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Tackling the Impacts of Measure 118

By naureen | October 18, 2024

Stories The Stakes for Oregon’s Economy: A Look at SEDCOR’s Forum on Measure 118 On Wednesday, October 9th, SEDCOR hosted our monthly Industry Insights. In response to questions and concerns we have heard from the business community, this month’s topic covered the implications of Measure 118. With a panel of industry experts from Oregon’s manufacturing…

SEDCOR 2024 Award Winners Announced!

By naureen | September 27, 2024

Stories On September 18, 2024, SEDCOR hosted its annual Membership Meeting & Awards at the Salem Convention Center to celebrate and recognize outstanding projects and businesses making a significant impact in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties. The afternoon began with a warm welcome as members and guests gathered to honor the hard work and innovation…

Interview: Dorie Vickery of Sheridan School District

By mmiller@sedcor.com | February 16, 2023

What excites you about educating in Sheridan?    We have a very mission-driven staff who work incredibly hard for our students. Plus, they know how to serve their community and build trust, which has been important going through and coming out of COVID. I started as superintendent in July of 2020, so my entire tenure…

3 Tips to Building A Career In AgTech

By mmiller@sedcor.com | January 3, 2023

AgTech Career: Three Tips from Tim Ray of Chemeketa Community College Tip #1: Think Career, Not Job  “A job is something you do to collect a paycheck. A career is something you would do even if you weren’t getting paid. It is something you do very well so you can earn a good living from…

3 Tips to Install New Tech in Your Ag Business

By mmiller@sedcor.com | January 3, 2023

AgTech Adoption: Three Tips from Jeff Freeman of Marion Ag Services   Tip #1: Know Your Numbers  “As anyone in the agriculture business knows, new equipment-even relatively simple and mechanically-based ones-are a significant investment. So, before you make that investment, look very closely at your operation. Dig deep into your numbers. Ask yourself hard questions and…

2023: Willamette Valley Economic Development Outlook

By mmiller@sedcor.com | January 3, 2023

Obstacles Tight Labor Market + Workforce Woes  At the time of writing this, the current national unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.7%. In Oregon, the rate stands at 4.1%.   Even with headlines of mass layoffs and hiring freezes, most employers are still struggling to find workers, highly skilled or otherwise. To attract talent,…

McMinnville Based Concrete Climate Moonshot Consortium Wins High Impact Opportunity Project Grant

By mmiller@sedcor.com | December 22, 2022

Business Oregon, through InC – Oregon Innovation Council, awarded Concrete Climate Moonshot Consortium, a project developed by McMinnville-based company Solid Carbon, Oregon State University, municipal partners City of McMinnville and City of Portland, industry partners, two trade associations, and local economic development organization MEDP, $241,936 in High Impact Opportunity Project (HIOP) grant funding. The funds…

SEDCOR + AgLaunch: Pacific Northwest Regional Innovation Cluster

By mmiller@sedcor.com | December 20, 2022

New Pacific Northwest Regional Innovation Cluster to Focus on Food and Agriculture A new Pacific Northwest Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will focus on growing small businesses and catalyzing innovation and technologies in the agriculture and food sectors. Formation of the new RIC was announced by managing partners …

Region of Innovation: Solid Carbon

By mmiller@sedcor.com | December 14, 2022

The Obstacle John Mead knows concrete. He’s worked with it for years to build his high-end fire tables under the brand of Vesuvian Forge. The positive qualities are obvious: strength, beauty, and versatility. But John Mead and his team at Solid Carbon understand something else about concrete: it is a major contributor to global carbon…

Cybersecurity Educational Forum: 3 Big Takeaways

By mmiller@sedcor.com | October 20, 2022

On Wednesday, October 12th, we hosted our first back-in-person Educational Forum at the Keizer Community Center. The topic: cybersecurity. Cybersecurity and cybercrime are growing concerns for more businesses, nonprofits, and civic organizations. As more valuable data is collected and stored, more cybercriminals find more creative ways to hack, steal, and profit from that data. Our…

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