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How community alignments lead to succes

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6As downtown continues to grow,

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visitors who want a convenient location to

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9Kelly Services connects workers

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17A look at some of the issues the

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10By nding alignment among

business and community interests,

the Chamber has had a signicant role in

building consensus around many of the most

important local policy decisions in recent

years.

Pictured: Ninkasi Brewing Company chie

fnancial ofcer Nigel Francisco, Summit Bank

senior vice president Bill Whalen, and BRING

executive director Julie Daniel.

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contentsA U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3

23 Arts and Business Alliance17 Cha mbers Productions/ KEZI25 Conerly Consulting4 Energy Trust of Oregon27 Eugene Airport21 Evergreen Roong2 Eugene Water & Electric Board13 Harrang Long Gary Rudnick

8 Hershner Hunter, LLP15 Home Federal Bank20 Isler CPA28 Kernutt Stokes21 LCC Small Business

Development Center &Employer Training Services

19 McKenzi e-Willamette MedicalCenter

14 Oregon Community Foundation2 Pacic Continental Bank7 Seneca Jones Timber Company22 Servicemaster Commercial

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20 Summit Bank24 TechnaPrint22 University of Oregon

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C H A M B E R @ W O R K

Chamber seminars

enhance networking

eciency

Because the term is used so

oten, it can be dicult to

understand what networking

really means, and harder

yet to do it eectively. The

Eugene Area Chamber o

Commerce defnes networking

as building active business

connections or mutual benef

Networking is a learned skill,

and to help its members

network more eectively,the Chamber implemented a

series o networking seminars

led by Certifed Networking

Proessional K.L. Wells o

Networking Power. Attendee

o these seminars learned

the seven steps o successul

networking and gained the

ability to put their new skills into

action in a real-lie networking

environment.Area manuacturing leaders toured Burley Design to learn about theirdistribution, quality control and engineering processes. The group enjoyed

seeing Burleys acility while learning about their growing brand.

Chamber advocacy results in big investment

The Chamber successully advocated

or Core Campus $44 million, 182-unit

multi-amily housing project proposed

at East Broadway Avenue and Ferry

Street. In June, the Eugene City Council

voted in avor o the partial propert y

tax exemption necessary or the project

to proceed. In addition to continuing

the momentum o investment in

downtown, the Core Campus project

is expected to provide hundreds o

local construction jobs, an additional

economic impact o $80 million,

increase neighboring property values

and bring more residents to downtown.

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Regional manuacturing frms gain support

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The Chambers Focus On: Manuacturing series continues to grow and

provide ree educational opportunities to area manuacturing companies.

Most recently, the Chamber hosted a tour o Burley Design, a longstanding

local company that designs and manuactures bicycle trailers. The companys

continued growth highlights the high caliber o our local manuacturing

companies to the domestic and international export community. Burley

shared how their operation vets manuacturing partners, measures success

and dierentiates the company rom their competitors with quality control. For

more inormation on the Chambers upcoming programs or manuacturing

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S M A L L B U S I N E S S S P O T L I G H T

Growing the TimbersBy Kelsey Malvey

Twenty years ago, Joe Bailey and

his amily opened Timbers Motel in the

heart o downtown Eugene. Through

economic downturns and changes in

the neighborhood, theyve remained

true to their mission to provide visitors

an exceptional Eugene experience.

From the moment you step inside

Timbers Motel, the Baileys treat you

as i you were amily. With the own-

ers behind the counter, visitors can be

assured their stay will be comortable rom the warm Northwest ambiance

o the rooms to the excellent hospitality

o the sta.

The exterior o Timbers is beauti-

ully landscaped and eatures abundant,

colorul hanging baskets and planter

arrangements. The owers make the

place attractive to passersby and guests

alike, says Joe Bailey. Its our way o

beautiying downtown, and it helps set

us apart in the community by giving

the motel a r iendly, homey eel.

