Willow Creek Valley Enterprise Zone

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Basic Features Rural Hotels/Resorts (all or some areas) Long-term Rural Incentives Oregon Investment Advantage	Background Designation: December 15, 1999 Termination: June 30, 2010
Notes & Special Links for Local Zone Map: WCV.pdf Pacific Time Zone First Source Hiring Agency Oregon Employment Department, Hermiston Business & Employment Services Office Oregon Employment Department Joe Eddy, Business & Employment Specialist Hermiston Business & Employment Services Office 950 SE Columbia Dr #B Hermiston, OR 97838 Phone: 541-567-3381 Fax: 541-567-2306	Sponsor(s) City(ies) of: Heppner County of Morrow County of Record Morrow Assessor Contact Information Morrow County Assessor's Office Contact Information Greg Sweek, Morrow County Assessor County Courthouse 100 Court Street, Room 104 Heppner, OR 97836-0247 Phone: 541-676-5614 Fax: 541-676-5610 Web: http://morrowcountyoregon.com/

Local Zone Management

Zone Manager

Name		Greg Sweek
Title		Morrow County Assessor
Address		County Courthouse 100 Court Street, Room 104 Heppner, OR 97836-0247
Phone Fax E-Mail Web		541-676-5614 541-676-5610 gsweek@co.morrow.or.us http://morrowcountyoregon.com/

Oregon Success Stories

Breedlove Guitars

Business Oregon provided a $2.6 million bond in 2007 to help finance Breedlove Guitars' move into a new facility. The company received a $52,500 Governor's Strategic Reserve Fund loan and a line of credit guarantee in return for creating 15 new jobs. In late 2009, the company announced plans to produce a new line of guitars resulting in another 11 full-time jobs created.