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On behalf of the Central Washington Economic Development District (CWEDD), Yakima County Development Association and Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce are assisting with a project update for the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Yakima County and Kittitas Counties.  The Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) developed the CEDS planning process so that regions could articulate their economic […]

After a brief COVID related hiatus, YCDA recently marketed our agricultural sector at this year’s World Ag Expo (WAE) – the world’s largest annual agricultural exposition February 8-10 (visit https://www.worldagexpo.com/  for information about the tradeshow). YCDA was joined by several Eastern Washington Development Alliance members (EWEDA: http://eweda.org/) as well as a Department of Commerce representative

Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and the Yakima County Development Association are excited to announce the contestants moving onto the third and final round of the business plan competition. Contestants participated in the Trade Show portion of the competition where they pitched their business to local community leaders in the State Fair Room at the

Kirk Duncan joined the Washington SBDC as a business advisor in 2021. He is hosted locally by the Yakima County Development Association and his office is located in the Greater Yakima Valley Chamber of Commerce in the YCDA office. Kirk assists business owners in starting, growing and/or transitioning their businesses. He recognizes that every business

The Washington Clean Buildings Standard was signed into law in 2019. It’s objective is to lower costs and pollution from fossil fuel consumption in the state’s existing buildings, especially large commercial buildings. Compliance with the standard is mandatory for all covered commercial buildings located in the state of Washington, starting in 2026. A covered commercial