The motels 42 guest rooms are

equally comortable and can accom-

modate small or large parties. And, with

a wide range o amenities including

ree wi, complimentary continental

breakast, ree parking and more, guests

dont have to sacrice convenience or

comort while traveling.

O course, one o the Timbers great-est amenities is its location. On the

corner o 10th and Pearl in downtown,

the motel is within walking distance to

some o the citys premier ne and ca-

sual dining, concert and art venues and

the best in local shopping and down-

town events. As downtown continues

to grow and thrive, Timbers Motel is

an increasingly popular destination or

visitors who want the most convenientlocation rom which to experience

Eugenes unique culture and entertain-

ment.

Despite some o the economic

challenges and changes downtown in

the past two decades, Joe Bailey says

his amilys approach to serving guests

hasnt changed.

At the end o the day, hospitality

comes down to giving all o your cus-tomers the best service. Our commit-

ment to our guests is what has helped

our business thrive.

To learn more about Timbers Motel or

to make a reservation, visit http://www.

timbersmotel.net or call (541) 343-3345.

Joe Bailey, owner o The Timbers Motel, says it has a riendly, homey eel.

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Kelly Services has been

serving workorce

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One o the areas workorce solu-

tions leaders, Kelly Services, has been

serving the employment needs o area

businesses and residents throughout

Oregon since 1957. The employment

agency has placed thousands o skilled

candidates with employers in Eugene,

Springeld, Portland, Beaverton, Salem

and Roseburg.

Kelly Services handles the recruit-

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employees skilled in administrative and

ofce work, customer service and light

industrial, as well as proessional and

technical areas such as law, engineer-

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The company oers a wide variety

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Companies can remain up-to-date on

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help applicants enhance their per

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Kelly Services can also hel

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are not currently advertising ava

jobs. Tiany Yonge, district manag

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Getting a oot in the door w

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Public policy decisions inuence the

social, economic and environmental

issues that dene our society the

economy, healthcare, education,

transportation, housing, energy

and directly and indirectly impact

our everyday choices and actions.

What jobs are available, how we can get rom point A to

point B, and even what medications we take are all deter-

mined by policies created at various levels o government.

Believing that a healthy business environment is an

essential component o a communitys strength and

livability, the Eugene Area Chamber o Commerce has

always acted as the collective voice o business in local

and regional policy discussions to ensure its members

interests are represented. But recognizing that important

public policy issues inevitably involve people and groups

with divergent interests, the Chamber has increasingly

ocused on collaboration to advance solutions capable o

garnering widespread community support.

There will always be a limit to how many people we

can reach alone, said Laura Potter, director o business

advocacy at the Chambe r. But when were able to collabo-

rate with other diverse groups to identiy and work toward

shared interests, were more successul.

By nding alignment among business and community

interests, the Chamber has had a signicant role in build-

ing consensus around many o the most important local

policy decisions in recent years.

Pannng for Communty Growth

There is perhaps no better example o a ar-reaching

and thereore potentially contentious public policy

issue than Envision Eugene: a community-based process

developed by the City o Eugene to determi ne the best way

to accommodate growth or the next 20 years.

Bill Whalen, senior vice president o Summit Bank, says

this made it all the more important or the Chamber to

participate.

Envision Eugene has major consequences on all acets

o the community, not least o which are local businesses.

It will determine how eectively were able to accommo-

date a 20 percent increase in our population while main-

taining our unique and h igh standard o living, including a

COLLECTIVE

VOICES

The Chambers

The Chamber is committed to serving as a constructive voice or business

and representing Eugene through a variety o diferent viewpoints

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althy job market, adequate housing and

creational amenities.

Whalen has served on the Chambers

cal Government Aairs Council (LGAC)

nce 2009. Tasked with advising the

hamber board on public policy issues, the

-member group o community leaders

alized it needed to consider the opinions

all o Envision Eugenes constituents to

ake an educated recommendation on

e project.

