports Builds New Facility with MCEDD Funds

Fun Country Powersports is a family owned and operated business in The Dalles that focuses on powersports sales, service, and ...
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Distillers Start up with MCEDD Financing

Distilleries in the Gorge are starting with the assistance from MCEDD financing. August 2014: Chris Taylor and Roy Slayton came ...
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Working Capital Loan Supports Oregon Growers and Shippers

Oregon Growers & Shippers comes from a vision to create products using the finest quality, locally sourced ingredients from right ...
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MCEDD Microloan Supports Opening of Pioneer Pizza

Pioneer Pizza opened in May of 2014 and is located in the Pioneer building at 216 East Jewett Blvd in White ...
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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.