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The Apr/May issue of Open For Business magazine features the Regional Accelerator Innovation Network, or RAIN. RAIN calls for a mix of fully-equipped facilities, financing assistance and business consultation services to help emerging companies get established. Serving as anchors of the regional network, two accelerator facilities would be developed in Eugene and Corvallis near the UO and OSU campuses.TRANSCRIPT
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Accelerating Startups
FEATUREs
7 How prepared is your business for a
natural disaster? A look at how the
American Red Cross is leading a grassroots
effort to help businesses and organizations
prepare.
15 How NEDCO’s regional food hub,
SPROUT! is supporting the growth
of local food businesses.
17 Young firms often have strong
growth potential, but need financial
investment and support to succeed. How
the Eugene Chamber of Commerce’s
Willamette Angel Conference is successfully
connecting startup and seed-stage
businesses with qualified investors.
18 The Economic Forecast calls for
steady improvement as more than
600 business leaders hear local and regional
economic predictions for the coming year.
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Accelerating Startups
ON THE COVER >>
8 How the Regional Accelerator
Innovation Network would leverage
Oregon’s university system to help emerging
companies get established. The proposal
calls for a mix of fully-equipped facilities,
financing assistance and business
consultation services.
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25 Eugene Water & Electric Board13 Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC6 Hershner Hunter, LLP5 Home Federal Bank20 Isler CPA28 Kernutt Stokes
14 Oregon Community Foundation 2 Pacific Continental Bank21 Servicemaster Commercial Cleaning2 Sitttner & Nelson21 Summit Bank
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Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses “Champion” Education
Over the last seven years, the Eugene Chamber has partnered
with the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Community
Credit Union and other local businesses to provide over $84,000 in
support to local public schools through a Chamber program called
A Champion in Education (ACE) Awards. The ACE Awards provide
recognition to educators from the Eugene 4J, Bethel and Springfield
school districts that go above and beyond every day to help children
in our community grow and succeed. In addition to recognizing
outstanding educators, the twelve awards presented each year
provide each winner’s school with $1,000 toward a project or
program in their school. With more than 220 nominations submitted
for this year’s awards, the program continues to have strong support
from both the education and business community.
The 2013 ACE Awards is set for Tuesday, April 23.
The first step is becoming a member, the second is making the most of it
Chamber supports county levy and 4J facilities bond
The Board of Directors recently voted
to support a proposed county public
safety serial levy. The Chamber believes
our region needs to identify a long-term
sustainable solution to public safety.
The Chamber endorsed the O and
C Conservation and Jobs act, which
will bring timber revenue back to Lane
County to support critical services such
as public safety. However, recognizing
that implementing the right long-term
solution will take time; this 5-year levy
will provide $15 million a year to fund jail
beds and juvenile detention. The Board
also supported a 4J school district $170
million bond measure to replace and
upgrade school facilities, classroom
technology and textbooks. The
Chamber’s believes a quality public K-12
education is critical to the health of our
community and local economy. A quality
education contributes to an educated
and job-ready workforce, attracts and
retains quality employees and employers,
and is a significant quality of life factor.
Well maintained and efficient facilities are
a key component to a quality education.
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The Chamber hosts a bi-monthly
meeting held for new members to
come and learn more about the
organization that they have chosen to
partner with, and to begin to build a
strategy to ensure that their partnership
takes them down the most valuable
path. Is promotion and exposure the
most important piece of membership
for a business, or is it being able to
play an integral role in the economic
health of the Eugene/Springfield area?
Then again, perhaps it’s wanting to
have a voice in the public policy arena,
or simply having access to numerous
networking opportunities throughout
the year. Whatever the business’ goals,
the Chamber works to ensure they are
met.
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Through its Get Ready! initiative, the local American Red Cross is leading a grassroots effort to help individuals and organizations prepare.
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How prepared is your business?Natural disasters often occur during work hours and employees look to their employers for guidance
By Stephanie Brathwaite
Get ready, Oregon! The American Red Cross
Oregon and Southwest Washington chapters are
embarking on a mission to save thousands of
lives. The Get Ready! campaign is a multi-year
effort to ensure that individuals, families, schools
and businesses are prepared in the event of a
disaster.
While many people will never experience
a catastrophic event like Hurricane Sandy, it’s
within the realm of possibility in Oregon and
Southwest Washington: the region may be hit by
a mega earthquake within the next 50 years. The
quake, which could register an 8 or 9 on the Rich-
ter Scale, is predicted to create a tsunami that will
likely reach past the I-5 corridor. Through its Get
Ready! initiative, the local American Red Cross is
leading a grassroots effort to help individuals and
organizations prepare.
Natural disasters often occur during work
hours and employees look to their employers for
guidance, says Nathan Keffer, readiness specialist
with the Oregon Pacific Chapter of the American
Red Cross. Businesses can mitigate confusion
through advance preparation efforts such as
providing life-saving training to employees; of-
fering an emergency supply kit to each employee;
ensuring employees are aware of the company’s
emergency plan; and encouraging each employee
to make an emergency plan at home.
Businesses should also prepare a plan to main-
tain the continuity of the company in the event of
a disaster, Keffer says.