We realize that we cant work in a

cuum and represent the best interests o

e community, said Whalen. We actively

ach out to groups with diering even

posing views to gain a broader per-

ective and work collaboratively toward a

n-win situation.

For example, in addition to working with

e city planning sta, members o the

anning Commission, city council and the

y manager, LGAC collaborated with 1,000

ends o Oregon, neighborhood represen-

ives and other community leaders.

In the past, the Chambers relationship

with 1,000 Friends was airly contentious.

But when we started working with them, I

think both groups realized that while our

perspectives may be dierent, we share

an interest in ensuring the uture livability

o our city, Whalen said. We were able

to come to the table to identiy and work

toward those common goals so we could

both condently endorse and inuence

the outcome o the project.

The result was an eective plan that

accomplishes some o the Chambers

most important objectives by increasing

our supply o buildable industrial land and

supporting job growth while also preserv-

ing the livability o Eugene. The com-

munitys plan recommendations were

approved by the City Council in June 2012

and city planners are currently developing

an implementation plan.

Revtazng the Rverfront

When EWEB announced its intent

to move operations rom its riverront

property, the Chamber immediately rec-

ognized the sites potential and put its sup-

port behind the plan or redevelopment.

Redevelopment o the EWEB site will

bring needed urban housing to the down-

town core, create a community gathering

place on the river, allow opportunities or

new businesses and add new properties

to the tax rolls that und city services, said

Julie Daniel, executive director o BRING

Recycling.

Based on the concepts potential ben-

ets, the Chamber partnered with the city

and EWEB to recruit a diverse Community

Advisory Team (CAT) in 2008. Chamber

President Dave Hauser and Pat Johnston

co-chaired the CAT and the commit-

tee worked with a design consultant to

develop the master plan. The plan then

moved to the public involvement stage,

and the Chamber recruited members to

ensure that local businesses were able to

contribute their perspectives to the rene-

ment o the plan.

When the master plan was complete,

it moved to the city council or adoption.

e EWEB Master Plan was championed by the Chamber and adopted by the city council in early July.

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To protect the publics investment in the

plan and encourage the council to vote in

its avor, LGAC created an advocacy team

to reach out to other groups and increase

public support.

Our strategy included reaching out to

Chamber members, mounting a public

education campaign and collaborating

with other groups to champion the mas-

ter plan, said Daniel, who has served on

LGAC since 2009 and was one o the ve

advocacy team members.

The committee worked with diverse

groups, including environmental groups

like 1,000 Friends o Oregon and the river

restoration advocates, and asked them

to support the plan. They also created an

educational video and recruited Chamber

and community members to attend coun-cil meetings.

Our goal was to ensure that the groups

all o which had their own unique reasons

to support the EWEB master plan - were

working together, said Daniel. That way,

when the council heard public testimony, it

wasnt just the Chamber pushing or devel-

opment; it was an eclectic mix o commu-

nity interests advocating or a plan that will

signicantly contribute to community-wide

sustainable growth goals.

The EWEB Master Plan was approved

by the city council in 2010, and the land

use application necessary to implement it

was endorsed by the planning commis-

sion earlier this year and adopted by the

council in early July.

Projects like EWEB depend on wide

support. By bringing diverse perspec-

tives to the table and collaborating with

other groups to nd common ground, the

Chamber is able to eectively champion

projects that benet us all.

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Participating in acilitated processes

like Envision Eugene is an important part

o the Chambers public policy

the Chamber also serves its me

in the much-needed role o

community organizer.

The City Councils vote on

was just such an issue, said N

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Public transportation is p

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d oster additional investment, making

althy, sustainable growth possible.

But even ater years o planning work

d a ederal grant, the projects opponents

ere working to stop the much-needed

mX expansion on West 11 Avenue.

