Investment Overview

McMinnville is a city located in the heart of Oregon’s world renowned wine country. It is located within close proximity to some of Oregon’s largest cities, Portland and Salem, offering residents a convenient commute to the largest employment centers in the state. Its location in-between Portland and the Oregon Coast, as well as in Oregon’s wine country, has made it an attractive destination for residents and visitors alike that appreciate the laid back style of a small town with great amenities. The City is at the confluence of the North and South forks of the Yamhill River in the Willamette Valley. The city’s economy has both industry: Cascade Steel (a Schnitzer Steel Industries company), and service businesses: Oregon Mutual Insurance Company, the Woodworth Contrarian Hedge Fund. Linfield University provides higher education, including new degrees in wine studies. Attractions include Wings and Waves Water Park, Joe Dancer Park, and Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, the home of Howard Hughes’s famed Spruce Goose flying boat. The city identifies as a center of the well-developed wine industry in the Willamette Valley, which has hundreds of wineries and vineyards. Sunset Magazine reported on the ‘Best Small Towns to Live in the United States’ and included McMinnville for its “charming architecture”, among other factors. McMinnville has a wide-array of banking, credit unions, and options for investments. Founded in 1922, First Federal Savings and Loan Association Headquarters in McMinnville was ranked in 2021 by Newsweek Magazine as one of the best small banks in the United States. The city has brick-and-mortar locations for many of the largest national banks in the United States including Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, KeyBank, US Bank, and Bank of America.