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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 Small Business Development Fund, manages Northwest Oregon's Commercial and Industrial Lands Database and provides technical assistance on industry and business development. Col-Pac primarily focuses on retention/creation of jobs and leveraging additional business investment in NW Oregon.

The Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance (NOEA) manages state-funded projects for Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties.

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

5/8/2020		NWACT to Meet May 14 at 1:00 via Zoom Zoom information is listed on the following meeting packet:NWACT May 14, 2020 Meeting Packet For additional information for accessing or participating in the meeting, please contact Mary McArthur at m Read More...

5/7/2020		Col-Pac/NOEA to Meet May 14, 2020 Via Zoom from 9:00--11:00 Zoom information is listed on the following meeting packet:Col-Pac/NOEA May 14, 2020 Meeting Packet For additional information for accessing or participating in the meeting, please contact Mary McArt Read More...

3/28/2020		Message from Col-Pac EDD on COVID-19 We are facing an unprecedented economic challenge as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Fortunately for our local business community, there are an increasing number of resources available for guid Read More...

3/18/2020		Temporary Changes to Office Access To protect the public and our staff by slowing the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), our office located in the Columbia Learning Center (St Helens Library complex) is closed to in-person services at t Read More...

2/7/2020		Col-Pac Seeking Executive Director Applications Columbia Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac) is seeking a new Executive Director. This position acts as the chief executive officer and is responsible for the overall management of t Read More...