The Chamber, along with many others

higher education, the Oregon League

Conservation Voters, businesses, non-

ot organizations and community

aders saw the need or a strong, col-

ctive voice to advocate or transit, said

ancisco.

Joining together, the Chamber and

her community groups ormed Better

gene-Springeld Transit (BEST) to be

at voice. A 501(c)3 educational nonprot,

STs mission is to advocate or a regional

nsportation system that osters pros-rity, social equity and a healthy natural

vironment.

With its broad base o support, BEST

as able to eectively educate the public

d communicate its position to public

ofcials, said Francisco, who sits on an

advisory committee that advises the BEST

board on behal o business. The vote to

extend EmX to West Eugene passed 7 to 1

in the Council.

The Chamber was instrumental in

orming BEST to ensure that the needs oits membership were adequately repre-

sented in the debate, said Francisco.

A Communty Partner

The Chamber is committed to serving

as a constructive voice or business in

local and regional public policy debates.

Ten years ago, that voice may have been at

odds with organizations like 1,000 Friends

o Oregon or the League o Conservation

Voters. But today the Chamber actively

works with such diverse groups to ensure

the policies that aect our community

benet us all.

The Chamber represents many dier-

ent viewpoints, said Daniel. By bringing

a wide range o interests together, the

Chamber becomes a orce a respected

voice to which political decision-makers

look or assurance that there is broad sup-

port or an issue.

To make sure your voice is heard on

important issues like transportation and

land use planning that aect businesses,contact the Chamber at (541) 484-1314. Visit

the Chamber website at www.eugene-

chamber.com to learn about current public

policy issues.

To learn more

Visit the ollowing sites or more

inormation about the projects

mentioned in this article:

EWEB Master Plan

www.eugeneriverront.com

Envision Eugene

www.envisioneugene.org

Better Eugene-Springfeld Transit

www.EmXyes.org

LGAC reviews and takes

action on policy issues

that impact business

The Chambers Local Government

Aairs Council (LGAC) is a diverse group

o inuential business leaders who meet

weekly to review and take action on public

policy issues that impact business and the

local economy. Here are some o the is-

sues LGAC will be reviewing in the weeks

ahead:

The role of tax incentives in develop -

ment: Downtown redevelopment is a

priority or the Chamber, and we know

property tax incentives have played a role

in recent downtown development. What

should the role o tax incentives be going

orward? Are they necessary to redevel-

opment on certain sites? What impact do

they have on tax income? LGAC will take

up these questions as the Eugene City

Council continues to debate the uture o

tax incentives.

Legislative wrap-up: With the close of

a very busy legislative session, LGAC will

have an update rom J.L. Wilson

ated Oregon Industries. What w

pacts o this session be on local

What was the outcome on issues

members care about? And what

do going into the next legi slative

represent the interests o local bu

City Hall: A cornerstone o

ment, community and our d

City Hall is an important buildin

important site. Will a new City Ha

ute to the vibrancy o downtown

public space be better allocated

city hall site plan? As the City o

moves into the design phase orLGAC will look at the project and

ommendations to ensure the new

serves the needs o the commun

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T A F F A I R S C O U N C I L

Taking a stand on issues that matterWhat should the role

o tax incentives be

going orward? Are

they necessary to

redevelopment on

certain sites?


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By Senator Chris Edwards

The 2013 legislative session ad-

journed on July 8, 2013 and I can report

that amidst all the disagreement and

debate that accompanies any Legisla-

tive session, there were very real and

signicant accomplishments. Many

o those accomplishments were over-

shadowed by the inability to reach bi-

partisan agreement on a revenue and

cost control package that would have

stabilized budgets or K-12 schools,

community colleges, mental health

services and other critical public ser-

vice needs. While I am personally dis-

appointed that party politics squashed

the possibility o a bargain between

revenue advocates and cost-control

hawks, there is much o which we

ought to be proud.

