The AOC Governance and Revenue Steering Committee will be handling economic development advocacy for the organization moving forward. According to ORS 258A.020, the purpose of Oregon’s economic development statutes is “to enable the creation, [...]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced six programs, collectively called Investing in America’s Communities, that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will execute to equitably invest the $3 billion it received from President [...]
A compromise bill to a 2019 proposal on prevailing wage mandates in enterprise zones cleared its first chamber, and now sits in the House committee on business and labor. Developed through a collaborative workgroup [...]
Lottery revenue distributions to counties support economic development opportunities that make Oregon communities vibrant and prosperous. Under Oregon law, counties are supposed to receive 2.5 percent of net video lottery proceeds. Unfortunately, since 2011, this [...]
A group of stakeholders were convened over the last three years to address land use flexibility in rural Oregon counties. Harney County Commissioner Mark Owens took a large part in discussions to craft and advance [...]
As the legislature begins its mad rush to schedule and work bills out of their chamber of origin before the first chamber deadlines, committee chair for the House Committee on Energy and Environment Representative Ken [...]