Visit the Made in Plumas County Store in The Quincy Hub at 493 Main Street, Quincy.
HOURS:
Daily from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day
Product Makers in Our Store
Before becoming a storefront, Made in Plumas County began as a vendor booth at the 2023 Plumas-Sierra County Fair. Seventeen local product makers participated, and in just four days the booth sold over $3,000 in locally made goods. Indian Valley Innovation Hub Executive Director Lara Wheeler is pictured.
Kick-Starting Economic Recovery
Made in Plumas County began as a product-development and small-business support program. From the beginning, our first priority was supporting product makers in the communities most heavily impacted by the Dixie Fire.
Our goals were simple: help local makers and small businesses earn income, build visibility, and keep dollars circulating in Plumas County — especially in the areas working hardest to recover after wildfire.
We started by working hands-on with 26 product makers through our Product Development and Business Skills Workshops, supporting everyone from hobbyists ready to become legitimate businesses, to established brands looking to scale, to innovative inventors bringing new products to market. As word spread, makers from across the county sought support, and the program expanded into a countywide initiative that celebrates products made, grown, manufactured, or substantially transformed in Plumas County.
Today, Made in Plumas County supports 100+ product makers across the county, while also operating The Quincy Hub storefront as a high-visibility sales channel and visitor touchpoint.
Plumas County is large, rural, and spread out — and many of our makers live in remote communities with low local sales traffic, including Dixie Fire high-impact areas. The Made in Plumas County Store located in The Quincy Hub allows products from those communities to be placed in a high-traffic downtown location, giving makers exposure to shoppers and visitors they might not otherwise reach.
Our store is a sales channel with a bigger purpose: economic access. Our strategically placed Made in Plumas County Store helps local makers increase their revenue. We have intentionally elevated makers from low sales traffic areas to help them rebuild income streams, increase visibility, and connect with as many customers as possible by placing their work in front of steady visitor traffic.
Helping Local Makers Reach More Customers
Impact at a Glance…
Dec 6, 2024 – Dec 5, 2025
Made in Plumas County Store sales:
$67,677
Customers in our store:
25,000+
Visiting from:
48 STATES
and
40 COUNTRIES
Volunteer Powered Operations
Open 361 days a year (closed only 4 days)
The Made in Plumas County Store is staffed by local volunteers who have generously contributed 4–6 hours per day (minimum) and 2,000+ volunteer hours over the past year. Many of our volunteers are also product makers, many are retired, and somehow we’ve become a magnet for people with genuinely excellent customer service skills (the kind who can gift-wrap a mug while giving hiking directions).
We’re also proud to share that across all Indian Valley Innovation Hub programs, our active and engaged board members volunteered 2,000+ hours this past year to help local businesses grow and support Plumas County’s economic recovery — with specialized support for businesses in the communities hit hardest by the Dixie Fire.
What our volunteers and board members do (besides being wonderful):
Welcome visitors, share maker stories, and keep the shelves looking sharp
Sweep, mop, wash windows, and yes — clean the restrooms (local economic recovery, one mop bucket at a time)
Grow Your Plumas-Based Business
Ready to take your Plumas County-made products to the next level? Join the “Made in Plumas County” program and boost your brand visibility, connect with a supportive community of local makers, and tap into a growing market of conscious consumers. Apply today and unlock your business’s potential!