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SEDCOR reports hazelnut, meadowfoam and small-business growth; flags large-scale data-center interest
Summary
SEDCOR representatives delivered a quarterly update to Marion County commissioners highlighting business retention successes, value-added agricultural processing expansions and emerging interest from data-center developers — and warned local energy and land constraints could complicate recruitment.
Sarah Reed, an economic development specialist with Marion County Community Services, introduced a quarterly report from the Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR) at the board’s Jan. 29 meeting.
"Marion County has a grant agreement with SEDCOR that allocates $160,000 annually from the economic development program funds," Reed said. The current contract expires June 30, she said.
Eric Anderson, SEDCOR, told commissioners the organization helped move the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon project forward; the state approved a strategic reserve fund award (a forgivable loan) for acquisition of the HGO facility. Anderson said that…
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