Economic Development
Community and Economic Development
Community development is a major goal for Central Oregon cities and counties, and the region as a whole has significant community development needs. As a regional Council of Governments, COIC’s purpose includes providing a means for the region to work together to identify issues and needs which are regional in scope, achieve concurrence for cooperative actions, and achieve goals in areas including land use, human services, natural resources and environmental protection, public safety, economic development, transportation, education, and workforce development.
COIC provides project-specific Community Development services for individual communities, governments, businesses, and other partner organizations. These services are offered to:
- facilitate multi-stakeholder, regional-scope projects and problem-solving;
- take advantage of economies of scale by sharing capacity;
- address the need for additional staff, resources, and technical capacity, and
- COIC has developed in-house expertise in areas that benefit the communities collectively.
Staff List
Economic Development Fax Number: 541-548-9549
Andrew Spreadborough, Community and Economic Development Manager
Email
541-504-3306
Phil Chang, Program Administrator
Email
541-548-9534
Katrina Van Dis, Program Administrator
Email
541-504-3307
Misty Winner, Administrative Assistant
Email
541-548-95213
Tami Geiger, Program Assistant
Email
541-548-9527