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Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Changing our Tune
I grew up learning how to play the piano. Every Tuesday, I would dutifully walk about half a mile up the road, along the pear orchard (which is now a vineyard), to my 30-minute piano lesson. No doubt, it was a sacrificial labor of love and investment for my parents at $2.50 each lesson. The […]
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Board Profile: Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch has lived in Southern Oregon since 2002, when he transferred from his Moss Adams office in Astoria and headed south. Currently, he and his wife, Susan, have five children and ten grandchildren who live all over the Pacific Northwest, in cities including Portland, Astoria, Salem, and Tacoma. Aside from SOREDI board involvement, Michael […]
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Notes from Colleen’s Desk: More Than Just a Field Trip
A few weeks ago, SOREDI facilitated its first Industry Tour of 2020. With 24 guests on board, educators (Kevin Campbell, Eagle Point High School pictured) and SOREDI members alike, we learned first hand about a few business nuggets in the Medford and White City area. While these tours are familiar to SOREDI – our first […]
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Board Profile: Terri Coppersmith
Terri Coppersmith, a visionary executive officer with extensive experience in financial leadership, has lived in the beautiful Rogue Valley since 2003. After working for the Western Energy Institute in Portland, Oregon, she moved to the Southern part of the state to become the Vice President of Finance for Plexis Healthcare Systems. In addition to her […]
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SOREDI Board Profile: Steve Vincent, President
Steve Vincent: Steve Vincent, the Oregon Regional Business Manager for Avista Utilities, has no free time—but if he did, he would like to fish and learn more about rural Oregon’s history. A fifth generation native of Jackson County, and the president of the SOREDI Board, Steve also serves on the SOU Board of Trustees, Earth […]
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Community Gems: White City
Imagine that it’s year 1942, and you can hear the footsteps of hundreds of soldiers hiking up and down the hills and valleys of the rural Rogue Valley land. Camp White, which has concrete bunkers still standing today, is one of the historic parts of Jackson County belonging to a non-incorporated town—White City. Home to […]
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Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Resolutions – Let’s Go Bowling!
Each January, there’s always a lot of talk about New Year’s Resolutions. Right? We can’t help ourselves, I suppose. We love fresh goals, fresh starts, and first frames. Top resolutions for most of us apparently continue to be to lose weight and get organized. And I will admit that both of those have crossed my […]
Read MoreAmy Browne Joins SOREDI as Business Development Manager
Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) is pleased to announce that Amy Browne will be joining the Business Development team at SOREDI. Amy will be on board effective January 2, 2020. Browne is a Southern Oregon Native that is passionate about community, family and helping others. Amy brings 23 years of customer service, team […]
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Community Gems: Butte Falls
We all see signs and ads for upcoming projects and productions day after day after day. But when’s the last time you heard about local news—the new and exciting “coming soon” announcements for small towns? Butte Falls, with a population of 435 and a thick forest separating it from the rest of its neighboring cities, […]
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SOBC 2020: Mission: One Rogue Valley
Join us for our 17th Annual Southern Oregon Business Conference Mission: One Rogue Valley. On Thursday, January 30, from 1:30 – 5:00 pm, SOREDI will be sharing pertinent information regarding the future of building a prosperous Southern Oregon. Recently, thanks to the financial support and participation of hundreds of stakeholders, SOREDI, enlisted the services of […]
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