About the Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office

Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office (EDO) is a collaboration between the City of Corvallis and Benton County. Our office facilitates economic development in Benton County including Corvallis, Philomath, Adair, Alsea, Monroe, and North Albany. These strategies will result in improving the quality of life for the region’s residents through the expansion of the tax base by attracting new capital investment and creating new, highly skilled jobs for the region’s residents.

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Strategic Plan April 2025

Fast Facts

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Average Minutes of Travel Time to Work

Graduates Per Year from Oregon State University

Cost to Use Public Transit

As part of the approval process for the 2025-2029 Strategic Operational Plan, the City Council added an action item to develop an electric vehicle charging station implementation strategy for the community. To assist with this goal, the EDO performed a market overview and gap analysis of the market and EV landscape to help inform any potential implementation actions.

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