Located at the eastern gate of The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, The Dalles serves as a center of commerce for a five county area that includes Wasco, Hood, and Sherman counties of Oregon and Skamania and Klickitat counties in Washington State.

The historic downtown currently boasts an extensive renaissance program which features a variety of projects sponsored by both public and non-profit dollars with the objective of recapturing the historic past of the area and building a healthy economic community for residents and visitors alike.

Currently there are 21 projects on the books that total an investment of over $75,000,000. These projects are divided into the following:

Essential Community Services
Economic Development and Revitalization

And…represent a partnership between city, county, port, chamber, community college, parks, and the regional economic development board as well as area non-profits supporting the preservation of the culture of the area.

Without losing the charm and appeal of small town America, The Dalles Area presents a unique opportunity for quality of life and business development through preservation of our past and an embrace of our future.

The Dalles is the county seat of Wasco County and provides the trading hub for north-central Oregon and south-central Washington.
Regional employment is broken into the following sectors:

20% Retail Trade
18% Manufacturing
15% Agricultural
6% Services
4% Admin
3% Real Estate
34% Other / Government

• Higher productivity of labor force in 15 categories than either Washington or California (statewide statistics).
• Surrounding cherry orchards produce an annual crop valued at more than $30 million, making The Dalles the Sweet Cherry Capital of the World.
• Retail sales average $145 million annually.
• Over 600 hotel, motel and bed and breakfast rooms serve business travelers and an active tourist population.
• Elevation: 98'
• Average Temperature: January 33.4 - July 73.1
• Area: 2,396 sq. miles (county).
• Principal Industries - Healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, electric power, transportation.
• Major employers: Mid-Columbia Medical Center, District 12, Kerr McGee, Oregon Cherry Growers, Columbia River Bank, Fred Meyer, Kmart, Safeway, Griffith Motors, Bob Stone Freeway Auto Center, Corps of Engineers, Northwest Aluminum Specialties.
  The Columbia Gorge Region has a population of approximately 73,000 with a workforce of approximately 41,000.
  Government
• City: Mayor/Council
• County: County Judge/Commissioners
• City and County Planning Commission in place with zoning regulations. Urban growth boundary in place.

For more information about the Port of The Dalles:

The Port of The Dalles
Executive Director: Scott Hege
3636 Klindt Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 298-4148/(800) 901-7678
www.portofthedalles.com

The general information above is from:

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director: Susan Huntington
404 W. Second Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 296-2231/(800) 255-3385
www.thedalleschamber.com
www.tdedc.com

General Contractor:

T.Gerding Construction Co.
Post Office Box 1082
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
(541)753-2012

Architect:

DJ Archtecture, P.C.

The Dalles City Hall
313 Court Street
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
(541) 296-5481