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Oregon's Willow Creek Valley
is located in central Morrow County,
between the vast wheat fields of the
Columbia River Basin and the forested
Blue
Mountains. The three communities of
Heppner, Lexington, and Ione offer a
business location with good highway
access to the major population centers
of northeastern Oregon and south-
eastern Washington, but with the charm
and relaxed family environment of
small-town living.
Aerial view of Heppner, Oregon
Thirty minutes from the I-84 freeway,
Oregon's Willow Creek Valley is close to
main highway,
rail and barge transportation networks
along the
Columbia River. Commercial airports at
Pendleton and Pasco are an hour's drive
away. A general aviation airport capable
of handling light jets is located
at Lexington. With overnight express
service and modern telecommunications
capabilities, firms located in Oregon's
Willow Creek Valley have all the
competitive advantages of larger cities
in the region.
Heppner is the County Seat of
Morrow County. A community of 1,500
people, it is the resource center for
business services in Oregon's Willow
Creek Valley. It also has a hospital,
two banks, and the headquarters of the
electric cooperative.
Lexington is the home of the
Morrow County Grain Growers and the
Morrow County Airport. This community of
300 people is located at the junction of
State Highways 74 and 207, offering the
closest access to Pendleton, Hermiston,
the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, and other
communities.
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Ione,
with 250 residents, is the smallest of
the three communities in Oregon's Willow
Creek Valley. With tree-lined streets
and turn-of-the-century homes,
it offers a quiet, family-oriented
lifestyle.
Morrow and Umatilla counties are
experiencing some of Oregon's highest
economic growth rates. Most of that
new activity is taking place along the
I-84 and I-82 freeway corridors in the
northern part of Morrow County and
western Umatilla County. Recent
projections predict that non-farm
employment in this two-county region
will increase at a rate 75% greater than
the state as a whole by the year 2006.
Oregon's Willow Creek Valley
offers a good location to access these
growing economic opportunities, while at
the same time enjoying a lifestyle that
is uniquely different.
Morrow County and the Port of
Morrow are working
together to help companies locate new
facilities in the Willow Creek Valley.
Industrial sites and buildings
are available through the Port of
Morrow, which can also assist in
obtaining low-cost financing for
qualified firms. Morrow County can
provide technical assistance and help in
evaluating the business location
factors that are important to business
operations.
For information about business
opportunities in Oregon's Willow Creek
Valley, please contact:
Morrow County Economic Development
P.O. Box 788
Heppner, OR 97836
541/676-5620
Or
Port of Morrow
P.O. Box 200
Boardman, OR 97808
541/481-7678
Heppner
Economic Development Corporation
541-676-5536
"We
invite you to come take a look"
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