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April 29, 2008
"Prosperity that Fits" and
Oregon Business Plan Connect in Corvallis
On Monday April 28th Oregon Business
Plan leaders met with officials and community members in Corvallis to discuss
alignment between the Corvallis "Prosperity that Fits" plan and the
Oregon Business Plan.
Both efforts focus on the importance of
traded-sector clusters and the unique opportunity for leadership in
sustainability development.
Duncan Wyse, President of the Oregon
Business Council and members of the Oregon Business Plan Steering Committee,
told participants at a town hall meeting that Corvallis is poised for major
economic success if it chooses to move forward with the vision laid out in the
PTF Plan. He also noted that major opportunities exist by linking
efforts with Eugene, Albany and other surrounding communities to create an
"innovation triangle" that builds off of the assets of OSU, UO, LBCC,
LCC and the business leadership in the community.
Browse this site to learn more about the
Oregon Business Plan. Read more about the PTF effort at
http://www.prosperitythatfits.us/.
April 1, 2008
OBP and OSU Launch Podcast Channel. The Oregon Business Plan has teamed up with the Grassroots
Learning Project at OSU to develop a podcast channel for the Oregon Business
Plan. Oregonians can now stream and download interviews with key
Oregon business and policy leaders discussing the Oregon Business Plan
competitiveness agenda. Read
more or visit the channel at http://podcast.oregonstate.edu/leadership/.
March 14th, 2008
Oregon Business Plan Steering Committee wins Andrus Award
for Leadership in Sustainability and Conservation. The award, given
out each year by Sustainable Northwest, honors individuals, businesses,
non-profit organizations, or collaborative, community-based efforts that
exemplify leadership in pursuit of sustainability, is named after former Idaho
Governor and SNW Co-Founder Cecil Andrus. Mary Jane Butters, and Idaho
farmer, also received the award. Read
more.
May 8, 2008: OAME Luncheon and
Trade Show
Twentieth Annual Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
(OAME) Entrepreneurship Luncheon and Trade Show at the Oregon Convention
Center. For more information visit www.oame.org.
May 12, 2008: Oregon Cluster Network Meeting
Topic: Innovation
Private and public sector leaders will meet to exchange best
practices and learn about resources available to enhance economic innovation
within Oregon's industry clusters. Learn more at www.oregonclusters.org.
May 16, 2008: Webinar: Disability,
Diversity, Inclusion and
the Connection to the Bottom Line.
10:00-11:00AM
PDT
National diversity coach Steve Hanumara to learn about
*Moving
beyond compliance so we can have a breakthrough in working with people
with disabilities
*Learning
the five dimensions of inclusion which will help bring common denominators to
all workers
*Providing
clarity to managers and leaders on what they can do to create positive working
relationships with this group of people
*Studying
the role of the individual who has the disability in shaping colleague
perception of them as individuals and coworkers
Participants will leave with some
tools to reduce tension and apprehension on the job. They will begin the
process of seeing people with disabilities as "value added" to teams
and organizations. The session promises to be lively and interactive.
This
event is for business
and diversity leaders, HR professionals, EEO specialists, Recruiters, hiring
Managers & Supervisors
For
more information, please visit: http://www.obln.org/Calendar/08/08.05.16.htm
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