The leadership o local Legislators

allowed us to succeed in passing a

number o bills o statewide and local

signicance:

SB 270 established institutional

governing boards or the Univer-

sity o Oregon and other universities

around the state, to increase com-

munity engagement and investment

in institutions o higher education.

Local-level boards will increase com-

munity engagement and philanthropic

investment in institutions o higher

education, creating an opportunity to

hold down the cost o attending college.

Strategic investments in early

childhood development will ensure

that greater numbers o kids are enter-

ing kindergarten ready to learn. We

know that a childs entire school career

trajectory is negatively impacted i they

arent yet ready to learn when starting

kindergarten.

Strategic investments in other criti-

cal education initiatives will also ensure

better education or Oregon students.

Programs o ocus include early read-

ing, Career Technical Education (CTE)

opportunities, STEM (Science Technol-

ogy Engineering and Math) learning,

and educator eectiveness develop-

ment.

Funding was approved for the

Regional Accelerator and Innovation

Network (RAIN), a technology business

accelerator designed to support the

success o commercializing innova-

tive technologies and standing up new

private sector spinos and start-ups.

RAIN will provide a physical space and

a ormalized partnership between UO

and OSU in Eugene and Corvallis so the

best science and engineering minds at

the two universities can collaborate on

developing commercial applications o

new research and technologies that will

invigorate our local economy.

A pair of industrial lands bills, SB

246B and SB 253B, will create a new

ramework or Oregons cities and

counties to access loans and other

unds to cultivate an adequate supply

o development-ready industrial land.

This will help local governments cre-

ate much needed industrial lands to

invigorate local manuacturing and job

growth.

$80 million in funding was ap-

proved to build the Junction City

mental health hospital which will bring

2,300 local construction jobs between

now and 2015. Ater construction is

complete, 500-600 permanent living

wage jobs will have a lasting positive

impact on our local e conomy.

This is just a handul o good things

we accomplished in 2013. Should we

have done more to reign in costs, sta-

bilize revenue and improve education

budgets or the coming decades? Yes,

without a doubt. However, that should

not overshadow how ocused and

successul we were in accomplishing

many other important tasks that were

at hand.

Chris Edwards represents Senate

District 7 in the Oregon State Legislature.

He began his legislative service in 2006

with his election to the Oregon House of

Representatives.

While I am personally disappointed

that party politics squashed the

possibility o a bargain between

revenue advocates and cost-control

hawks, there is much o which we

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Nominations open or Woman Business Leader o the YeThe Eugene Area Chamber o Commerce is seeking

nominations or the annual Woman Business Leader o the

Year Award. In its sixth year, this award honors a successul

woman business owner or primary manager or her: busi-

ness success; career achievements; and contributions to the

community.

The nomination deadline is October 11. All nalists will be

honored and the winner announced at the award luncheon

to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Hilton Eugene &

Conerence Center. The accomplishments o each nalist

will be recognized and highlighted beore and throughout

the event.

Past winners include: Anne Marie Levis, Funk/Levis &

Associates; Jeanne Staton, Staton Companies; Sabrina Par-

sons, Palo Alto Sotware; Shi rley Lyons, Dandelions Flowers

& Gits and Lorraine Kerwood.

For more inormation and to nominate a deserving

woman, ollow the links on the Chambers website homep-

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PROMOTiONS/NEW HiRESPhotos appear let to right rom top

Chrs Boone, Boone

insurance Assocates,

was recently recognized

as the 2012 Health Agent

of Year by National

Association of Insurance

and Financial Advisors

(NAIFA) Oregon2012.

www.booneinsuranceassociates.com

Ctzens Bankis pleased to announce Sarah

Haagean as commercial loan ofcer at the

Junction City ofce.

www.citizensEbank.com

CAWOOD recently promoted four of its team

members: Nchoe Hayward, senior account

executive; Mke Brown, web marketing

manager; Pau Adkns, web developer-

designer; and Jen Hagerman, production

manager.

