SOREDI has a consultant in town this week. We are ready to embark upon a new frontier, to discover the best vision and path forward for Southern Oregon as we […]
Notes from Colleen's Desk
Notes From Colleen’s Desk: Rogue Adventure, 32nd Annual Meeting
Time really does fly when you are on a great adventure! This year at SOREDI has been full of many roguediculous moments, pivotal action steps, and adventure as we’ve pursued greater things […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: The Common Denominator
You may be wondering what drives the initiatives we take on at SOREDI. Initiatives like our long-standing and award-winning Industry Tours, our Southern Oregon Edge business profiles, the annual Rogue […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Enterprise Zones – What’s it Worth to You? $403 Million?
When communities offer large cash incentives to entice a company to relocate, a lot of buzz starts up in the news. New York and Texas may come to mind. We’re […]
Save the Date: Rogue Adventure – SOREDI’s 32nd Annual Meeting
Join us in our quest for a shared vision to make Southern Oregon the most business-friendly region on the West Coast! You will identify the hidden jewels throughout our region […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Moving from Proclamations to Strategic Doing
With 14 of 15 jurisdictions having issued Business Friendly Proclamations over the last 10 weeks, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to shift our focus from proclamation to strategic doing. […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Relationship-Mongers Hard at Work
At our Southern Oregon Business Conference just two weeks ago, one of the speakers referenced an “R” word while sharing his findings on whether the economy would experience another “recession” […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: The Jeweled Crown is Southern Oregon!
If you’ve been engaged with SOREDI lately, you might have heard us refer to our jeweled crown. Don’t worry, we aren’t actually wearing one. That jeweled crown is Southern Oregon […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Thoughts on Proclamations
What is a Proclamation, exactly? I had not given much weight or credence to the word proclamation before. Webster says it’s “a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with […]