Oregon continues to attract a supersize share of the semiconductor market. HP announced in August 2024 it landed $50 million in federal funding from the CHIPS Act to help upgrade and expand its campus in Corvallis. The funds will help support the company’s “lab-to-fab” ecosystem in developing microfluidics and microelectromechanical systems to improve the performance of semiconductor hardware. Oregon is home to more than 200 semiconductor companies, 30 of which have set up shop in the state in the past five years. The state has also announced more than $40 billion in private-sector investment since the CHIPS Act was passed in 2022. In April 2024, Intel announced plans to invest more than $36 billion to expand its operations at its global R&D center in Washington County.
Strategic Reserve Fund (SRF): Offers a flexible tool for job retention and creation, often used as forgivable loans helping businesses expand in Oregon.
Business Expansion Program (BEP): Offers a cash incentive based on the estimated increase in new personal income tax revenue resulting from the new hires.
Enterprise Zones: Offers a three- to five-year exemption from local property taxes on new plant and equipment for expansion with longer terms available in rural areas.
Strategic Investment Program (SIP): Exempts a portion of very large capital investments from property taxes for 15 years.
Oregon Investment Advantage (OIA): Helps businesses start or locate new types of operations in a number of counties by providing an income tax subtraction, potentially eliminating state income tax liability on new operations.
Business Oregon
www.oregon.gov/biz
Oregon’s Economic Development Districts
oedd.org
Prosper Portland
prosperportland.us
Strategic Economic Development Corporation
sedcor.com
The Oregon Workforce Partnership (OWP) is comprised of more than 200 community leaders from business, education, workforce and elected officials from the state’s Local Workforce Development areas. It collaborates to engage stakeholders about workforce priorities, challenges, resources and solutions.
Two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in state:
Chief Executive Group exists to improve the performance of U.S. CEOs, senior executives and public-company directors, helping you grow your companies, build your communities and strengthen society. Learn more at chiefexecutivegroup.com.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
