Albany is also partly in Benton county. Albany has over 30 parks and trails, a senior center, and many cultural events such as the Northwest Art & Air Festival, River Rhythms, and Summer Sounds.
Albany’s nicknames are: Hub of the Valley; Grass Seed Capital; Rare Metals Capital. Its mottos are: The center of the Willamette Valley; the heart of Oregon.
Albany calls itself the “rare metals capital of the world”, producing zirconium, hafnium and titanium. Linn County is also referred to as the “Grass Seed Capital of the World”.
Albany is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. Albany and the surrounding communities are major exporters of grass seed. Many other crops produced include corn, beans, mint, strawberries, and hazelnuts.
Looking to the future with confidence, the City of Albany encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, printing, beauty, healthcare, legal, home repair services, medical support, CNA services, media, information technology (IT), and education technology to help Albany’s local business communities to grow.