“Small businesses employ 50 percent of the
population, and up to 40 percent of small compa-
nies do not resume business after a catastrophic
disaster,” says Keffer. “The American Red Cross
understands a catastrophic disaster is also an
economic disaster. In addition to saving lives, we
work with companies to limit the economic im-
pact of catastrophic events.”
The Oregon chapters of the American Red
Cross hope to make the state the most prepared in
the country by 2025. Five communities through-
out the state will be selected to participate in a pilot
program to increase community-wide disaster
preparedness and serve as a model for the rest of
the state.
“Clearly, unexpected events will happen when
a natural disaster hits,” says Keffer. “Our goal is to
assist people in being better prepared until help
can reach them.”
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regon has no shortage of great innovations. Throughout
our state, and particularly within its outstanding univer-
sities, the technologies and talent that are transforming
the nation’s economy are thriving.
“Over the years, many have bemoaned the loss of
manufacturing jobs overseas, but our greatest opportu-
nity lies in our ability to come up with the ‘next big thing,’”
says Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield. “Our ideas are our most
valuable asset, and innovations in science and technology represent Oregon’s great-
est potential for economic growth.”
Vice President of University of Oregon Research and Innovation and Graduate
School Dean Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D. agrees. “To move forward in a knowl-
edge-based economy, we have to do more to leverage the ideas coming out of the
community,” says Espy.
Espy and Beyer, along with other university and government officials and re-
gional entrepreneurs, serve on the Valley/North Coast Regional Solutions Advisory
Committee. Established in 2011 by Gov. John Kitzhaber, the committee is one of 11
throughout the state formed to bring together the public, private and civic sectors to
collaboratively address community and economic development issues at the local
level.
Addressing Barriers to success for startups
In considering the needs and opportunities in the southern valley, the committee
quickly recognized that while there is incredible potential to commercialize univer-
sity research, support for entrepreneurs looking to develop their innovations into
AcceleratorBusiness
Regional Accelerator Innovation Network would leverage Oregon’s university system
to help emerging companies get established
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University of Oregon invests in futureUniversity of Oregon affiliated startup companies generated more than 270 jobs and nearly $40 million in company income in Oregon
alone in 2012. The UO Technology Transfer office seeks to accelerate the adoption of innovations derived from UO research and
education. The office’s 2012 employment numbers represented an increase of 8.3 percent from 2011. Revenue in 2012 jumped 11.1
percent from the previous year. Each year an average of two UO startup companies are born.
Avant Assessment LLC
Avant creates connections for educators and
students with evidence, data, and observation
to inspire and support relevant personalized
learning, in and beyond the classroom.
www.avantassessment.com
CCR Consulting
CCR Consulting offers a wide variety of
computer consulting and training programs
specifically designed to meet clients’
requirements.
www.ccrconsulting.net
Cascade Prodrug, Inc.
Cascade Prodrug, Inc.is a revitalized
pharmaceutical company developing targeted
prodrug therapies for the treatment of hyper-
proliferative diseases. The company’s initial
disease focus is on a pipeline of prodrugs
that are activated in abnormally low oxygen
concentrations found in most solid tumors.
www.cascadeprodrug.com
Crystal Clear Technologies, Inc.
The Crystal Clear Technologies’ mission is
to bring to market a low cost water purifier
technology affordable to the majority of the
world’s population.
www.simplyclearwater.com
Dune Sciences, Inc.
Dune Sciences is a technology company
specializing in products and services
that facilitate the development and
commercialization of nano-enabled products.
They are the world’s only manufacturer of active,
or functionalized, TEM grids that enables users
to see more clearly on the nanoscale.
www.dunesciences.com
Educational Policy Improvement Center
(EPIC)
EPIC’s mission is to improve educational policy
and practices which will increase student
success, particularly with students historically
underserved by public schools.
www.epiconline.org
Electrical Geodesics, Inc. (EGI)
EGI was founded in 1992 with a vision of
developing high-density EEG systems for
neurological research. In the past 20 years,
EGI’s dense array EEG systems have come
to dominate the field of neurophysiological
research and are used by the most prestigious
research laboratories in the world.
www.egi.com
Eugene Health and Performance Foundation
The Eugene Health and Performance
Foundation (EHP) worksto help people live
healthier, more productive lives. Its goals are to
teach students, guide runners, coach athletes,
share knowledge, disseminate research, and to
conduct studies.
www.healthandperformance.org
Eugene Software Solutions
Eugene Software Solutions is the exclusive
provider of a proven, powerful, scalable and
fully customizable education software called
GradWeb that was developed at the University of
Oregon over a period of three years.
www.eugenesoftware.com
Floragenex LLC
Floragenex is a contract research organization
founded that specializes in the application of
next-generation DNA sequencing to further
genomic studies in plant and animal biology.
www.floragenex.com
Insignia Health LLC
Insignia Health helps health organizations
understand patient’s self-management ability
as revealed by the Patient Activation Measure
assessment. This allows health organizations and
caregivers to go beyond deficit based education
to also address the underlying competencies that
drive poor self-management.
www.insigniahealth.com
mAbDx
mAbDx specializes in creating novel
immunodiagnostics through biomarker discovery
and immunoassay development. The company
is committed to developing effective diagnostics
for diseases characterized by the common
features of great clinical urgency and unmet
diagnostic needs.
www.mabdx.com
MitoSciences, Inc.
