The principal economic activity is agriculture. Others are aluminum smelting, wood products, food processing, metal industries, and manufacturing.
Highways are also a vital link for our tourism business.
North Central Region is one of the largest geographic regions in the state with approximately 13,000 square miles, and the least populated with 200,000 people. Our total region staff has been right-sized at approximately 280 to 300 people depending on the season. The Regional Office is located in Wenatchee. A total of 1,132 centerline miles of asphalt and bituminous surface pavement are found in our region including 54 interstate miles. We have 181 bridges to maintain.