OEDA News and Events

2019 OEDA Annual Conference  October 27-29, 2019  |  Salem, OR  @ Salem Convention Center "Innovating Access: Building an Inclusive Economy" VIEW FULL DIGITAL PROGRAM Each year, the state’s economic development community gathers at the Ore...

On March 6, 2020, TEAM Oregon will host key clients, domestic and international buyers, food industry supply chain businesses, and others at our annual Oregon Reception during the Natural Products Expo West show.  We estimate more than 200 guests wi...

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The Oregon Economic Development Association has published its 2019 Legislative Priorities (link below) and is working actively with Government Affairs Committee members and counsel to closely track bills and advocate for public policy that supports ...

via Travel Oregon: Travel Oregon is now accepting applications for Oregon Wine Country Plates Matching Grants funding. The program awards grants to eligible applicants for projects that contribute to the development and improvement of communiti...

The Clackamas County Business and Economic Development team has begun its innovative drone program to highlight available employment lands in the County. As more interest develops around available parcels of land in the area, capturing aerial photogr...

The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center – Research & Development (OMIC R&D) is a unique collaborative consisting of members from the metals manufacturing industry, academia and government.  The collaborative provides applied research so...

In 2018, the Oregon Legislature provided funding to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) for economic development planning assistance to economically-distressed Eastern Oregon counties.  Thirty-one cities within seven ea...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lacey Dykgraaf Office: 503.434.7450 November 13, 2018   (MCMINNVILLE, OR) -Based on the successful McMinnville WORKS Internship Program, the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) created Or...

Growing Small Businesses Globally In 2018, Greater Portland Inc (GPI) created a first-of-its-kind business development program offering export-focused training and travel scholarships to entrepreneurs interested in expanding their businesses throu...