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Northwest Oregon partners Clatsop, Columbia , Tillamook and western Washington counties for economic development. Similar geographic, demographic, economic characteristics weave throughout the region. Overall coordination and direction for the region’s economic development is provided by the NW Oregon Regional Partnership, a consortium of public entities, private sector stakeholders and State agency representatives.

Col-Pac, the region’s federally designated economic development district, maintains a business expansion loan fund, manages the region’s industrial lands database, and provides technical assistance on industry and business development.

The Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance (NOEA) manages the Regional and Rural Investment lottery funds for Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. NOEA primarily focuses on retention/creation of jobs and leveraging additional business investment in the region.

The NW Oregon Area Commission on Transportation (NWACT) is the region’s transportation coordinating body, representing all forms of transportation and public and private sector interests. A major emphasis of NWACT is ensuring that the region’s transportation system supports economic development in the region.

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	Columbia Pacific- Economic Development District		Northwest Area Commission on Transportation
	Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance		Northwest Oregon Regional Partnership

News & Announcements

7/2/2009		NWACT Meeting to be Held July 9th at City of Banks Fire Hall The NW Oregon Area Commission on Transportation will be meeting July 9th from 1:00 -- 3:30 pm at the Banks Fire Hall, 300 S Main St. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.For more infor Read More...

6/18/2009		Col-Pac Special Meeting to Review Draft CEDS The combined Col-Pac and NW Oregon Economic Alliance (NOEA) Boards will be meeting Tuesday, June 23rd at Clatsop Community College's Seaside Campus from 10:00 am -- 12:00 pm. The Board will revi Read More...

2/27/2009		Col-Pac EDD, NW Oregon Economic Alliance and NWACT Schedule Bi-Monthly Board Meetings on the Same Da Effective March 5th, Col-Pac, NOEA and NWACT will hold their bi-monthly meetings on the 1st Thursday of the month (except for July because of the holiday). Col-Pac and NOEA will meet in the morn Read More...

7/30/2008		Col-Pac Awarded 2 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants Col-Pac EDD Receives $698,000 in USDARural Business Enterprise Grants to Assist NW Oregon BusinessesRecover from and Prepare for Storm Events Contact: &nb Read More...