The Community & Economic Development Program is committed to developing our economy.  Economic Development can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. In Lane County, it means increasing the number of family-wage jobs, implementing broadband telecommunications access throughout the county, weatherizing low-income homes, improving public water systems, cleaning up brownfield sites, funding distance education and recruiting successful businesses to locate in the area.

     Click on any of the stories below to learn how Lane County is successfully investing lottery profits, room taxes and block grants into our economy to improve our community.

Lane County Funds Job Growth, Business Relocation for Oak Patch Gifts

Housing Rehab Program Helps Lane County Seniors Keep Their Homes

Land Management Inspections Go Digital for Better Customer Service

Lane County Prioritizes High-Speed Broadband Connectivity

BRING Recycling Receives $100,000 from Lane County

The Regional Housing Rehabilitation Program is Fixing Homes

Lane County Awarded EPA Clean-Up Grant for the New SeQuential Biofuels Station

Lane County Receives $1 Million Grant on Behalf of Blue River

The Riverfront Research Park Boasts a Successful Technology Incubator

Lane County Funds Oregon Medical Lab's Distance Learning Program