www.cawood.com

Amber Keen has been

promoted to business

support ofcer, laure

Horton has been

promoted to assistant

vice president, eBusiness

product manager andMchee Corona has been

promoted to operations ofcer at Pacc

Contnenta Bank.

www.therightbank.com

B U S I N E S S N E W S

Steve Schua has joined

SystemsWest Engneers,

inc. Schual is a

mechanical engineer

and is, licensed as

alprofessionalrengineer in

Oregon and Hawaii.

www.systemswestengineers.com

Moss Adams, llP is proud to announce the

following new hires: Amanda Ryznar as staff

and Chrs Davs as a senior.

www.mossadams.com

Susaw Bankannounced:that Keey Ffarek

has been promoted to mortgage loan

specialist, and Wam (B) Renhard has been

hired as a commercial loan ofcer for Siuslaw

Banks privateg banking ofce.

www.siuslawbank.com

Geaves Swearngen, llP

is pleased to announce

that Jeffrey S. Sasbury

has joined the rm in an

of counsel role, focusing

his practice on investment

securities arbitration and

litigation, general commercial litigation, estate

planning, business and real estate law.

www.gleaveslaw.com

March of Dmes is pleased

to announce that Chad

Corde, director of business

development for Cascade

Tte, has taken on the role

of Lane County 2014 March

for Babies Chair. Chad has

made the commitment to raise $40,000 in new

revenue as part of the overall goal of $160,000

for next years event.

www.marchodimes.com

The Eugene Assocaton

of REAlTORS announced

Donna Charko, a broker

at Prudenta Rea

Estate Professonas, the

REALTOR of The Year.

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The Eugene Actve 20-

30 Cub has elected the

following ofcers, Meghan

McMahon, Cascade

Title Co., president,

Rogeo Casso, Arnold

Law Ofce, rst vice

president, Kate Workman, Market of Choice,

second vice president, Shannan Odum,

Industrial Source/National Fire Fighter

Corp., past president, Jonathan Nxon, State

Farm Insurance, secretary, Tate Name,

Nationwide Agribusiness, activator; and Jeff

Snger, Umpqua Bank, treasurer. Directors

are: Shreen Brazer, SSA Ofce, Mranda

Hendrcks, Nutrition 4 Life; Jon isaacson,

BELFOR Property Restoration; EmySchaffner, Charles P. Thompson & Associates.

www.eugene2030.org

Staszak Physca Therapy

& Weness Center

welcomes Patrca

lunsford, P.T., D.P.T.,

Cert. M.D.T., D.F.M.T. to its

practice.

www.staszakpt.com

Brad Smth, M.D., a board

certied and licensed

Audiologist, has joined

Gail Leslie, Au.D. and Sandi

Ybarra, Au.D. at Hearng

Assocates.

www.hearingassociates.net

Wes Fargos Business

Banking Group has hired

Mcah Adams as an

assistant vice president

and business relationship

manager in Eugene. In his

new role, Adams provides

nancial services to companies in Oregon and

S.W. Washington with annual sales of up to

$20 million.

www.wellsargo.com

Jennfer Escobedohas been promoted to

assistant vice president,

client service ofcer at

Pacc Contnenta Banks

High Street ofce.

www.therightbank.com


NEDCO (Neighborhood Economic

Development Corporation) is pleased to

announce the addition of four members

to its Board of Directors: Betsy Hunter,

Housing and Community Services Agency

of Lane County; Chrstan Fox, Pacic Real

Estate Services, Inc.; Ron Kcoyne, Lane

Transit District; and legh Anne Mchae,

University of Oregon graduate student.

www.nedcocdc.org

The Pape Group announces the following

new hires: Maressa Surrett, marketing

coordinator/web and social media specialist

for Pap Machinery; Amber Poston, graphic

designer and marketing coordinator for

Pap Kenworth; Cay Dea, marketing

coordinator for Pap Machinery and Mchae

Rchardson, marketing coordinator for Pap

Material Handling.

