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• SW Corridor Light Rail Route Options – Business Feedback Requested

  As we have shared before, the Tigard Chamber CEO sits on the Metro SW Corridor Light Rail Community Advisory Committee with 18 other stakeholders.  Route alignment options are being evaluated.  The Tigard Chamber would like feedback from business on what factors they think should be considered as route alternatives are looked at. Learn more in…

• Shop Chamber during the Holidays

  Support Your Fellow Chamber Businesses – Shop Local this Holiday Season: As a career-long chamber member, I’ve always been a strong supporter of “Shop Local” campaigns. Supporting local businesses keeps our spending dollars in our own community, supporting local jobs and strengthening and growing businesses. This holiday season keep in mind these local chamber members…

• 10 Steps to Starting a Small Business

  Tigard is home to a thriving business community of more than 3,300 firms. A mix of regionally and nationally renowned companies like Gerber Gear, Tazo Tea, iFLY and Koi Fusion all operate in Tigard. In addition, almost half of the 3,300 firms in Tigard are small businesses employing 1-4 employees.  Want to join Tigard’s growing…

• Don’t Be Scared: 4 Ideas for Halloween-themed Business Marketing

  Have you ever noticed the enormous amounts of Halloween décor that hit the stores right after Labor Day? Why are there so many items to dress up your home and yard for the creepiest of holidays? Simply answered…because they sell.Getting into the Halloween spirit at your business can help you amass a following, have some…

• SW Corridor Light Rail Update

  SW Corridor Light Rail News As you may or may not know, Metro & TRIMET are in the middle of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the SW Corridor Light Rail project, studying route options, station options and more.   As part of the DEIS, a  SW Corridor Light Rail Community Advisory Committee (CAC)has been assembled…

• Gross Receipts Tax Moving through House – HB 2830

        Another Gross Receipts Tax, son of Measure 97 moving through the State House House Bill 2830 is yet another version of Measure 97. It implements a gross receipts tax of 0.48% on all businesses (not just C corps) with over $3 million in sales. This is a “commercial activities tax” (CAT) Even more, it…

• Final 2017 State Legislative Report Out

          Final 2017 State Legislative Session Report Out – I. Update on Major 2017 Session Themes     a. Transportation passed (HB 2017)     b. Spending reforms     c. Taxes / Revenue – Think there will be ongoing dialogue about PERS reform between now and next session II. Major OSCC Bills – Where they stand. Taxes: HB 2060-A: Repeals…

• The Mutual Benefit of Content Marketing with the Chamber

  As a business owner, you’ve likely heard of the importance of content marketing by now. But if not, here’s the short version of it. Content marketing is producing content on topics of interest to your customers, in a medium they enjoy, at the time that it is relevant to them. If you’re hearing a lot…

• State Legislative Week 18 Update

  OSCC Update 2017 Legislative Report – Week 18 Excerpted Updates made possible by our Membership in the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce  We continue to believe that the legislature has no real political pathway to balance the budget and finish its business in time for the July 10th constitutional deadline. There are not the votes…

• Why Your Dad Was Right About Chamber Memberships

  Okay, so maybe your dad never told you anything about chamber memberships but I’m sure between one of your parents you learned the following lessons. And you might be surprised how they apply to chamber memberships.You Are the Company You Keep Do you remember this one? Your parents likely told you to be careful who…