OEDA News and Events

OEDA had the privilege of visiting Cottage Grove's Bohemia Food Hub in June 2019 as an off-site portion of our Summer Conference in Cottage Grove. The Register-Guard details some of the startup stories coming out of the hub: https://www.registergu...

The Tech Tribune has compiled its list of the best tech startups in Oregon, with several factors informing their rankings. It's a fascinating list: http://thetechtribune.com/10-best-tech-startups-in-oregon/...

On March 25,  OEDA’s Tax Increment Finance (Urban Renewal) Committee released the below guidance statement regarding the use of tax increment funds for response related to coronavirus impact on business.  To provide further guidance to communitie...

The Urban Land Institute Published has published a new report, Emerging Real Estate Trends in Real Estate 2020. The report is viewable on the ULI Northwest Website....

Opportunity Zones help stimulate economic development and job creation by encouraging long-term investments in areas across Oregon with largely low-income residents. OEDA opposes House Bill 4010 proposing a disconnect between Oregon's Opportunity Zon...

OEDA's TEAM Oregon program bring six amazing export-ready or growth-ready Oregon food companies to the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim. Together, the companies comprise the Oregon Booth at the show. The booth is an unforgettable opportunit...

OEDA's Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Committee, formerly known as the Urban Renewal Committee, has reminded member agencies of the January 31 deadline for making their urban renewal Annual Reports available.  We note the new information requirements f...

via ULI NW: ULI Northwest announces its sixth program year of the Center for Leadership (CfL) Program (formerly Center for Sustainable Leadership). More than 100 land use and real estate professionals have benefited from this nationally-recognize...

January 21, 2020 Gresham City Hall Conference Center 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR 97030 **REGISTER NOW  ~  CLICK HERE** Join us for the next course in the Oregon Economic Development Certification Program to learn about economic develo...

Oregon RAIN has published its 2019 Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Impact Report.  From the Oregon RAIN Website: "This report is dedicated to the 300+ entrepreneurs who we’ve helped start and grow their businesses over the last few years, the 20 citi...