MitoSciences is a leading developer of
mitochondrial antibodies and mitochondrial
assays. Their broader focus is to provide the most
comprehensive set of antibodies and assays for
studying metabolism and apoptosis.
www.mitosciences.com
NemaMetrix
NemaMetrix accelerates the development of
anthelmintic (anti-intestinal worm) drugs for
human and animal health, using microfluidic,
electrophysiological and optical technologies.
www.menametrix.com
On Time Systems, Inc.
On Time Systems is an advanced-technology
company specializing in software for
optimization of complex industrial problems. The
search-based approaches and technology are
applicable in many industries, but their initial area
of focus is the optimization of labor and resource
utilization in shipyards.
www.otsys.com
ParaTools, Inc.
ParaTools, Inc. provides consulting expertise in
the area of parallel and distributed computing, as
well as performance evaluation tools.
www.paratools.com
Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc.
Perpetua designs, manufactures, and markets
renewable energy solutions for wireless sensors.
They are focused on offering cost effective and
easy-to-integrate power products that last as
long as the sensor electronics.
www.perpetuapower.com
Personal Technologies LLC
Personal Technologies products help students
with cognitive and learning challenges access
technology for communication. Each of their
products has demonstrated usability and high
potential to impact social connectedness with
peers.
www.personaltechnologies.com
QE Chemicals, Inc.
QE is commercializing new chemical building
blocks from the University of Oregon called
azaborines. Azaborines mimic structures found
in most drugs, but provide new properties. When
those properties are superior to the existing drug,
a novel drug candidate will have been discovered.
In this way, QE products enhance innovation in
drug discovery.
www.qechem.com
SupraSensor Technologies LLC
SupraSensor Technologies’ goal is the
development of nitrate sensors for field
applications in large-scale industrial agriculture,
to monitor and control fertilizer utilization and
nitrate pollutant generation from fertilizer usage.
They have patented the technology.
Thought Cycle
Thought Cycle creates high-quality, engaging
and amusing games for next generation learning.
Thought Cycle is partnering with the University
of Oregon’s Center on Teaching and Learning to
improve the quality of early math education.
www.thoughtcycle.net
VizMe
Vizme is an HTML5 app development platform
that simplifies and accelerates the creation,
storage, testing, and hosting of fully cross-
platform (desktop and mobile) web and hybrid
apps and sites. Vizme integrates over 1,300 open-
source and public libraries into one coherent
platform and automates over 500 development
tasks.
www.vizme.com
fully-functioning businesses is lacking.
“Right now, someone who has a great
idea faces huge obstacles to turning that
idea into a revenue-generating business,”
says Espy. “They have to do all the legwork
themselves – creating a business plan,
finding funding, purchasing equipment
and more.”
As a result, many graduates and re-
searchers get discouraged, and promising
new businesses flounder or join estab-
lished companies outside Oregon to de-
velop their ideas, says Beyer.
To support startups and stem this
knowledge exodus, the committee has
proposed the development of a coordi-
nated, collaborative effort, called the Re-
gional Accelerator Innovation Network, or
RAIN. The proposal calls for a mix of fully-
equipped facilities, financing assistance
and business consultation services to help
emerging companies get established.
Physical space at OsU and UO
Anchor RAIN
Serving as anchors of the regional
network, two accelerator facilities would
be developed in Eugene and Corvallis near
the University of Oregon and Oregon State
University campuses. Each location would
feature a combination of laboratories, of-
fices and shared spaces such as conference
and training rooms.
Labs would be outfitted with state-of-
the-art equipment and would be designed
to accommodate a host of industries and
projects: wet labs for biology, chemistry and
materials sciences; dry labs for computer,
manufacturing and equipment industries;
and living labs for pilot classrooms and
end-user demonstrations.
In Eugene, the accelerator space would
be located in approximately 14,000 square
feet on the third floor of PeaceHealth’s
Sacred Heart Hospital – the same build-
ing that currently houses the University of
Oregon’s Research Innovation Services of-
fices and adjacent to the UO’s Department
of Human Physiology research labs. It will
house eight resident startup companies
and have dedicated space for community
partners such as the Eugene Chamber of
Commerce and the Small Business Devel-
opment Center.
Michael Marusich, Ph.D., says turn-key
lab space is a huge help for new tech busi-
nesses. “Setting up a lab from scratch is a
very high cost endeavor,” says the founder
and chief scientific officer of Eugene-based
immunodiagnostic company MAbDx, Inc.
“What’s more, if
you’ve never done
it before, there’s
a significant
learning curve
associated with lab
management.”
M a r u s i c h
established the
UO’s Monoclonal Antibody Facility before
co-founding his first commercial venture,
MitoSciences, as a spinout company in
2003. Later acquired by U.K.-based com-
pany Abcam, MitoSciences is still located
in Eugene and now employs more than 25
staff including researchers trained at the
UO. Marusich says the company was able
to succeed thanks to university support
similar to that which would be provided by
RAIN.
