Signing Off - Best of Luck Yakima Valley!
It's my last day at New Vision. I've cleaned out my office, handed in my keys and done my best to help our team prepare for a transition. It's both an exciting day and somewhat bittersweet. I have ...
View ArticleGIS Property Database Puts Region on the Map
We are excited to announce another great addition to our website. New Vision recently installed a new map-based property database that showcases our region's industrial sites and buildings. The YCDA ...
View ArticleSearch Firm Narrows the Field
Greg Albrecht of M&A Executive Search, the firm hired by New Vision to recruit candidates to fill the open President/CEO position with our organization, has completed the YCDA Board of Directors ...
View ArticleTargeted Business Recruitment Effort Underway
While New Vision narrows the search for the new President/CEO, the organization continues to press on in its mission to enhance our region's economy. This September a group representing Eastern ...
View ArticleNew President/CEO Selected for New Vision
New Vision (Yakima County Development Association) has announced Jonathan Smith, who has a Masters in Communications and Leadership Studies from Gonzaga and has served as Executive Director of Grant ...
View ArticleProcess Expo Marketing Trip a Success
Our team recently attended the Food Process Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Expo—one of the largest global food processing exhibitions—is a biannual tradeshow promoting innovation in the food ...
View ArticleComing to Yakima
It was late in the afternoon on Thursday August 6th. I was wrapping up loose ends at my office in Moses Lake when the phone rang. I did not know it at the time, but answering that phone call would set...
View ArticleAre You One of the 12 Percent Deciding the Future of Yakima County?
In Yakima County, it took less than 20,000 votes to decide the winner on any given measure in the 2013 election. You read that right. In a county with more than 175,000 residents that are eligible ...
View ArticleEconomic Investment Supports Multimillion-Dollar Expansion
The Supporting Investments in Economic Diversity (SIED) Board recently gave its support to the City of Grandview's $518,250 funding request to make improvements to the Euclid and Wine Country Road ...
View ArticleOfficials Announce Plans for New Sunnyside Hospital
Sunnyside Hospital recently announced plans to build a new replacement hospital and medical office building on their newly purchased 50-acre proposed medical campus location off Interstate 82. The ...
View ArticleNew Vision Takes Business Recruitment to the Next Level
Economic developers seeking to recruit new business to their area face a host of challenges including how to identify and target potential companies. Questions that must be answered include: How many...
View ArticleTargeting New Industry Clusters for 2016
Moving into 2016, New Vision is leveraging technology, data and other resources to identify specific businesses that complement our existing demographics and business clusters. Towards this end, New ...
View ArticleNew Vision Annual Meeting Huge Success
“Raise your hand if you feel this way,” directed Matt Whiat Partner at Barry-Wehmiller Leadership Institute, to the audience. “Does anyone in here like to be bossed around? Anybody in here like to be ...
View ArticleGrowing a $1.7 Billion Industry
New Vision joined the City of Yakima at the International Council of Shopping Center's annual Retail Convention. While retail has not traditionally been on New Visions radar, the 200-acre mill site in...
View ArticleLocal Manufacturing Company Thermoforming Systems, LLC Expands To Meet...
Thermoforming Systems, LLC (TSL), established in 2002, is a plastics thermoforming equipment factory located in Union Gap, WA. The company manufactures the machines that are utilized by plastics ...
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