Please take a few minutes to help us understand how COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the state. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BusinessOregon Information gathered by this survey will be vital to policymakers who are working to provide assistance to businesses during this crisis. Individual responses to this survey are completely confidential and will not be shared publicly, only aggregate […]
SOREDI Loan Program Remains Flexible; Clients Encouraged to Check In
You are in our hearts! SOREDI has operated a business development loan program for over 25 years. Seed funding for this loan program was provided through our USDA and EDA partners – both grants and loans – for which we make annual payments. As the region’s federally appointed Economic Development District, we are established as […]
Resource: $10M SAIF Coronavirus Worker Safety Fund
The coronavirus worker safety fund will help pay for expenses tied to making workplaces safer. A new resource will help eligible Oregon businesses pay for expenses tied to making their workplaces safer against the coronavirus and responding to the impact the pandemic has had on workers. Established by SAIF, the $10 million coronavirus worker safety fund is designed […]
Resource: The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: “13 Ways to Kill Your Community”
Please forgive the title! It is happenstance that this is actually the title of the book I have been reading , albeit a bit slowly, since last October. The author, Doug Griffiths, happened to be a speaker at a National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) conference in Reno. Several hundred professionals from economic development districts, […]
OMEP Business Continuity Planning Team to Support Oregon Manufacturers Throughout COVID19
OREGON—The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) announced new resources to support Oregon manufacturers who face challenges associated with Covid-19. During this time of acute need, OMEP business consultants are available to assist manufacturers with challenges in the following ways: CUSTOM BUSINESS CONTINUITY SUPPORT OMEP is available to help manufacturers develop strategy and execution in their […]
Member news: FREE Virtual Incubation Program!
The Oregon Technology Business Center (OTBC) is a non-profit incubator that helps entrepreneurs identify and attain their goals at whatever stage they are at– whether it’s validating a market, developing a strategy, developing and executing on a funding plan, or dealing with the challenges of managing and growing a start-up. To do that, OTBC provides […]
Board Profile: Adam Hanks
Adam Hanks has lived in Southern Oregon for almost thirty years. His wife, Cindy, was born in Ashland, along with the couple’s twin boys. (All three also graduated from Ashland High School—the boys in 2019, and Cindy a bit earlier than that). Adam has been working for the City of Ashland for twenty-seven years, and […]
Ausland Group Selected for the Historic Restoration of the Oregon Caves Château
Local commercial design and construction firm, Ausland Group, has been selected by The National Park Service to deliver an extensive historic restoration to the Château at Oregon Caves National Monument, one of the National Parks Great Lodges and a National Historic Landmark. Awarded on Friday, March 13th, prework and planning for the project are underway. […]
Special Thoughts from Colleen’s Desk: Homework Assignments & Prayer
I feel overwhelmed. How about you? No need to articulate the what and the why – we are all clearly aware. Like me, you may not be able to absorb yet another correspondence about COVID19. Thus, I have been resistant to adding yet another email to your inbox. We are all in good health and […]
