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After seven consecutive Leadership Summits, we have decided to skip one year while we focus on implementation of the work oulined in the most recent Oregon Business Plan. In addition, we are taking a fresh look at the plan and its initiatives before introducing the next set of recommendations at the December 2010 Summit. Read more.
Economic Stimulus and Recovery
Oregon's hub for
information on economic stimulus, www.oregon.gov.recovery,
is packed with new information about what the federal stimulus means for
Oregon, how to access funds and a tracking function to see where the dollars
are going.
Oregon Industry Clusters
The Oregon Business
Plan envisions the growth and success of leading-edge, traded sector
industries – clusters of allied businesses that
ring up sales outside Oregon and create well paying jobs that buoy local
communities.
These
clusters—groups of similar firms, their suppliers, workers and supporting
institutions—are the key
sources of Oregon’s economic prosperity. Learn more at www.oregonclusters.org.
Oregon Business Plan Initiatives
While the destiny of Oregon's industries is in their own
hands, it is critical that Oregon's leaders pursue initiatives to create the
environment that helps our traded sector clusters succeed. The policies we
recommend and support through the Oregon Business Plan can improve the culture of innovation, the work skills
of our people, the quality of life that makes Oregon attractive to talented
people, and the infrastructure that businesses need to be productive and
competitive. We call these the "Four
Ps for Prosperity".
The policy recommendations for 2009 are included in the 2009
Oregon Policy Playbook and Cluster Guide. You can also read them here. Some highlights
include:
Reforming the kicker, enacting long-term,
performance-based budgeting, and adopting the other recommendations of the
Oregon Revenue Restructuring Task Force.
Passing a major transportation investments package
focused on maintenance, preservation and high-priority modernization.
Investing in the 2009 Oregon Innovation Plan |
