Thursday – October 13th
Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill (Spinning Room)
Economic Development Outcomes From the 2011 Legislative Session and Expanded Tools from Business Oregon.
Presented by
Paul Grove, Government Relations Manager
Oregon Business Development Department
Donna Greene-Salter
Renewable Energy Project Development Coordinator
Oregon Business Development Department
Sponsored by:
SEDCOR 2011-2012 Membership Directory
ADVERTISING DEADLINE – RESERVE SPACE BY October 7th.
Display Ads are available is in the 2011-2012 Membership Directory and Enterprise magazines. This is a great opportunity to connect with other SEDCOR members. The directory reaches a prime market unreachable with any other publication.
For information call Susan Appleby at 503-584-7303 or [email].
Made in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Award of Excellence for Economic Development
Received from the Oregon Economic Development Association
SEDCOR’s Made in the Mid-Willamette marketing promotion received honors from the Oregon Economic Development Association at their recent Fall Conference in Newport. Susan Appleby, Communications Manager at SEDCOR accepted the award.
This marketing promotion is a collaborative partnership between SEDCOR and the Statesman Journal, as well as the Polk County Itemizer (for members in Polk County). It provides a unique promotional opportunity for SEDCOR members each Sunday in the Inside Business section of the Statesman Journal and monthly in the Polk County Itemizer. It is ongoing and over 60 members have been featured since the promotion began in June 2010.
SEDCOR is always looking for ways to add value for our members and local industry. This partnership allows exposure for our members to generate additional business opportunities, as well as promote our mission of enhancing the economy of the Mid-Willamette Valley. It also provides access for local residents and businesses to read about all the different types of industries and companies in the area and the products and services they offer. It provides an opportunity for those who want to Buy Local, to do just that.
Thanks goes to Bill Church from the Statesman Journal and Nancy Adams from the Polk County Itemizer Observer for providing space in their publications. A big thanks also goes to the SEDCOR members who have participated. For more information call 503-584-7303 or visit www.sedcor.com.
All SEDCOR members are invited to have your business featured in the Statesman Journal’s Sunday Inside Business Section. In addition, Polk County businesses are also being promoted in the Polk County Itemizer-Observer.
Featured in September 2011:
- Turner Lumber – DBA Action Pallet
- Creative Co.
- Kaufman Homes, Inc.
Call 503-584-7303 or email for more information.
October 2011 Economic Indicators
For complete information visit www.qualityinfo.org
Meriting with the Experts
Presented by the Cascade Council of the Boy Scouts of America
The Cascade Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides services and youth-development programs to nearly 34,000 youth and 13,000 volunteers in 18 counties of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington states. For one hundred years, Boy Scouts of America has provided programs with a singular mission of preparing young people for adulthood, and to be responsible citizens.
Meriting with the Experts is a program offering the chance for Boy Scouts, young men ages 12-18, to work with key corporate, business, and community leaders to stimulate interest in merit badges.
Merit badges are awards earned by youth members of the BSA, based on activities within an area of study by completing a list of requirements. The purpose of the merit badge program is to allow Scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or avocation. There are more than 100 merit badges in the BSA merit badge program.
Scouts meet with counselors or “Experts” who have knowledge in the merit badge subjects and are interested in helping. The program also introduces Scouts to the life skills of contacting an adult they hadn’t met before and then demonstrating their skills, similar to a job or college interview. Sponsoring organizations will receive special opportunities to share specifics about their company directly with the Scouts, perhaps leading to future employees.
Would your company like a chance to work with eager young men and share expert advice about your industry while helping Scouts earn merit badges? Imagine matching your business with 500–1000 Scouts at one of several Meriting with the Experts events throughout the year!
If your company is interested in participating in or getting more information about a Meriting with the Experts event please contact Jeff Aradine, Council Program Director, at 503-225-5767 or [email].
Export Strategies, Tools & Techniques Seminar
Sponsored by Export Council of Oregon and SEDCOR
October 19th – 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Chemeketa Center for Business & Industry
Cost: $95.00
Are you an established company seeking new markets? Do you have products with big potential? Have you been considering exporting but don’t know where to start?
If so, the U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Oregon Business Development Department would like to see you at Aa day-long seminar dedicated to taking the guesswork out of international trade. This seminar is to help established businesses develop an export marketing plan and strategy, to provide occasional exporters with tools to grow their international business, and to provide current exporters with a forum for special issues and staff skill building.
Seminar Includes:
- Developing an Export Plan and Export Pricing
- Identifying and Selecting International Markets and Partners
- Export Finance and Payment Options
- Export Shipping and Export Controls/Compliance
For more information contact:
Jennifer Woods, Trade Specialist
503-326-5290 or [email]
www.export.gov or www.buyusa.gov/oregon
To register call 503-588-6225.
Resources
PGE Energy Classes
At Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry
October 5th
Monitoring Load Shape Workshop for Energy Expert Users
Wilsonville
October 25th
Are LEDs Ready for Prime Time?
Salem – Chemeketa Center for Business & Industry
Complete information on all seminars at PortlandGeneral.com/Classes
Upcoming Member Events and Seminars
Click here for Complete List of Upcoming Events.
- Mini-MBA: Business Essentials 2011
Six Courses designed and condensed for the working professional
Cascade Employers Association - October 1st – 6:00 – 11:00 pm
2nd Annual World Beat Multicultural Ball (Tickets now on sale)
the Reed Opera House Trinity Ballroom - October 1st – October 31st
Willamette Valley’s Fall Bounty
Willamette Valley Fruit Co. - October 1 & 30th – Monday – Sunday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wooden Shoe Pumpkin Fest - Wednesday, October 5th – Wellspring
4th Annual BHS Health & Safety Conference - October 6th
Salem Conference Center- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
1st Annual Willamette Valley Event Showcase
Presented by Class Act Event Coordinators, Bravo! Publications - October 8 & 9 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Combine Days – Wooden Shoe - October 13th – 5:30 – 7:00 pm – Salem Confrence Center
First Annual Oregon Business Leadership Award Ceremony
Honors Former U.S. Senator Gordon Smith - Wednesday, October 19th
3rd Annual Giving People a 2nd Chance Community Breakfast - October 19th – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Honoring our History
National Tour of Traveling World War I Gallery
Marking Waddell & Reed, Ivy Funds Mark’s 75th Anniversary - October 20th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Celebrate Chemeketa’s New Health Sciences Classroom Complex - Thursday, October 20th – 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill
A Very Good Year - October 24th – October 31st
Pumpkin Festival at Rogue
Everyday – Tours of on-site Micro Hop Processing Facility, Farmstead Brewery and more.
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