www.pape.com

Busness News

Artwork by 13 local school childre

selected for the 2014 RecycleArt C

a free calendar produced by BRiN

the past 26 years. The calendar a

students understanding of the 4-

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink

from participation in BRINGs eduprograms. Ten thousand copies o

calendar will be printed and hand

beginning in November. Cover art

Brady Gates, Crow Middle/High S

www.bringrecyling.org


R. Jon Hofmeister

MBA 05President, Perpetua Power

Source Technologies

Seed money from the University Venture Development

Fund helped Jon Hofmeister lead Perpetua Power Source

Technologies to a multimillion-dollar investment. The UVDFalso funds education based on real-world experiences, as

well as translational research, helping to bring research

discoveries to market and to grow our next generation of

Oregon entrepreneurs. You can ensure that the UVDF will be

here to power the next generation. Your gift may qualify for a

60 percent Oregon income tax credit.

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ectc Edge Racng was voted

e Best Race Website of 2012 by

nOregon. The site features a

ndard layout for each event making

easy to look up race information.

ww.ElecticEdgeRacing.com

e 86-year-old Eugene Actve 20-30

ub received many top awards at

e 2013 Active 20-30 Club national

nvention, including: outstanding club;

e top rated club in the country for

ger-sized clubs; outstanding member

esl McLean); and outstanding

esident (Michelle Christensen).

ww.eugene2030.org

tterson Physical Therapy & Wellness

nter has changed its name to

aszak Physca Therapy & Weness

nter and has moved to 488 E. 11th

e. ste. 150A. In addition, they have a

w website, www. staszakpt.com

Kudos

es Fargo Bank donated $10,000

NEDCO (Neighborhood Economic

velopment Corporation). The gift will

ow 20 local residents to take a class

to learn how to buy their rst homen.

www.wellsargo.com ,

www.nedcocdc.org

The Cow Creek Umpqua indan

Foundaton (CCUIF) recently awarded

grants to: Famy Reef Nursery,

$10,000; Food for lane County,

$10,000; Pear Buck Preschoo, $7,500;

and SheterCare, $10,000.

Kenda Auto Group wrapped up

its 2012-2013 Drive for Education

program, during which they donated

more than $175,000 to the 4J and

Bethel School Districts and individual

schools within those districts. Visit

www.kendallgivesback.com for more

information.

In partnership, Nnkas Brewng

Company and Sterng Bankdonated

$37,500 to local non-prots and

organizations throughout the Eugenearea this year. Six local organizations

received $6,250 each to help provide

needed support for advancing

each organizations mission in the

community. Those organizations

are: Food For Lane County; Junior

Achievement; Long Tom Watershed

Council; McKenzie River Trust and The

Berggren Demonstration Farm; Oregon

Cultural Trust; and United Way of Lane

County Day of Action Initiative.

www.ninkasibrewing.com

www.bankwithsterling.com

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. Were

pleased to welcome these new

members who have chosen to t ake

advantage of the Chambers tools,

resources and expansive network to

grow their businesses:

APi, inc.

www.apioregon.com

Aqua Serene

www.aquaserene.com

Ask The Bug Man

www.askthebugmanoregon.com

U S I N E S S N E W S B U S I N E S S N E W S

Aurora innovatons

www.aurorainnovations.com

b2 Wne Bar/Eugene Wne Cears

www.b2winebar.com

Bee Soree

www.thebellesorelle.com

BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse

www.bjsrestaurants.com

Bucke

www.buckle.com

Caught-in-The-Act Productons

www.jaredthedj.com

Chvata Orthodontcs

www.eugenebraces.com

Custom Wndow Ceanng

(541) 554-2677

Duchn-Steee Consutng

www.duchinsteeleconsulting.com

Duers ATA Marta Arts

www.duersataoregon.com

Edgewood Anma Cnc

www.edgewoodanimalclinic.com

Eugene Dsc Gof

www.eugenediscgol.com

Famy Protecton & Defense

www.amilyprotection.us

Farmers insurance - Kym Housey

www.armersagent.com/khousley

Fnshlne Software llC

www.punchlist.net

Heron Meadows Apartments

www.heronmeadowsapts.com

insurance Word - Thomas Devereux

(541) 914-5325

internatona Ftness Sport

www.internationalftness.com

Jl Jones & Assocates, inc.