“With the resources and support of
the UO and the experience and funding I
gained through my fee-for-service work
there, we were able to license marketable
technologies developed at the UO-MAF,
quickly get additional grant funding and
hit the ground running,” Marusich says.
“Most new companies wouldn’t have those
advantages.”
Marusich says business and research
Michael Marusich
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development support can make the differ-
ence between success and failure. “Many
scientists and entrepreneurs don’t have
previous business experience, so guidance
on things like business planning, financ-
ing and legal issues from those ‘in the
know’ can make or break a new technology
venture. And, being close to colleagues in
your field to collaborate and problem-solve
is one of the best ways to ensure the quality
of your own work while also adding to the
knowledge base of the scientific commu-
nity as a whole.”
Coordinated Collaboration Key to
success of RAIN
RAIN is a focused effort that brings
together the power of the governor’s office
to convene the universities, local elected
officials and the business community to-
gether in a concentrated push to maximize
our resources through collaboration and
coordination.
Accelerators have an excellent track
record in the state, says Espy. The Portland
State University Business Accelerator,
for example, is now home to 29 resident
technology, bioscience and cleantech
companies that more than doubled their
annual revenue in 2012 and increased
employment 9 percent.
She also points to Eugene companies
like Floragenex, MitoSciences and Electri-
cal Geodesics as good examples of tech-
nology companies that grew out of roots
in University of Oregon research and were
able to succeed with the help of the univer-
sity’s incubator services.
“By giving emerging companies a solid
footing, we can help ensure that they have
the opportunity to prove their concepts
and grow into powerful job creators of
tomorrow,” Espy says.
Beyer adds that while accelerators aren’t
an “economic silver bullet,” they play an
important role in complementing other
strategic economic development efforts
such as financing programs, increasing
available land for development and tax
incentives for small businesses.
While RAIN has strong support from
mayors, Chambers of Commerce, univer-
sities and community colleges, it needs
financial support from the legislature to get
off the ground.
RAIN would require a $12 million
investment by the state for capital invest-
ments and program development, to be
matched by the two universities. Beyer has
introduced SB 241 this session that would
provide funding for the RAIN. and
Although the Valley/North Coast Re-
gional Solutions Advisory Committee rec-
ognizes the challenging budget situation,
Espy stresses that they strongly believe
the bill is a good investment for Oregon’s
economic future.
“Small, innovative technology compa-
nies hold great promise for Oregon,” she
says. “They tend to grow quickly and create
stable, high-wage jobs that attract and keep
talent in the state, and on a broader scale,
create the products that are changing our
world. We have a chance to help them get
a jump start – out of the launch period and
into growth mode – by providing access
to the facilities, equipment and knowledge
they need to be successful. The accelerator
is an incredible opportunity to invest in the
future of our economy.”
The Eugene Chamber’s Regional Pros-
perity Initiative is committed to supporting
economic development and job creation
efforts that build on regional strengths.
Eugene Chamber programs like SmartUps
and the Willamette Angel Conference
complement the goals of the accelerator,
and as a partner, the Chamber is work-
ing with the Regional Solutions Advisory
Committee to champion the accelerator
and Beyer’s bill in the Oregon Legislature.
To voice your support for RAIN and for Or-
egon’s innovative entrepreneurs, contact
your legislator.Eugene AreaChamber ofCommerce
harrang.com541.485.0220 (Eugene)
PORTLAND EUGENE SALEM
HLGR started out as a small Eugene law firm in 1957. By the 1970s, HLGR was acting as city attorney for Eugene and later as exclusive outside counsel for Eugene city officials. Over the years, we have grown into a larger regional firm, with offices in Portland, Eugene, and Salem. We now assist a wide variety of businesses and organizations with litigation, advice, transactional legal services, and government relations.
On June 30, 2013, HLGR will be ending its exclusive and long-standing client relationship with Eugene city government so we may continue our trajectory as regional leaders in business and corporate law. We want to thank the City of Eugene–and all our friends there–for entrusting us with their legal matters for so many decades.
Business in Oregon is growing.
And, so are we.“To move forward in a knowledge-based economy, we have to do more to leverage the
ideas coming out of the community,” says Vice President of University of Oregon Research and Innovation and Graduate School Dean Kimberly Andrews Espy.
“Many have bemoaned the loss of manufacturing jobs overseas, but our greatest opportunity lies in our ability to come up with the ‘next big thing.’”
– Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield.
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NEDCO’s Sprout! supports local entrepreneurs and businesses
NEDCO (Neighborhood Economic Development Cor-
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munities. Few programs demonstrate this more clearly
than their farmers’ market program, launched in 2008. The
market’s economic impact more than tripled from $703,000
to a whopping $2.5 million in the last three seasons alone.
What was once a “single-season” farmers’ market has now
become the year-round Marketplace@Sprout!, as part of
NEDCO’s regional food hub called Sprout!.
In addition to the Marketplace, Sprout! features a fully
equipped, certified commercial kitchen for food entrepre-
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whether well-established or just getting started. The facility
is easily accessible by all modes of transportation, and can
be rented by the hour for meetings or special events, too.
