“The Prize is Right!” SOREDI Annual Meeting

Are you registered for SOREDI’s “The Prize is Right!” Annual Meeting?

We’ll be celebrating many special companies based in Southern Oregon and you have a chance to win one of many prizes!

MEDFORD, Or – Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) will host its annual meeting, 4:30 – 8:30 pm, Wednesday, June 29 at the Ashland Hills Inn, Ashland. Banner Bank will serve as the Title Sponsor and numerous Southern Oregon Edge profiled companies are expected to attend, offer raffle prizes, and be on hand to share more about their respective companies and products. Raffle tickets will be included with registration fees; early registrations will receive incrementally more raffle tickets. Over $3,000 in raffle prizes have been donated including tickets to OSF, Oregon Cabaret and Britt, along with great opportunities for fun like a backyard zipline kit from Zipline Gear, round of golf and dinner for 4 at Eagle Point Golf Course, and a rafting trip for two with Morrison’s Rogue Wilderness Adventures.

The 2016 annual meeting will set the stage for SOREDI to enter its 30th year as the region’s only economic development agency established to help businesses launch, relocate, and prosper. Two guest speakers are already secured including Matthew Bernard with Darex and Melissa Brandao, inventor of HerdDogg.

According to Colleen Padilla, incoming Executive Director, this year’s program theme will shed light on the “great prizes we have in people and businesses right here in Southern Oregon. We hope to create greater awareness and connection with the many prized companies we have in own backyards.” In addition, the agency will hear parting thoughts from Ron Fox, who is retiring after 10 years of service as Executive Director. SOREDI’s board presidency will also change with Aaron Ausland of Ausland Group taking the helm. Prosper Business Awards will also be announced.

SOREDI’s annual meeting typically attracts over 250 local business and community leaders and provides great networking opportunities, while also bringing attendees up-to-date on SOREDI’s ongoing activities in business development, recruitment and retention. Registration is available online – www.soredi.org or by calling SOREDI at (541) 773-8946. Members can purchase tickets for just $45. Non-members may also register – price is $75 ticket.

About SOREDI: SOREDI is a private, membership-based, non-profit organization, governed by a board of directors. Its staff is charged with local business expansion and new business recruitment efforts, financial assistance to start-up companies through its business loan fund, and management of Enterprise Zones in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The agency was formed as a regional economic development agency in 1987. Register here