The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON—The Port of Columbia has opened a new grant opportunity for start-up businesses in Columbia County. Through funding provided by Innovia, a private foundation that serves eastern Washington and northern Idaho, the Port of Columbia is offering micro-grants to start-up businesses. Grants up to $5,000 will be awarded to qualifying businesses upon review and recommendation by a local committee.

Qualifications for applying include, but are not limited to:

• Business Plan

• Business License

• Ability to have a business location physically secured, in Columbia County, within 30 days...