Welcome to the Press & Blogger's Box!

In this section of our web site we have the latest media ideas regarding Corvallis as well as background information about Corvallis and Benton County.

For further media information please contact: John Hope-Johnstone at hj@visitcorvallis.com call 1-800-334-8118 or the contact listed on the press release. 

Photos of Corvallis & Benton County Oregon click here 

Corvallis Oregon, story ideas:

  1. May 2008:  Oregon State University Ranked 4th Top College for Renewable Energy Purchase

  2. May 2008: Luxury Spa and Restaurant Open in Corvallis

  3. March 2008: Corvallis ranked top US city for being Green by Country Home

  4. March 2008: da Vinci Days Film Festival

  5. March 2008: Benton County Wineries win major awards

  6. Feb 2008: Forbes Magazine: Corvallis in Top Ten Smartest Cities in the Nation

  7. Jan 2008: Tourism Projected Flat in 2008

  8. Dec 2007:  Corvallis Goes Green

  9. Dec 2007: Corvallis Earns Most Secure Place to Live in the Country

  10. Nov 2007: William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Provides Economic Boost to Local Community.

  11. Aug 2007: Corvallis chosen in top ten college towns for real estate investment by NuWireInvestor Magazine.

  12. March 8 2007: Corvallis Awarded Top Green City by Country Home Magazine

  13. Feb 20th 2007: 2007 is Corvallis 150th Birthday, many activities planned to celebrate.

  14. Corvallis 10th best city in the nation in which to live. (Frommer's Travel Guide)

  15. Corvallis the only EPA "Green" city awarded in the Pacific North West and one of only three in the entire country.

  16. Why is Corvallis ranked 15th most creative city in the nation by Harvard Business Review?

  17. USA ranked Corvallis fourth in the nation for the number of patents issued, there must be a brain trust going on in Corvallis. (USA Today)

  18. Fifth top city in the country of any size for the number of PhDs per capita.

  19. Daytrippin around Corvallis

If you would like facts and figures to help flesh out any of the above articles please contact John at 800-334-8118 or hj@visitcorvallis.com.

Corvallis Tourism has an extensive library of excellent high resolution photos if you would like to view some of the available pictures please click here. You can also request a CD of photos be sent to you by contacting us.

Corvallis Tourism and Donning Publishers are publishing a 40 page, four color, coffee table book entitled: The Spirit of Corvallis at 150 yrs and Beyond. If you would like to submit photographs to be considered for this book and receive name credit please click here for more information