By creating access to fresh local affordable foods and
supporting the growth of local (food) businesses NEDCO’s
Sprout! plays a critical role in building a strong, sustainable,
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ing great food, while strengthening our regional economy.
For more information or to get involved with Sprout! visit
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Conference lets local entrepreneurs compete for up to $200,000 in investment funds
Investors in the Willamette Valley have
a lot to be excited about. The Eugene
Chamber of Commerce’s Willamette Angel
Conference (WAC) is entering its fifth year
of successfully connecting startup and
seed-stage businesses with qualified angel
investors.
Young firms often have strong growth
potential, but need financial investment
and support to succeed. Recognizing this,
the Eugene Chamber spearheaded the
development of the WAC in 2008 [verify] to
increase capital development in the region
by supporting the kind of entrepreneur-
ship and innovation vital to economic
growth. The WAC is an annual opportunity
for local entrepreneurs to compete for up
to $200,000 in investment funds to grow
their business ideas from concept to reality.
While the potential prize is certainly mo-
tivation enough for start-ups to participate,
the WAC is much more than an investment
competition. For those businesses who
submitted their plans for consideration
earlier this year, the conference offers to
chance for entrepreneurs to network and
gain valuable insight from investors and
other successful entrepreneurs.
Throughout April, participating com-
panies will begin working with the WAC
investors on due diligence and will have a
variety of opportunities to pitch, improve
and perfect their business plans. These
sessions allow the up-and-coming com-
panies to learn how to talk effectively about
their unique selling points; gain feedback
and advice from experienced investors
and speakers; and practice for the big pitch
in May.
The WAC will culminate in an all-day
conference on May 9, 2013 at the CH2M
Hill Alumni Center on the Oregon State
University campus in Corvallis, Ore. At-
tendants will have the chance to see the
competing companies make their final
business pitches to a panel of WAC investor
members, and attend a keynote address
and investor panels throughout the day.
In addition, five “concept stage” com-
panies will vie for a prize package that
includes a package of over $9,000 in cash
and services, lead by a $2,500 cash prize
provided by Palo Alto Software. The audi-
ence will select the winner based on a pitch
competition at the WAC.
The WAC panel will present the
$200,000 prize to the winner at the con-
clusion of the conference. The conference
offers excellent networking opportunities
for both established and new businesses,
and is attended by investors, researchers,
IP holders, entrepreneurs, venture capital-
ists, service providers and elected officials.
General admission is $99 and includes
breakfast and lunch. For more information
and to register, visit www.willamettecon-
ference.com.
W I L L A M E T T E A N G E L C O N F E R E N C E
Connecting startups with investors And the winner is…
The unique landscape of the Willamette Valley, with its diverse and innovative
resources, allows the startups in our region to contribute substantively to our
economy. The following companies were given that opportunity by winning the
top prize in each of the past four Willamette Angel Conference competitions.
2009: CenterSpace Software provides numerical components for financial,
engineering, and scientific applications. CenterSpace was awarded the $125,000
top prize at the first annual Willamette Angel Conference.
2010: Winner of the 2010 competition, Good Clean Love, manufactures high
quality all natural/organic intimacy products which provide sustainable sexual
solutions for healthy relationships. The company was awarded $165,000.
2011: Montrue Technologies, Inc. developed an emergency department
information entry system for the iPad, solving the problem of how to get critical
data into electronic form as required by recent legislation. Montrue won the
$200,000 investment prize in 2011.
2012: Cascade Prodrug Inc., developer of a novel platform technology that
improves the therapeutic index of cancer drugs, won the $200,000 investment
prize in the fourth annual Willamette Angel Conference.
Who will win the investment in 2013? The announcement will be made at the end
of the May 9, 2013 conference. Follow the competition at
www.willametteconference.com or www.facebook.com/EugeneChamber.
Eugene AreaChamber ofCommerce
W I L L A M E T T E A N G E L C O N F E R E N C E
Cascade Prodrug shows WAC’s successInnovation is flourishing in the Wil-
lamette Valley.
Founded by Allan Cochrane and Au-
gie Sick in 2009, Cascade Prodrug is a
Eugene-based pharmaceutical company
developing the next generation of cancer
drugs, called prodrugs. Many of the drugs
currently used to treat cancer have serious
and harmful side effects because while
they inhibit the growth of cancer cells,
they also damage healthy cells. Prodrugs
are designed to be inactive when they’re
injected so they’re able to move through
the body causing minimal damage.
When it encounters a tumor, the prodrug
chemistry acts as a “switch” and activates
the drug in the region of the tumor. This
technology enables the drug to attack can-
cer cells locally, with minimal impact on
healthy surrounding tissue.
The WAC investment prize, which
Cascade Prodrug won in 2012, has helped
Cochrane and Sick develop and test their
“switching” chemistry in preparation for fil-
ing with the Federal Drug Administration.
“The Willamette Angel Conference provided
critical funds that will allow us to complete
pre-clinical testing and prepare our Investi-
gation of New Drug application to the FDA,”
says Cochrane, who is also the company’s
CEO. Once approved, the IND will pave the
way for Cascade Prodrug to engage with
partners and begin human clinical trials.
