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About YCDA
YCDA is dedicated to:

Expanding and retaining existing industries

Recruiting new industries

Strengthening the business environment to improve quality of place

Encouraging small business growth

Enhancing investor relations and communications

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What We Do

Who We Are

Why Choose Yakima

Success stories

Board of Directors

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Investment Campaign

2019 Annual Report
Doing Business
Doing Business

Yakima County is particularly well suited for key industries like food processing, warehouse/distribution, industrial machinery and supplies, aerospace, back office and health care industries. Operating with the believe that we win when we work together, YCDA businesses have secured $500+ million in investments and created/retained 10,500+ jobs.

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Infrastructure

Incentives & Business Support

Public Infrastructure Funding Program (SIED)

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Grow Your Business

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Start Your Business
StarT Your Business

If you are starting a business in the Yakima Valley or are thinking about entrepreneurial ventures, you will find that there is a variety of helpful resources available.

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Getting Started

Planning

Financing

Licensing & Permitting

Launching

Business Planning Competition
Live Here
Live Here

The Yakima Valley’s history has deep ties to agriculture and enjoys a vibrant heritage in the Yakama Nation, Latino, Japanese, and Filipino cultures. All of which have given rise to the valley’s rich array of museums, exhibits, and renowned seasonal produce.

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Enterprise CHALLENGE
Enterprise Challenge

The Enterprise Challenge is an annual business plan competition for new and emerging companies in Yakima and Kittitas Counties.

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About the Enterprise Challenge

Guidelines to Enter

2023 Challenge Schedule

Previous Winners

Investing in the Future of Yakima Valley

Investors

Our 2019-2023 Choose Yakima Valley Campaign Investors

Founder’s Division: $250,000+ Total

City of Yakima
Yakima County

Gold Division: $25,000 – $74,999 Total

Banner Bank
City of Grandview
City of Sunnyside
City of Union Gap
Cougar Den Inc.
Gilbert Orchards
Growers Supply
HLA Engineering
H.R. Spinner
Les Schwab Tires
Loftus Ranches
MG Wagner Roofing
NW Farm Credit Services
Pacific Power
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
Perrault Farms Inc.
Port of Grandview
Port of Sunnyside
Tree Top, Inc.
Triumph Integrated Systems
Washington Beef
Wells Fargo
Wyckoff Farms
Yakima Chief Hops
Yakima Federal Savings
Yakima Herald Republic
WestRock

Silver Division: $5,000 – $24,999 Total

Ace Hardware Corporation
Alegria & Company
Allan Brothers
Assoc. General Contractors of WA
Baker Boyer Bank
BBSI
Benton REA
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Bleyhl Co-op
Blueline Manufacturing & Equipment BORArchitecture
Borton Fruit
Burrows Tractor
Calcoe Federal Credit Union
Cashmere Valley Bank
CenterCal Properties-Valley Mall
Central WA Fair Association
Cintas Corporation
City of Granger
City of Moxee
City of Tieton
City of Toppenish
City of Zillah
CliftonLarsonAllen
Community Health of Central
WA

Conley Engineering
Cougar Den Inc.
CubCrafters
D & M Chemical
DG Orchards LLC
Dan Sullivan-Baird Financial
Dolsen Companies
Doubl-Kold
Gary Lackey- Edward Jones
Granite Construction Company
Hall’s Holdings- Bob & Gayle Hall
Harvest Auto
Helliesen Lumber & Supply Co.
Heritage Bank
Heritage Moultray Real Estate
Heritage University
Horizon Distribution
HUB International
Ideal Lumber & Hardware, Inc.
Inland Fire Protection Inc.

Iron Horse Development

JEM Development Real Estate, Inc.
Joe Park Construction
Joel’s Tire
Ken Leingang Excavating
Kenyon Zero Storage, Inc.
Kevin & Renee Bouchey
KeyBank
KNDU-KNDO Television
Lanette Headley, Keller Williams
Lineage Logistics
Legacy Fruit
Leslie & Campbell, Inc.
LPBH Properties
Mayflower Metals, Inc.
McCormick Air Center
McDonald’s of Yakima
McKinney Glass
Michelsen Packaging Company
Moriet Miketa
Moss Adams
Nob Hill Water
Orthopedics Northwest, PLLC

Pacific Steel & Recycling

PaintSmith Company
Parsec Computer Corp.
PayneWest Insurance
Perry Technical Institute
Petersen CPAs & Advisors, PLLC
Pacific Northwest University
Price Cold Storage & Packing Co.
Print Guys, The
Perrault Farms Inc.
R.E. Powell Distributing
Rankin Equipment
RDO Equipment Co. Sunnyside
Russ Roberts, Keller Williams
Russ Roberts, Keller Williams – Summit Commercial Group
Russell Crane Services, Inc.
Simplot Grower Solutions
Standard Paint & Flooring, LLC
Stegeman Electric
Stelzer Commercial
Sundown M Ranch
Sundquist Fruit & Cold Storage
Terril, Lewis & Wilke Insurance
Terry Edmands
Tire Factory/Point S
Town of Naches
TownSquare Media Yakima
Tri-Ply Construction
Tri-Valley Construction
Valicoff Fruit Company, Inc.
VitalWare
Walmart Distribution Center
Washington Fruit
Western Materials, Inc.
Wide Hollow Development
Wrays, Inc.
Wilbert Precast, Inc.
Yakima Theaters, Inc.
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
Yakima Valley OIC
Yakima Waste Systems

Bronze Division: $2,500 – $4,999 Total

Alexandria Moulding
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Comprehensive Healthcare
Conover Insurance, Inc.
CPC International Apple Company
Firman Pollen Company, Inc.
Graf Investments
Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson

Pingrey Ford
Olympic Fruit
Sporthaus, Inc.
Thorner, Kennedy & Gano
U.S. Bank Foundation
Valley Ford Nissan Kia
Washington State Tree Fruit Association
Wheatland Bank
YV Conference of Governments

Investor Division: <$2,500 Total

Abbott’s Printing
Alliant Communications
Ascend Financial Group
Central WA Home Builders Assoc.
Canopy Country, Inc.
City of Selah
Coldwell Banker Associated Realtors
Columbia Bank
Dave Smeback
L. B. Andrews Co, Inc.
Rick Fairbrook
Field Group
KDA Architecture
Keith Riffe
Larson, Berg & Perkins, PLLC
J. Hamilton Licht
John L. Scott Real Estate-Yakima
Marchant Home Furnishings
Matson Fruit
Peter Bansmer
Star Rental and Sales Inc.
Zesta Cucina

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