by Chamber Comms | Jun 15, 2023 | Business Spotlight, Chamber Blog
Founded by mandolin player Ron Leavitt in the mid-1990s, Roundhouse Band is a bluegrass/country music band that plays a fun and upbeat mix of cover tunes and original songs at a multitude of venues across the Willamette Valley. Bringing a diverse and eclectic mix of...
by Lena Prine | Jun 13, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Legislative Update Two weeks remain in the 2023 Legislative Session and the stalemate in the Senate persists. However, the presiding officers have been meeting with Senate Republicans this week in the hopes of coming to an agreement on a limited package of bills to...
by Lena Prine | Jun 6, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Legislative Update The clock is winding down in the 2023 Legislative Session and no progress has been made on ending the stalemate in the Senate. Governor Kotek walked away from negotiations on Thursday with no deal to bring Republicans back to the Floor. She and...
by Lena Prine | Jun 2, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 1, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which now heads to President Biden to be signed into law. “By agreeing to lift our nation’s...
by Chamber Comms | Jun 2, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
On June 1, 2023, business leaders attended a roundtable discussion with state legislators to express their views on issues impacting the business community and to hear what has been happening during the 2023 Legislative Session. In addition, attendees received their...
by Chamber Comms | May 31, 2023 | Chamber Blog
Our annual 2023 Business of the Year Awards & All-Member Meeting is nearly here and we’re offering a special member price of $15 per ticket to attend! Make sure your company is represented at this capstone event of the 2022-2023 Forum Speaker Series season...
by Chamber Comms | May 30, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
“Unsalvageable”? That’s what the Oregon Capitol Insider wrote about here in reference to some lawmakers’ feelings about the 2023 Legislative Session. With less than one month until the constitutional end of the session, tensions remain high in...
by Chamber Comms | May 23, 2023 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog
Session Defining The final days of the session are producing more questions than answers. The main question being: Will Senate Republicans return to the floor to provide a quorum, and if so, what will bring them back? Ten Republican members of the Oregon Senate now...
by Chamber Comms | May 19, 2023 | Chamber Blog
It’s time to recognize some of the companies in our organization that go above and beyond to help our community thrive at the 2023 Business of the Year Awards & All-Member Annual Meeting on Monday, June 12, 2023! At this capstone event of the Forum Speaker Series...
by | May 19, 2023 | Member News, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexis Fermanis, SIOR Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications afermanis@sior.com SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® ELECTS CURT ARTHUR, SIOR, AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR May 3, 2023—WASHINGTON, DC— The Society of Industrial and...
