Registration Now Open
OEDA Spring Conference
May 18, 2012 - McMenamin's Kennedy School - Portland, OR
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Save the Date
OEDA 2012 Fall Conference
October 14-16, 2012
Wildhorse Casino & Resort - Pendleton, Oregon
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New
OEDA Webinar Series
A webinar series of professional development opportunities that will be delivered throughout the year for community, workforce and economic developers. Almost 400 practitioners responded to our survey and identified subjects of interest that will provide tools and ideas to implement that will help their cities and communities grow.
July 10, 2012
Grow Business First:
Using Workforce Training Programs to Help Local Companies
Stabilize and Expand
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Regulatory Streamlining Survey
Please take advantage of this opportunity to improve regulatory and permitting processes in Oregon by filing out this questionnaire and/or sending it to your members and associates that are regulated entities in Oregon.
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Business Oregon News
April 2012 • From Tim McCabe, Director, Business Oregon
http://www.oregon4biz.com/dev/www/BOR/Business-Oregon-News/April-2012/
Oregon's Business Climate Continues to Rank as One of the Best in the Nations
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International Economic Development Council
2012 Excellence in Economic Development Awards
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New IEDC Training Manuals Announcement
IEDC’s Education Program continues to adapt to new techniques and practices in the field of economic development. We are proud to announce the release of the 2011 editions of the IEDC Training Manuals.
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OEDA Update - March 2012
- 2012 Legislative Session Adjourns
- Mark Your Calendar - OEDA Legislative Planning Meeting
- Upcoming Webinar: Economic Gardening/Competitive Intelligence
- Current Job Openings
- Team Oregon Food Processing Update
- Replacement of Oregon's Site Selector and Proposal Tool
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2012 Legislative Update
March 23, 2012 - OEDA Legislative Planning Meeting [more]
February 27
House Passes Enterprise Zone Legislation
Bill gives local government greater flexibility in economic development.
List of Bills being tracked for the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session
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The FT/Citi Ingenuity Awards
Urban Ideas in Action program, supported by Citi, will recognise ingenious individuals who have developed solutions to urban challenges. Urban Ideas in Action are open to applicants from anywhere in the world who have put into practice an ingenious idea in an urban context. The Award is specifically looking for examples of ingenious ideas in action in four specific sectors, all in the urban context: Education, Energy, Healthcare and Infrastructure.
For information on Program [click here]
For information on Award Overview [click here]
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IEDC - Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) Certification
The CEcD test is intended to unite the field of economic development and establish a baseline of what is considered the core body of knowledge for economic developers. Training courses to obtain your Certification and be recertified will be available at the upcoming IEDC Leadership Summit and and other locations.
Certified Economic Developer Program details are available on their website. [more]
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Information from
2011 Annual Conferences
Conference Presentations, Agendas and Award of Excellence Award Winners
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Business Retention and Expansion Training Courses [more]
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OEDA Success Stories
Economic Development groups from around the State share recent successes on their recruitment of new businesses and helping local businesses expand. [more]
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Oregon Trade Promotion Program
Participating in international trade shows and trade missions is among the most effective ways for companies to enter into new international markets or expand their visibility in existing markets. The state of Oregon offers financial assistance to Oregon companies who wish to take advantage of international trade shows and trade missions to enter new markets or expand existing ones.
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RARE - Resource Assistance for Rural Environments
Do you have community building, natural resource, or planning projects that you do not have resources to complete?
The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program might be your solution.
The mission of the RARE Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level participants, from across the US, who live in and serve the communities for 11 months. RARE participants assist communities in the development and implementation of projects for achieving a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions.
The RARE program is now in its 17th year, over the years it placed more than 300 volunteers and served nearly every Oregon county. [more]
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OEDA Studies Economic Impacts of Enterprise Zones
Many OEDA members have Enterprise Zones in their communities and consider them important business recruitment and retention tool for attracting new industrial investment and jobs to their communities. But how well do they work? OEDA conducted a study with EcoNW to use statistically valid methods to address this issue.
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Business Retention Tool
Increase Your Cash Flow by Decreasing Tax Liabilities Through Cost Segregation
OEDA members can now provide eligible local companies with an engineering-based Cost Segregation Study that will allow them to dramatically increase their operational cash flow by accelerating their asset depreciation on federal taxes.
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Locate or Expand in Oregon
The State of Oregon wants to make your site selection process as easy and informative as possible. Professionals at the Business Oregon are available to answer your questions, help you plan a visit to our state, and connect you with the resources your company needs to choose Oregon.
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Available Industrial & Commercial Land & Buildings
OregonProspector.com provides the site selection analysis tools and the information companies need when evaluating a business location. [more]
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[click here] for current
Economic Development job opportunities.
Bend Business Advocate
City of Bend
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