Dear OSCC members and colleagues – The Oregon State Chamber of Commerce (OSCC) announced today that the Board of Directors has endorsed Lou Ogden for Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) Commissioner. At its meeting on Friday, April 13th, the Board unanimously voted to endorse Ogden for the position of Labor Commissioner. The statewide election […]

The Tualatin City Council is referring a $20 million General Obligation bond measure for voters to consider on the May 2018 ballot. If approved, Measure 34-282 would fund projects to provide traffic congestion relief, neighborhood traffic safety improvements and safe access to schools throughout the community. If the measure passes, bond funds would provide the […]

As we near the end of filing season, IRS warns taxpayers not to be a victim of “ghost” tax return preparers…. those who charge to prepare returns, but do not sign as a paid preparer (which they are obligated by law to do).  As always, please feel free to share the information with your members […]

The state or Oregon is continuing to roll out its new retirement savings program, OregonSaves, with the goal of providing every Oregonian with an easy way to save for retirement with every paycheck. So far, 584 employers across the state have signed up, and 77% of the 39,667 eligible employees have enrolled in the program. […]

Wow! Celebrate Tualatin is one of our favorite events for so many reasons! We are humbled and honored to have so many outstanding members. We think all who attended can attest that last week we had a positive, uplifting, and humorous afternoon together. Thank you to all the nominees, sponsors, and volunteers for making this […]

What is the Governor’s Marketplace? It is two days of in-depth, multi-track training and intensive networking with the goal of arming local businesses with resources and services to start, sustain, and thrive. Why should you care? The State of Oregon spends billions of dollars annually on purchasing goods and services; but some of those dollars are spent out of state. Let’s work […]

The 2018 Oregon legislature lasted for 27 days (Feb 5 – March 4) and adjourned a full eight days before the constitutional deadline. There were no budget or policy emergencies that the legislature needed to immediately address. The February revenue forecast projected an additional $99 million of discretionary income, and the state budget was very […]

Oregon State Chamber of Commerce (OSCC) provides us with fantastic updates about the 2018 Oregon legislative session. Here is a full accounting of the 2018 bills that OSCC worked on or monitored this session: ‘Cap and Trade’ (HB 4001 / SB 1507) Proposed legislation would have capped industrial emissions at 25,000 metric tons per entity […]

Oregon State Chamber of Commerce provides us with fantastic updates about the 2018 Oregon legislative session: We are now entering the homestretch of the 2018 session. Although the Constitutional end date to this session is Sunday March 11th, we would be very surprised if the session lasted past Monday, March 5th. There is, quite simply, […]

Last night, Cap & Trade House Bill 4001 was considered in the House Rules Committee. The new amendment to the bill, introduced by House Speaker Tina Kotek, gives complete authority to DEQ to develop a Cap & Trade system with no legislative oversight. It is even worse than the original bill. The amendment ignores calls for an open process […]