Dan Spatz has been selected as the City of The Dalles’ new Economic Development Officer. It’s a recently created position in the City’s Community Development Department to oversee economic development efforts by coordinating with area partners and assisting property and business owners and developers. Spatz will also oversee the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency and serve as the City’s Enterprise Zone Manager. Spatz has spent the last 15 years as Chief Institutional Advancement Officer and Capital Projects and Community Outreach Director at Columbia Gorge Community College. He also has previously been economic development coordinator for Wasco County and was interim director for the Port of Klickitat. Spatz was also on The Dalles City Council from 2008 to 2017.