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• 2025 Tigard Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Award Recipients

  

  The Tigard Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce Scholarships. These scholarships are made possible by the generous donations from Pride Disposal, Center Street Gold & Silver, Tigard Breakfast Rotary, and 80+ businesses who are Members of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce. All 23 applicants were…

• Oregon Climate Protection Plan Deemed Invalid, Goes back to rulemaking.

  

  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) determined that it will NOT APPEAL last month’s Court of Appeals decision which invalidated the Oregon Climate Protection Program (CPP).   Instead of an appeal, the DEQ will initiate a 12-month rulemaking process to address the issue addressed by the Court – compliance with notice requirements. This means…

• Navigating the FLSA’s Impact on Highly-Compensated Employees: What Business Owners Need to Know

  

  “NOTICE: On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (Department) announced the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The NPRM proposes to update and revise the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), implementing…

• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce Legislative Report 2023

  

  Thank you to the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce and our Advocacy Partners for your work during this legislative session. As a member of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce the Tigard Chamber receives an annual report which we have made available to you via download. Oregon State Chamber of Commerce 2023 Legislative Report (PDF)

• 2023 Tigard Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Award Recipients

  

  The Tigard Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce Scholarships. These scholarships are made possible by the generous donations from Pride Disposal, Center Street Gold & Silver, Tigard Breakfast Rotary, and 80+ businesses who are Members of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce. All 16 applicants were…

• Maureen Wolf Named 2023 Tigard Chamber “From the Heart” Award Recipient

  

  Maureen Wolf has been selected as the 2023 Tigard Shining Stars “From the Heart” Volunteer of the Year. Named in honor of Jim Hartman who set the standard for this award by his example of giving from the heart to his community, and the “From the Heart” award honors a person who has dedicated their…

• Aishiki Nag Named 2023 Tigard Shining Stars Youth Volunteer of the Year

  

   Aishiki Nag has been selected as the 2023 Tigard Youth Volunteer of the Year! Named in honor of former Mayor Jim Nicoli, who passed away in 2000. Mayor Nicoli’s dedication to the youth of our community was a fitting way to honor his name and award a youth in our community who volunteers to make…

• Tanya Christensen Named 2023 Tigard Chamber Volunteer of the Year

  

  Tanya Christensen, MBA, Real Estate Broker with Coldwell Banker Bain, has been named the 2023 Tigard Chamber Volunteer of the Year. This award honors a Tigard Chamber Member who has volunteered many hours of time, talent and energy to the success and growth of the Tigard Chamber.  This person must be an active and involved…

• Our Tigard Chamber Story – Specialty Heating & Cooling

  

  Welcome to the Tigard Chamber. In 2023 we are asking our Members, Why do you Chamber? Here is what Sarah Streeter Board Member and Co-Owner of Specialty Heating & Cooling had to say. Why do you Chamber? We’d love to hear your Tigard Chamber story. Thank you to Left Mind Media for capturing this video…

• Kelley Ayotte Named 2023 Tigard Chamber Ambassador of the Year!

  

  Kelley Ayotte Named 2023 Tigard Chamber Ambassador of the Year Kelley Ayotte Loan Officer with Mortgage Solutions Financial, has been named the 2023 Tigard Chamber Ambassador of the Year. Our Ambassador of the Year Award is presented to an Ambassador volunteer who significantly displays a positive perception of the Chamber through active participation, an optimistic…