According to Cochrane, financial support
is just one of the ways the WAC helps start-up
companies like his. “Beyond the investment
itself, participating in the Willamette Angel
Conference can help a young company gain
important perspective,” he says. “By con-
necting you with professionals in disciplines
outside your own, it can help you avoid the
pitfalls of tunnel vision and realize that you’re
not just developing a product – you’re creat-
ing a viable business model.”
Cochrane, who is also an instructor
of entrepreneurship at the University of
Oregon, says he met many people through
the conference that have become trusted
advisors as he and Sick have grown their
company. They, in turn, have become strong
supporters of other start-up companies. “En-
trepreneurship is critical to the health of our
economy and community, and we’re happy
to share our knowledge and experience to
help other innovators succeed,” he says.
Learn more about Cascade Prodrug on-
line at cascadeprodrug.com.
Throughout April, participating companies will begin working with the WAC investors on due diligence and will have a variety of opportunities to pitch, improve and perfect their business plans.
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Ilene Aleshire, The Register-Guard, moderated the newspaper’s panel of economists including (from left to right) Bill Conerly, Brian Rooney, Ed Whitelaw, Tom Potiowsky and John Mitchell.
Chamber event brings economic expertise to local business leaders
More than 625 business leaders participated in Economic
Forecast 2013, produced each year by the Eugene Area Cham-
ber of Commerce in cooperation with The Register-Guard
and sponsored by Oregon Community Credit Union, Eugene
Water & Electric Board, and Providence Health Plans. The
program features experts who provide local and regional
economic predictions for the coming year providing par-
ticipants information they need to plan for business success.
Highlights from the March 20th event included:
• Co-keynote speakers, University of Oregon President
Micheal Gottfredson and OSU President Edward Ray outlined
the economic development roles of their institutions and
urged business leaders and elected officials to work with the
universities in enhancing quality of life for Oregonians. Last
year alone, the UO and OSU collectively brought in nearly
$400 million in research dollars that result in discovery, in-
novation and economic activity for Oregonians. Gottfredson
and Ray also talked about the development of the Regional
Accelerator and Innovation Network or RAIN, a joint effort to
convert ideas to commercialization. The business-incubator
network could generate more than 100 startups and 18,000
high-paying jobs over a decade.
• The Register-Guard Board of Economists is predict-
ing slow and steady improvement in the national and local
Forecast steadily improving
E C O N O M I C F O R E C A S T 2 0 1 3economies this year, but with a wide range
of risks, including the slight possibility of
falling back into recession.
• Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce,
in partnership with the Eugene Water &
Electric Board, released the initial results
of the first comprehensive analysis of
the local business climate in more than a
decade. Among the findings: 42 percent
of the businesses surveyed rated doing
business in Eugene as excellent or good.
More than half (57 percent) of respondents
expect an increase in gross revenues this
year, 43 percent of them plan to add a new
product or service this year, and one in five
said they plan a significant capital invest-
ment in the next 12 months.
According to Chamber President Dave
Hauser, “Economic Forecast not only pro-
vides information businesses can use, it is
designed to stimulate our collective think-
ing how we can strengthen the economic
future for our region.” More than 600 business leaders gathered at the Hilton Eugene and Conference Center to hear local and regional economic predictions for the coming year.Eugene Area
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Pacific Continental Bank recently
announced the following new hires:
Christine Armstrong, relationship banking
officer; Nola Reed, executive administrative
assistant; Troy Reichenberger, commercial
banking officer; and Dave Williams, vice
president, commercial banking officer.
www.therightbank.com
Eugene Airport Director
Timothy Doll, AAE has
been appointed to the
Board of Directors of the
International Association
of Airport Executives,
an affiliate organization
of the American Association of Airport
Executives. AAAE is the largest professional
organization for airport executives in the
world.
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Richard Fisher has joined
D.A. Davidson & Co. as a
financial consultant in the
firm’s Eugene office. He
joins Davidson from
Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney.
www.davidsoncompanies.com
Mortgage Loan Officer Brad Wheeler received Umpqua Bank Home Lending’s
Circle of Excellence Award for 2012. The
award is earned by the top producing loan
officers throughout Umpqua Bank’s entire
Home Lending Division. Adrienne Weiss
has joined the Home Lending Division as a
mortgage loan officer.
www.umpquabank.com
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The Eugene office of Moss Adams LLP is proud
to announce the following promotions: Katie Yarbrough, senior manager; Kenny Martin,
senior manager; Porter Loud, manager; Greg Gibson (not pictured), senior; Joel Cohen,
senior; and Alex smith, senior. Joining the
firm as staff accountants are: Brian Burns;
Doron Fletcher; Chris Ruderman; Tyler Harris; Jered souder; Eric Kaster; Caleb Yue; Meagan Rammell; and Kyle Hauser. www.mossadams.com
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siuslaw Bank has promoted
Mary Bartlett to vice
president and commercial
loan officer and Cathryn Wilson to operations
supervisor. Recently hired
are Andrea Voorhees,
human resources generalist and Adam stevens, credit analyst in the bank’s Private
Banking office. In addition, Karen Cummins is
now central operations manager and Leslie
Stubbs is now project manager.
