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Two ways to buy tickets: Via text message by texting, giveatruck to 41444,  or in your web browser at bit.ly/giveatruck 

All proceeds go to Columbia Pacific Food Bank’s FEED capital campaign to outfit their much-need new and expanded location More info…

“You hire. You train. We pay.”

On-the-job-training is a business service provided through the Northwest Oregon Worksource centers.

The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) On the Job Training (OJT) program beneficial to employers in Columbia County. On the Job Training (OJT) services are provided at no cost to the company. Info, FAQ and contacts here…

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as established by the CARES Act and subsequent guidance found in the PPP Interim Final Rules, provides loans and loan forgiveness based on borrower's certifications and documentation provided by the borrower. Note the PPP parameters are constantly evolving, including the audit process, and information contained herein is subject to change. Read more….

There are hundreds of people out there who believe they have a million-dollar idea. While this may or may not be truth, here’s the problem: Whatever idea you might have you’re going to need MONEY. So how do you get things going if you have no cash? There are several options for raising funding if you’re starting from zero. For example, you could try the following….

The Journal: Dr. Anthony Fauci talks about when he expects a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready and what life may be like once we have it.

Governor Kate Brown announced yesterday that Oregon is joining Western States Pact members California, Washington, Colorado and Nevada in a pilot project to test COVID-19 exposure notification technology. The pilot project will test the Exposure Notification

Express mobile application developed by Google and Apple. For those who voluntarily choose to use the exposure notification technology, the app confidentially notifies individuals who may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus.

Privacy and security are central to the design of the technology, which does not collect location data from any device and never shares user identities. Users must opt into the technology. 

The U.S. recorded more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in nearly a week on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Wednesday and remains at 521, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 215 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 30,060.

The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (11), Clatsop (1), Columbia (3), Deschutes (7), Douglas (1), Grant (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (14), Jefferson (7), Klamath (7), Lane (23), Linn (11), Malheur (11), Marion (28), Morrow (1), Multnomah (43), Polk (2), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (7), Washington (29) and Yamhill (3).

Order forms can be downloaded here: or right here Order forms . Send your order to us by email and or come by and pick-up Friday at the County Fairgrounds 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Friday -- 58892 Saulser Rd, St. Helens.

Columbia County Economic Team (CCET) and Keep It Local are working to assist businesses navigate through the Coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic disruption….and plan for recovery. Business survival and retention is a top priority. We all want to emerge from the other side of this able to restore our businesses, livelihoods and economy. Reaching out countywide, Columbia County Economic Team will be communicating with you regularly.