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We Find, Create, and Cultivate Economic Opportunities in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Healthy Businesses

Good Jobs

Strong Communities

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Our Region Stands Out

Oregon's Willamette Valley is our home and our team is dedicated to helping it thrive.
We know the land, the people, the obstacles, and the opportunities. We see how everything fits together to create a beautifully intricate value-add economy.

Wine alone supports dozens of industries and thousands of jobs. Here in the Willamette Valley, we can grow over 200 of these specialty crops! 

We Show Up. We Listen. We Transform Opportunities Into Reality.

When local businesses expand, when they hire new staff, when they become more productive and efficient, we celebrate. When cities thrive and communities prosper, we celebrate. When optimism grows for the future of our whole region, we celebrate.

THE IMPACT IS REAL

Multiplier Effect

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According to the well-established multiplier effect, for every traded-sector job created, 2.5 jobs are also generated in the local, non-traded goods and services sector.

Good-Paying Jobs

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Traded sector jobs are stable, pay above-average wages, offer competitive benefits, and since many local businesses try to expand within the region, allow employees opportunities to grow within the business.

Stable Tax Revenue

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Many county and municipal budgets rely on the taxes generated from traded sector businesses. This tax revenue support vital services like roads, water treatment systems and sewers, public schools, and police and fire services, all of which make our communities safe, livable, and lovely.

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Uncrate Opportunity: Tap Into Our Vast Network of Trusted Partners

To carry out any project across the finish line involves an expansive and intricate network of passionate people with a shared vision. Since 1982, SEDCOR has built and strengthened positive and productive partnerships with industry leaders, nonprofits, business advocacy groups, community organizations, commodity boards, state and federal agencies, local governments, and more. In a phrase, "We know someone for that!"

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The Greatest Impact is From Within

A majority of our team's time and resources is devoted to helping established businesses in our region expand, invest, and grow.

These local businesses hire and retain a local workforce while maintaining a healthy tax base for cities and towns throughout the region.

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Making The Perfect Match

When businesses want to move and expand in the Mid-Willamette Valley, they connect to our team first.

We help guide them to the sites that best meet their needs. And we work with them as they grow, investing to create new jobs and new tax revenue to fund our essential public services.

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Making The Perfect Match

When businesses want to move and expand in the Mid-Willamette Valley, they connect to our team first.

We help guide them to the sites that best meet their needs. And we work with them as they grow, investing to create new jobs and new tax revenue to fund our essential public services.

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Making Our Region Future-Proof

The world's economy is changing faster than ever. In order to stay competitive, our region's future workforce must be ready for anything.

The next success story is waiting to be found, funded, and nurtured. The future is coming fast and we are getting ready for it now.

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