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Harrang Long Gary Rudnick, PC is pleased to
announce that John T. Witherspoon has been
named shareholder. shari L. Lane joined the
firm as an attorney “of counsel” their Portland
office. Shari will be an integral part of the firm’s
Labor & Employment practice.
www.harrang.com
Home Federal Bank is pleased to announce
that Rick Garrison has joined the bank as vice
president and regional credit officer. Operating
from Eugene, Garrison is responsible for
leading the Western Oregon commercial credit
administration team. Additionally, he provides
support in the administration and oversight
of the bank’s commercial loan portfolio. Greg Richichi has joined the bank as vice president
and commercial relationship manager.
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B U S I N E S S N E W S
The Lane Community College Foundation
has named its
former director of
development, Wendy Jett, as foundation
director. Prior to joining
the Foundation in 2011, Jett served as
development director of the University of
Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business and
Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Business and
Claremont Graduates University’s Peter F.
Drucker School of Management.
www.lanecc.edu/foundation/
Oregon Community Credit Union
announces the following promotions
and new hires: Kevin scaife, director of
real estate lending; Marla Casley, retail
operations sales and service lead; Amy Brannan, training & development manager;
and Kayla Murkin, assistant branch manager
at the Barger branch.
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Greg Langdon has been elected president
of systems West Engineers. The firm also
announced the addition of sheri Konowitz
as business office manager and Adam Mangrich as principal mechanical engineer
in their Dubuque, Iowa office.
www.sysemswestengineers.com
Holt International Children’s services
announced the promotions of David Lim
to vice president, Asia Programs and Jian Chen, vice president, China Programs.
www.holtinternational.com
Gretchen Drew has
joined dark30 sports
as the company’s
operations director.
She previously worked
in theater and event
production in Oregon,
Washington and Alaska.
www.dark30sports.com
Dorinda Dawes of Home Federal Bank
has been appointed chair of the Lane
County March for Babies. Last year, the
Lane County March for Babies raised nearly
$135,000. Dawes has committed to raising
$40,000 in new revenue as part of the 2013
March for Babies’ total goal of $160,000.
www.marchofdimes.com
Michael Caprai of Green Leaf Financial Consulting has been awarded the
Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF)
designation from the Center for Fiduciary
Studies™, the standards-setting body
for fi360. The AIF designation signifies
specialized knowledge of fiduciary
responsibility and the ability to implement
policies and procedures that meet a defined
standard of care.
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DC Fine Homes & Interiors is excited to
announce the addition of
Alicia Erickson as senior
designer. Erickson has
10 years of Residential
Home Design and
Interiors and has been a LEED accredited
professional for over four years.
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BUsINEss NEWs
Chamber members Partnered solutions IT
and Ruby Porter Marketing + Design have
merged. The businesses operate as divisions
of Phoenix Business Solutions LLC and are
both housed at 110 E. 14 Ave.
www.PartneredSolutionsIT.com
www.RubyPorter.com
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Impact Grantmaking LLC recently launched
its website and a free weekly newsletter
containing a list of nonprofit project
proposals that need funding. Impact
Grantmaking currently lists proposals by
Lane County nonprofit organizations, but
will ultimately cover proposals throughout
Oregon.
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Lord Leebrick Theatre has a new name,
Oregon Contemporary Theatre, and has
moved into its newly remodeled space at
194 W. Broadway. www.octheatre.org
Dex One announced it is the winner of
Google’s 2012 North America Premier SMB
Partner Awards - Largest Increase in Active
Advertiser Base. Dex One was chosen from
a select group of Google Premier SMB
Partners for its work in helping the most
small and medium-sized businesses get
online with Google AdWords.
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dark30sports’ Rolf Prima Tri at the Grove
was named fifth in the “Country’s Best
Triathlons” by Triathlete Magazine in its Feb.
2013 issue. The 2013 triathlon will be held
July 27. The company was also recently
hired to host NBC’s Biggest Loser RunWalk
event in Springfield on April 14.
www.dark30sports.com
KUDOs
Fourteen business women from around
Lane County participated in the first annual
High Heels for High Hopes Fashion Show
at the Kendall Toyota Showroom. The
nearly $30,000 raised by this event will
benefit the March of Dimes’ Lane County
March for Babies, which helps support
prenatal wellness programs, research grants,
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) family
support programs and advocacy efforts
for stronger, healthier babies. Participants
included: Dorinda Dawes (March for Babies
Chair), Home Federal Bank; Amy Hogan, Dr.
Dennis Dunne DDS; Dawn Robinson, Home
Federal Bank; Tera schmeling, KeyBank;
Heather sharp, KeyBank; Barbara Rae,
Melaleuca; stephanie Coats, Keller Willliams
Realty; Nola Reed, Pacific Continental Bank;
Jeanne staton, Staton Companies; Jenny
Miles, Sterling Bank; sarah Heth, Eugene
Emeralds Baseball Club; Amy Newport, Kendall Auto Group; shalena Cardinaux,
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce; Rani Gee, Elite Realty Professionals and Christine Cameron, Christine & Co.
