YAKIMA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (YCDA) WORKS TO RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES. OUR ASSOCIATION RESPONDED TO 45 REQUESTS FROM NEW BUSINESSES SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND ENGAGED 23 SITE SELECTORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SITES AND BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY.
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Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
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$447.6K
Local Business Development Support
YCDA SUPPORTS BUILDING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROVIDES WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. IN 2024, YCDA PERFORMED 94 LOCAL COMPANY OUTREACH VISITS AND SUPPORTED 10 LOCAL BUSINESS RETENTION AND/OR EXPANSION PROJECTS. AS HOST TO THE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ADVISOR, YCDA AND SBDC PROVIDED 55 PEOPLE WITH BUSINESS STARTUP ADVISING AND DELIVERED SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO 242 PEOPLE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF 23 OTHER AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, 113 SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING SESSIONS COVERING DIGITAL LITERACY, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND MARKETING EDUCATION WERE HELD. THIS OUTREACH AND BUSINESS SUPPORT WERE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
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Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
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990
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$42.1K
Economic Development Advocacy
YCDA HELPS THE YAKIMA VALLEY PREPARE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES BY ADVOCATING FOR AND DRIVING INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. IN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERED $2.9 MILLION IN SIED FUNDING AND HELPED 3 MUNICIPALITIES SECURE DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS THAT LED TO NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROJECTS COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT 99+ NEW JOBS.
