McMinnville Q1 2025 Business Leader Forum: Site Selection, Industrial & Commercial Development

Feb 13, 2025

Our Q1-2025 McMinnville Business Leader Forum was held on February 13.  An expert panel of partners shared their views on industrial site development, the use of state programs like Oregon Prospector to promote sites, local and regional key trends, costs for development, as well as touching on infrastructure needs and local market opportunities. 

Moderated by MEDP Executive Director, Patty Herzog and McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce President, John Olson. 

Panel Discussion included:

• Regional Overview:
  • Curt Arthur, SVN Advisors
• Business Oregon: 
  • Industrial Lands & Oregon Zoom Prospector - Sam Thomas
  • Business Recruitment - Melissa Murphy
• McMinnville Industrial Property Development:
  • 2860 NE Rivergate St. - Beth Barnes, CJB Holdings, LLC
  • Rivergate 28 acres (2 parcels) - Clayton Madey & Tyler Collins, Macadam Forbes
  • Yamhill County Overview - Mary Martin Miller, Miller Consulting & Gioia Goodrum, Yamhill County Economic Development
• McMinnville Mix-Use Property Development:
  • Linfield University 76 acres (rail) - Mike Wenz, CFO

Due to weather implications, this event was held virtually via zoom. 
Find the recording here.
The presentation slide-deck can be found here.

To join us for a future McMinnville Quarterly Business Leader Forum, please find future events on our calendar and RSVP at the link.