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GRANT COUNTY OREGON JOBS BY INDUSTRY
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Grant County industries
Worksource Oregon, a division of the Oregon Employment Division, has issued a profile of Grant County jobs - by the percentage of employees in each industry - for the 2008 total workforce.
See the full report HERE (PDF)
stimulus package
The new federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will inject millions of dollars into local economies around the nation.

But identifying exactly which funding will be made available to assist the citizens of Grant County (in the 407 page Act) is tedious.

Here are some preliminary links we've found that will help you understand a few elements of the plan that can benefit you or your business as the money becomes available:
STIMULUS DOWNLOADS
acrobatComplete Reinvestment Act (PDF 1.2MB)
MSWordUSDA Rural Development (MSWord)
STIMULUS INFORMATION LINKS
web pageYour Share of Stimulus Tax Breaks
web pageSmall Business Administration benefits
web pageForestry/BLM initiatives
web pageIncreased unemployment benefits explained
web pagePower companies and the stimulus package
web pageIncreased broadband/Internet to rural areas
web pageODOT Highway Stimulus Projects
web pageHUD/DOE Home Weatherization Programs
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THE NEW GRANT COUNTY PHOTO GALLERIES
Oregon photosA picture is worth a thousand words...

See Grant County from a photographic perspective in the new Contemporary Photo Galleries.

Have some digital images of your own to contribute? We encourage you to send us your pictures to display online for everyone to enyoy.
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WOOD PELLET PRODUCTION

Malheur Lumber will receive a $4.89 million federally-funded economic recovery grant to develop a wood pellet fuel facility in John Day.

Read the full article in the Blue Mt. Eagle
Related: County Fiber Utilization Report (pdf)
public schools
GRANT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Find information about Grant County Education Service Districts (ESDs) and each of the public schools they serve HERE
TAXLOT INFORMATION

The Oregon Property Taxlot Base GIS for public and private use is available online at ormap.com

Locate taxlots by Township, Range and Section. Then use the individual taxlot number designations to request the current tax information records from the County Tax Assessor's Office.
2009 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
The latest Grant County Land Development Code is now published and available online from the Planning Commission's Downloads Page in MSWord format.
THE ECONOMIC PERCOLATOR
The new Percolator is an online, periodical publication by the Grant County Economic Development Department.

It keeps you informed about the latest business assistance programs, employee training workshops, financial assistance pipelines, application procedures...

Everything you need to make your enterprise work.

SEE THE LATEST PERCOLATOR »
Building permits
Building permits are issued at the Planning Commission Office in Canyon City.

To schedule inspections: The Mid Columbia Council of Governments (MCCOG) assumed Building Code enforcement for Grant County from the State Building Codes Division on Aug 1, 2008. The Structural/Mechanical inspector for Grant County works from that office.

MCCOG contact information »
Fiber Utilization
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