www.jljaa.com

lJ Tree Care

www.JJ-TreeCare.com

lovng Care Senor Referra Servce

www.senior-care-reerrals.com

mac tonc

www.mactonic.com

The Mattress Company

www.loveyournewbed.com

Mchae Stephenson insurance Agency,

inc.

www.armersinsurance.com

New Paradgms llC

www.newparadigmsllc.com

Ove Grand

www.olivegrand.com

Patnum-Age Merchant Servces

www.platinum-age.com

Reax The Back

www.relaxtheback.com/stores/eugene

Rent a Nurse llC

www.RentANurse.us

Rock internatona, inc.

www.rockintgroup.com

Second To None Tree Care

(541) 746-1976

Steee Group insurance Agency

www.steelegroup.ino

Stear industra Suppy, inc.

www.stellarindustrial.com

Sykes Enterprses, inc.

www.sykes.com

Wendy Gregory Photography - The

Studo

www.wendygregoryphotography.com

Western Oregon Weness Chropractc

- WOW Chropractc

(541) 653-8444

Wamettans inc. - Wamettans

Famy Cothng Optona RV Resort

www.willamettans.com

For updates on the Eugene Chamber

and its members, remember to checkout the Chamber on Facebook,

www.facebook.com/EugeneChamber.

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F O O D F O R T H O U G H T | B Y D A V E H A U S E R

Results-driven valuesemphasize collaboration

I learned very early in my proessional career that clearly

dening your belies and guiding principles is important to

any successul venture. Taking ownership o your values

and dening whats important to you creates a system that

will guide you through rough waters. I you dont dene

your values, someone else will, and you may nd yoursel

moving in a direction you dont like.

For an organization as large and di-

verse as the Eugene Cha mber, a strong

set o guiding principles is crucial to

helping us achieve our

important mission o

promoting a healthy lo-

cal economy. The values

adopted by our elected

board are:

Resuts The Eugene

Chamber will produce

tangible accomplish-

ments with clear links to

economic and com-

munity benets.

Regionalism When

one part o the region succeeds eco-

nomically, it benets the entire county.

The Eugene Chamber will support and

lead eorts to enhance the regions economic health.

Community The local community and economy are

inextricably linked each one inuencing the other. The

Eugene Chamber will work to understand diverse perspec-

tives around economic development issues within the

community in our eorts to produce positive results.

Communication The Chamber will champion the

contributions o a vital economy to our quality o lie and

actively educate the business community on issues and

opportunities important to its success.

Agnment The Chamber will identiy areas o com-

mon ground among various stakeholders and work to

leverage them into mutually benecial results consistent

with our mission.

Coaboratve leadershp The

Chamber will serve as a acilitator and

leader, helping build clear pathways

to action, realize opportunities, solve

problems and address

emerging economic

issues in a collaborative

way.

This issue o Open or

Business ocuses on the

Chambers eorts to seek

alignment, build trust

and develop collaborative

relationships to advance

important projects in the

community. Henry Ford

once said, I everyone is

moving orward together, then

success takes care o itsel. From

increasing available industrial lands

to revital- izing downtown, our partnerships with other

diverse groups have helped us achieve more together than

we could have alone.

Dave Hauser is the president of the Eugene Area

Chamber of Commerce, an 1 ,100-member community-

based organization dedicated to promoting a healthy local

economy


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