Cities, Counties, and Chambers of Commerce in the Tri-Cities Washington Region

Resource links to city, county, and chambers of commerce are provided in this section for Tri-Cities Washington and other nearby communities in Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. In the Addendum, some tools that can be used to find information about any community are shown.

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Each city in this region has a slogan that describes what it is about. When viewed collectively, they summarize the overall "community spirit" for this region. A sampling of slogans is listed below:

A Tuscany Sort of Place
Take a Closer Look
A Great Place To Call Home
Building a Better Community
Progress Pride Prosperity
Birthplace of the Washington Wine Industry
Experience 300 days of Sunshine
Welcome to Where The Real West Lives!
Catch the Vision
Washington's Great Escape

What follows are links to city, county, and chamber of commerce websites:

County Websites
Southeast Washington

Northeast Oregon

City Websites
Southeast Washington

City of Benton City

City of Colfax

City of College Place

City of West Richland

City of Yakima

Northeast Oregon

City of Echo

City of Hermiston

City of Milton-Freewater

City of Pendleton

City of Umatilla

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Chambers of Commerce Websites
(Note: Chambers of Commerce typically promote tourism so they are an excellent resource for finding activities to do in this region)

Southeast Washington

Dayton Chamber of Commerce

Granger Chamber of Commerce

Grandview Chamber of Commerce

Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce

Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce

Prosser Chamber of Commerce

Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce

Toppenish Chamber of Commerce

Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce

Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce

Wapato Chamber of Commerce

West Richland Chamber of Commerce

Yakima Chamber of Commerce

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Yakima County

Zillah Chamber of Commerce

Northeast Oregon

Hermiston Chamber of Commerce

Milton-Freewater Chamber of Commerce

Pendleton Chamber of Commerce

Addendum
This section shows some tools that can be used to find information about any community.

1) The Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) of Washington is useful for looking up:

City & County Profiles

Directory of City and Town Officials

City & County Codes

News, Press Releases, and Newsletters of Washington Local Governments

2) The U.S. Census Bureau maintains the American Fact Finder which is useful for finding population, housing, economic, and geographic data for any community in the U.S.

3) Wikipedia is useful for looking up information on a variety of topics including the communities in this region. Community contributors have provided information on the history, geography, demographics, and other interesting items. Here is an example of what can be obtained from Wikipedia for Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Yakima, and Pendleton.

4) Map tools allow you to locate a community of interest, search for establishments in a community, and get travel directions. These tools now combine the traditional street map view with satellite images. Examples map tools include Google Maps, MapQuest, and Yahoo Maps.