Yakima County Development Association

New Vision, the Yakima County Development Association (YCDA) is a public-private non-profit corporation created to enhance the income and employment stability of the local economy. The Association encourages business investment that will create jobs and expand the local tax base. The Yakima County Development Association began operations in 1985. Its Board of Directors reflects the composite leadership - both public and private - of the largest, most vibrant urban area in Central Washington. The board is the backbone of the association, and its most important asset. The Yakima County Development Association is a coalition of business, government, labor, and education leaders working to build a solid economic foundation for the future of Yakima County. The Yakima County Development Association is a one-stop source for all the information and assistance that is available to local businesses from a network of government agencies, chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, and other important non-profit service providers. The association's professional staff provides quick confidential assistance for business.