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==Economy== [[File:Sheridan Oregon downtown at Bridge and Sheridan roads.JPG|thumb|The commercial district on Bridge Street]] The economy of Sheridan includes agriculture, timber, manufacturing, and service sector employment. As of 2000, the [[Spirit Mountain Casino (Oregon)|Spirit Mountain Casino]] outside of the city employed the most people in the area with 1,000 employees.<ref name=econ/> The federal prison was the largest employer in the city with 500 employees, followed by Liberty Homes with 100 employees at the [[manufactured home]]s builder.<ref name=econ/> The closest hospital is the [[Willamette Valley Medical Center]] in McMinnville.<ref name=econ/> The [[commercial district]] is centered on Bridge and Main streets, with their intersection as the location of the only [[traffic signal]] in the city.<ref name="rush">{{cite news|url=http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=218839|title=No rush to judgment in building collapse|last=Daquilante|first=Paul|date=February 24, 2007|work=News-Register|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174943/http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=218839|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="central"/> There were 12 manufacturing companies in Sheridan, one commercial bank, and one [[savings and loan]] as of 2006.<ref name=econ/> Sheridan also has one gas station, two grocery stores, one pharmacy, five restaurants, and two hardware stores among other businesses.<ref name="central">{{cite news|url=http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=239560|title=Sheridan's central scene|last=Klooster|first=Karl|date=August 30, 2008|work=News-Register|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174949/http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=239560|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[The Delphian School]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill County]], near Sheridan, houses the offices of [[Delphi Schools]] and [[Heron Books]].<ref>"[http://www.delphian.org/page.cfm?p=313 About Delphi Schools, Inc.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725225358/http://www.delphian.org/page.cfm?p=313 |date=2011-07-25 }}" [[The Delphian School]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Delphian School 20950 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, Oregon 97378."</ref><ref>"[http://www.heronbooks.com/contact.php How to Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207094059/http://www.heronbooks.com/contact.php |date=2010-12-07 }}." [[Heron Books]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2010. "Postal Address: Heron Books 20750 SW Rock Creek Road Sheridan, OR 97378 USA</ref>
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