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	<title>Yakima County Development Association - Yakima, WA</title>
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	<description>New Vision, an economic development council in Yakima County, Washington is distributing an eight part video podcast series that highlights the region’s assets for expanding businesses.  Several segments are available currently and new episodes will be added every two weeks.  Viewers can also see these video clips or get additional information on the organization’s website</description>
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		<title>Food Processors Doing Well &#8211; but Preoccupied with New Regulations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We must be eating well these days.  Companies processing and packaging food are enjoying very favorable times.  According to Dave Zepponi, President of the Northwest Food Processors Association (NFPA), the industry weathered the recession quite well.  The industry has actually grown over the past few years and Zepponi says processors and industry suppliers are both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/food-processors-on-a-roll/</link>
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		<title>New Brewery &amp; Amtech Poised to Grow in Our Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple months we have been quietly working with two local companies that are starting or expanding operations in Yakima County.  It is exciting to see these firms move forward on projects that will add significantly to local payrolls. Loftus Ranches The Moxee area is poised to become home to a new commercial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/trellis-brewing-amtech-poised-to-grow-in-our-valley/</link>
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		<title>Economists Share Different Outlooks for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I attended Enterprise Seattle’s (our King County relative) 40th annual economic forecast event.  At the morning session, three economists shared their outlooks for 2012.  Their sentiments about the year ahead differed somewhat which is hardly surprising given the challenges of predicting an end to our persistently gloomy economy.  The good news was that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/economists-share-different-outlooks-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>New Lifestyle Video Features Best of New &amp; Old</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Go ahead and take a peak at our lifestyle website, liveyakimavalley.com, and you may notice we added a YouTube video viewer to our front page.  We recently added a video clip featuring some of our new residents explaining what  they like about the Yakima Valley (click here to see the segment).  These scenes are blended with interviews [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/new-lifestyle-video-features-best-of-new-old/</link>
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		<title>New Vision Selects Leaders for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At New Vision’s December Board of Directors Meeting, the following people were elected to leadership positions within the organization. Doug Rich will serve as Chairman of the Board.  Doug is the owner/broker of Prestige Realty and has served Vice Chair and Treasurer for New Vision.  Rich has been a member of the New Vision Board [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/new-vision-selects-leaders-for-2012/</link>
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		<title>Energy Facility Planned Near White Swan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simkwii Energy, a Native American owned company, is planning to build a new facility that will use biomass to produce electricity. The company plans to pull logging operation waste from the Yakama Nation&#8217;s forests. This waste will be chipped and fed into the energy plant to produce 20 megawatts of power. Simkwii recently entered into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/energy-facility-planned-near-white-swan/</link>
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		<title>Washington Vision Therapy Center Wins Enterprise Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that three emerging businesses were selected as winners of our second annual business plan contest.  These entrepreneurs were selected by seven judges that met with business plan contestants yesterday. Washington Vision Therapy Center won New Vision’s Enterprise Challenge and received a check for $10,000.  The specialized eye clinic is located in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/washington-vision-therapy-center-wins-enterprise-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Good News:  Boeing To Keep 737 Production in Washington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Boeing announced its intention to keep producing its 737 planes in Washington State.  These planes are currently produced in Renton but there is so much demand for the 737 that the company must ramp up production at least another 25 percent to satisfy customers.  Boeing also plans to develop a new more efficient engine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/good-news-boeing-to-keep-737-production-in-washington/</link>
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		<title>STEM:  An Important Education Initiative for Our Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To be economically competitive in the global economy our region must raise educational attainment.  Our percentage of high school and college graduates is relatively low compared to other areas.  In an era where company and community success depend more on brains than brawn this is a serious issue facing the Yakima Valley. We need to dramatically [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/stem-an-important-new-education-initiative/</link>
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		<title>Finalists Announced in Enterprise Challenge Bizplan Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that eight emerging businesses have advanced to the final round of our business plan contest, the Enterprise Challenge.  Last week our contestants participated in an afternoon trade show meeting with a group of approximately 30 judges who evaluated each business and its chances for success.  After providing us their scores [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ycda.com/finalists-announced-in-enterprise-challenge-bizplan-contest/</link>
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