The Eugene Family YMCA has received a
$5,000 grant from jcp cares, jcpenney’s
new charitable giving program, to provide
school-aged children financial assistance to
attend after school programs at the YMCA.
The gift provides low-income children in the
Eugene-area access to life-enriching after
school programs that cultivate the values,
relationships and skills kids need to thrive.
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The Eugene symphony has been awarded
a $10,000 grant from The Ford Family Foundation and a $5,500 grant from the
Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to
support its extended Roseburg Residency
program. The symphony has also received
a $2,500 grant from a philanthropic
organization in Washington to support its
upcoming youth concert, The Planets.
www.eugenesymphony.org
Court Appointed special Advocates (CAsA) has received the following
foundation grants over the past several
months to train and support new volunteer
advocates: Central Lutheran Church Foundation ($1,000); Chambers Family Foundation ($20,000); Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians ($10,000);
Herbert A. Templeton Foundation
($5,000); Home Federal Foundation
($2,000); Jubitz Family Foundation
($2,500); and the John serbu Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation ($18,649).
www.casa-lane.org
Meyer Memorial Trust has awarded NEDCO (Neighborhood Economic Development Corp.) a $250,000 grant toward the
completion of the capital campaign of
Sprout!
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NEW MEMBERs
When you join the Eugene Area Chamber
of Commerce, you become part of a vibrant
and prosperous community of creative
entrepreneurs, forward-thinking innovators
and visionary business leaders. We’re
pleased to welcome these new members
who have chosen to take advantage of the
Chamber’s tools, resources and expansive
network to grow their businesses:
Ace Classic Painting, Inc.(541) 515-4348
Brattain International Trucks Inc.www.brattain.com
ChakraBody Fusion Pain Care and Massagewww.chakrabodyfusion.com
Chamber2Gowww.Chamber2Go.com
Empire Property Management LLCwww.empirepropertymanagement.net
Eugene Ballet Companywww.eugeneballet.org
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc.
www.fallcreeknursery.com
Gray’s Garden Centerwww.graysgardens.com
Martin M. Fisher, PCwww.lanecountylaw.com
Mill Casino Hotel & RV Parkwww.themillcasino.com
New Hope Christian Collegewww.newhope.edu
River Vista Vacation Homes(541) 495-0506
servpro of south Eugene/Florence(541) 345-0115
Zachary R. Webb Insurance LLCwww.zacharyrwebb.com
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Entrepreneurship and innovation vital to our success
The success of economic development in our
region hinges on supporting innovation.
Early-stage businesses have higher produc-
tivity level and faster gains than their more
mature competitors, and are more likely to take risks that
lead to new discoveries. They create approximately three
million jobs in the United States each year and employ
a higher percentage of scientists, engineers and other
innovators than the labor market on average. Offering
higher-than-average wages and room for advancement,
these companies help their cities attract and retain
young, well-educated workers who are, in turn, more
likely to branch out and start their own new ventures.
For these reasons and more, the Eugene Chamber has
made support of entrepreneurship through educa-
tion, networking and capital formation a priority of its
Regional Prosperity Initiative.
For example, the Chamber’s SmartUps programs
offer short- and long-term training opportunities
for entrepreneurs. SmartUps Day One is an intensive
one-day “boot camp” that introduces entrepreneurs to
the basics of launching a new company. Offering related
but much more in-depth training, SmartUps Academy is
a year-long program that helps five to ten entrepreneurs
develop investor-ready businesses. As part of the
training, participants work on developing their products
and services, creating business and marketing plans,
networking with other local businesses and developing
an investor pitch. Past SmartUps graduates include local
companies such as Pathfinder Learning Systems and
Coyle.
Recognizing the importance of networking for
start-up companies, the Eugene Chamber also hosts
SmartUps Pub Talks. Pub Talks give local entrepreneurs
an opportunity to network with their peers to share
stories, resources and tips for start-up success. The talks
have attracted over 1,000 participants in the first two
years. In addition, entrepreneurs can develop important
relationships through the Chamber’s multitude of other
networking programs, such as Business After Hours,
Young Professionals Network and Greeters.
The Eugene Chamber also helps connect early- and
seed-stage busi-
nesses with angel
and venture
investors through
the Willamette
Angel Confer-
ence (WAC). Now
in its fifth year,
the WAC has
helped promising
local businesses
such as Cascade
Prodrug and
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succeed. Fol-
lowing this year’s conference in May, the WAC will have
invested more than $1 million in new ventures in the
Willamette Valley while identifying and training dozens
of angel investors.
Supporting entrepreneurship creates new jobs,
investment and a steady stream of economic energy.
In addition to the programs described here, the Eugene
Chamber is a strong advocate of the Regional Ac-
celeration Innovation Network (RAIN) proposed for the
south Willamette Valley. By providing a combination
of physical space and business support services, the
RAIN will help new technology companies move from
the concept stage to fully-functioning businesses. The
RAIN will not only ensure that new ventures have the
resources they need to succeed, it will also make sure
the innovations and talent coming out of the com-
munity’s universities remain local to fuel the growth of
the regional economy and position Oregon as a leader
in entrepreneurship.
Hauser
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