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MEDP Spark: Are you Digitally Fluent, Empathetic and Adaptable?

Nov 19, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 10~ November 2020.  Take a look at ten essential employability ...

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Long-Term Projections Show Broad-Based Growth in the Mid-Valley Workforce Area

Nov 4, 2020

This article written by Pat O'Conner originally appeared on November 3, 2020 on The State of Oregon Employment ...

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Meet the Maker

Oct 26, 2020

Our Meet the Maker Series is an opportunity for us to introduce you to some of the amazing individuals ...

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MEDP Spark- Celebrating our Business Community: The 2020 MEDP Award Winners

Oct 14, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 9 ~ October 2020 Since 2007, MEDP has been recognizing the outstanding companies ...

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2020 Annual Report

Oct 7, 2020

MEDP's Annual Report October '19-September '20

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MEDP Spark: The Bounceability Factor

Sep 10, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 8 -- September 2020 Tucked into the heart of McMinnville’s Urban ...

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How Local Farmers Markets Contribute to Economic Vitality

Jul 20, 2020

This year, the McMinnville Downtown Farmers Market is celebrating its 20th season!  This local ...

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MEDP Spark- Interns Adapt to a Changing World

Jul 16, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 6 -- July 2020  Though our McMinnville Works & Career Bound ...

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Resource Roundup: Available Grants, PPE, and More

Jul 14, 2020

Over the past several months there has been quite a bit of information out there on available resources, ...

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Grant Funding Available to Support Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 in Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties

Jul 8, 2020

Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments along with Willamette Workforce Partnership announce Mid-Valley ...

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MEDP Spark - Setting our Sights (Five Stories) High

Jun 19, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 5 -- June 2020 As we look around the city of McMinnville, we are energized ...

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MEDP Spark- Raising a Glass: A Toast to an Industry at the Heart of our Community

May 14, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 4 -- May 2020 Wine is often one of the first visuals that comes to mind when ...

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Summer 2020 Internships: the good, the sad and the optimistic

Apr 15, 2020

MEDP is proud to be organizers of an eight-year-old award-winning internship program and the instigators ...

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Yamhill County Immediate Relief Grant Program

Apr 14, 2020

On April 9, 2020, the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners approved $250,000 in emergency grants for ...

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MEDP Spark - Coming Together: Collaboration, Compassion, Community - McMinnville, OR

Apr 9, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 3 -- April 2020 At MEDP we’ve always known that whether you are ...

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Entrepreneurs Looking Forward and Resources to Inform and Educate

Mar 26, 2020

The situation with COVID-19 is evolving rapidly. As we are navigating this ever-changing scenario, we ...

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MEDP: Navigating COVID-19 - Resource List for Businesses

Nov 13, 2020

11.13 .20 Update:  MEDP would like to offer a resource list for businesses and community members ...

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SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program during COVID-19 - Update for Yamhill County

Mar 16, 2020

To keep updated with information regarding Covid -19’s impact on our business community, we wanted ...

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McMinnville, Oregon Area Business Navigation During COVID-19

Mar 13, 2020

Businesses Complete this FORM for Economic Injury:   ESTIMATED DISASTER ECONOMIC INJURY WORKSHEET ...

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MEDP Spark - Conversations Worth Having and Community Connections

Feb 13, 2020

MEDP Spark, Volume 5, Issue 2 -- February 2020 Assemblage Symposium and TEDxMcMinnville offer the ...

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