Address
Lane County Administration
Public Service Building
125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone
(541) 682-4118
(541) 682-4616 FAX
Office Hours
8:00am - 5:00pm
Monday - Friday
Community & Economic Development Coordinator Mike McKenzie-Bahr
Send email
2005-2006
Community Development Successes
We have received Community Development Block Grants for water system improvement projects and housing rehabilitation. We are committed to helping our rural communities within Lane County.
$1 million for Blue River
$750,000 for Mapleton
$400,000 for the Housing Rehabilitation Program
$70,000 for a Housing Center
We receive funding from the State of Oregon to be used for various community and economic development projects. Following are just some of our successfully funded projects and programs. You can read more uunder Success Stories.
$150,000 for Molecular Probes' Expansion
$60,000 Grant to Lane MicroBiz
$49,000 Grant for LCC Software Development
$40,000 Grant for McKenzie Forest Products' Lean Management Training
|
|
|
|
En Español
We're Developing Our Economy to Improve Our Community
Welcome to the website of the nationally recognized Community & Economic Development Program of Lane County. We are committed to business development and workforce training, improving water systems, contaminated properties and telecommunications. Our program was recently recognized by Harvard's Kennedy School of Government as "an example of government at its finest for extraordinary efforts on behalf of citizens." Read More
July 7, 2008 $200,000 of Business and Workforce Development funding is now available for eligible economic development projects. Proposals must be completed and submitted by September 4, 2008 at 5 p.m. Download the grant application packet. Click here .
May 16, 2008 Lane County was among those honored at an environmental conference, earning a Special Recognition for Energy Innovation Award for the Lane County SeQuential Fuels Project. This is the first time the award has ever been given. Read More
Recent News
-
Lane County's Community & Economic Development Program was chosen as a qualifying finalist for a national award in Excellence in Enhancing Regional Competitiveness sponsored by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Read More
-
Invitrogen/Molecular Probes expands its Eugene facilities with funding from Lane County Economic Development Agencies, the Regional Investment Board and the State of Oregon. This expansion and workforce development will create 65 jobs and invest $15 million into the Lane County economy.
Read More
|
|
| Economic Development Coordinator | 682-4118 | | |
| Economic Development Staff | 682-3961 | |
|
