The Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1949 unites local businesses with a common goal: increased revenues of our member businesses.
The City of Dunsmuir located next to I-5 and a railroad depot makes transportation easy. Dunsmuir and the surrounding local area has a broad mixture of commercial and industrial opportunities. Dunsmuir lends itself well to home-based, cottage and storefront businesses. Business licenses may be obtained at Dunsmuir City Hall.https://dunsmuir.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=560&action=edit&message=1
The population of Dunsmuir is just below 2000 and just about 45,000 for all of Siskiyou County. Dunsmuir’s taxable sales run over 12 million per year, with approximately 45 million in South Siskiyou County.
Several agencies are locally available to assist new and/or relocating businesses.
RESOURCES
510 N. Main Street, Yreka, CA 96097
(530)842-8084 State of California Employment Development Department
(800)300-5616
Weed, CA 96094
(530)938-3231
Employee programs, employer HR assist. Personnel Preference 150 Boles St.
Weed, CA 96094
(530)938-3939
Employment agency. College of the Siskiyous
800 College Ave.
Weed, CA 96094
(530)938-4461
Training, special courses. Amtrak
(800)231-2222
Dunsmuir-only stop in Siskiyou County. Union Pacific
(888)870-8777
Freight transportation. Mott Airport 530-235-4822
2900 ft. runway, tie-downs, hangers. Small planes. Jefferson Economic Development Institute (JEDI) 403 Berry St.
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
530-926-6670
Business plans, programs. Siskiyou County Economic Development Council 1512 Oregon St.
Yreka, CA 96097
530-842-1638
Business innovation center. Great Northern Corporation
708 S. Davis St.
Weed, CA 96094
530-938-4115
Business grants, loans. Cascade Small Business Development Center 530-226-2770 Center for Economic Development
530-898-4598 Superior Calif. Economic Development 530-235-2760 Local County Transportation — S.T.A.G.E 1-800-247-8243
Bus service. Siskiyou County Employment by Industry — 2004 Government — 27.8%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities — 17.7%
Leisure & Hospitality — 14.6%
Educational & Health Services — 12.3%
Manufacturing — 6%
(Ca. EDD County Snapshot)