The eCon Update, EDCO's monthly email newsletter, not only provides the latest information from around the region, but also explores business and employment trends for Central Oregon, introduces the community's newest businesses, and presents EDCO's marketing efforts.
Below are eCon Update issues for 2008. If you're interested in signing up to receive the newsletter online, please go to our Home page.
Topics include: Rundown on the Economy, Horizon Makes Schedule Changes -- Welcome Adjustments for Business Travelers, Airlines Regroup for 2009 Economy, Potential Engineering Program at OSU-Cascades, New EDCO Managers - Jon Stark to Lead Redmond Program and Wayne Pearson EDCO’s New Jefferson County Program, BusinessWeek Selects Bend as Best Place in Oregon to Raise Kids, Strategies for Businesses on How to Cope in a Distressed Economy
Topics include: Two New Economic Development Managers Join EDCO, Rich Karlgaard - Forbes Publisher – Tours Cessna, National Financial Issues Impact Central OR Commercial Lending, EDCO's Annual Awards Salute Innovation, Growth & Success, HiDEC Executive Forum – Leadership - The Toyota Way, Make Use of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Redmond Landlords Sharpen Pencils, SCORE Expands & Seeks Additional Counselors, Cascades East Transit Launches Bus Service, Nov. PubTalk is on IP Protection
Topics include: Welcome Industry Month Events, Top Entrepreneurs and Investors to Attend BVC 2008, Local Entrepreneurs Build on First Success – Symyx – with Second Software Startup – Blue Reference, Film Oregon Alliance Grows Filmmaking Hub in Central OR, Local SCORE Chapter Forms, Join with EDCO to Support COCC Bond Measure, OR Workers' Comp Costs Decrease 6% - For 19th Consecutive Year
Topics Include: Sept. PubTalk Speaker Dudley Slater is Integra CEO, EDCO & OR Attend Int'l Solar Trade Show, Jefferson Co. Agrees on Economic Development Program, Industry Month Preview, Milken Institute: Bend a Top-Performing City, Sisters Makes Sunset Mag's Top Ten List, New Commercial Real Estate Incentive: Move-In Cash, Rohrer Manufacturing Expands in Prineville, New Cascade Natural Gas Manager Outlines Infrastructure Advances, Transportation Specialist Kittelson & Ass. Opens Bend Office
Topics include: EDCO Joins Statewide Initiative to Attract Solar Industry, Local Companies Express Interest in Juniper Ridge to Expand, State Grants Redmond E-Commerce Zone, Future of Regional Rail Freight Service to be Assessed, COCC Preps for November Bond Issue to Expand Regional Campuses & Health/Science Careers, PCC Schlosser Kaizen Captures Big Improvements, Bend Venture Conference Calls for Presenting Companies
Topics include: Local Solar Manufacturer PV Powered a Finalist for State Award, Governor Kulongoski Calls Prineville Railroad 'National Model', Future of Additional Crook County Destination Resorts Uuncertain, Potential Funding Solutions for Key La Pine Intersection, Oregon Grants Help Small Businesses Capture Billions of Federal Funds, Forbes Magazine Publisher Rich Karlgaard to Address Bend Event, Year Two: Subprime Crisis in Oregon, Employers Get get a "Break" on Wage Liability
Topics include: Bud Prince Announces Retirement, USA Today Touts Bend as " new Boulder", June PubTalk Features Early Stage Expert Peter Ozolin, Petroleum Cost Increases Largely Unaccounted for in Current Economy, Madras Airport Likely to Get $2.16M from Connect Oregon II, City Manager Changes, Prineville Puts Funding Priority on Public Safety, EDCO Continues Work & Partnership with Redmond Airport to Improve Commercial Air Service, COCC and OSU-Cascades Expand Offerings
Topics include: Two New Incentive Zones Approved for Central OR, Prineville Teacher Receives Nation’s Highest Honor, Warm Springs Composite Products Reaches New Heights - Literally, Bioscience Consortium Launches, $3.5 M Funding for Prineville Railroad to Move Region’s Freight, Fontana Opens Doors in Prineville, Redmond Executive Association Answers Q’s on School Bond Measure, Report on Business Impact of Travel Released, Karnopp Petersen Forum Prompts Business to Adapt to Current Economy
Topics include: Traded-Sector Companies Help Region Power Through Nat’l Housing Slump, Bend Receives Lifestyle & Job Kudos, April PubTalk Features Jive Software Founder Dave Hersh, WaveTech Engines Founder Gains Funding, Application Filed for New Rural Deschutes Co. E-Zone, FAA Certification Changes Jeopardize Central OR’s Aviation, New Leaders at Local Chambers of Commerce, Redmond School Bond Necessary, Crook Co. Approves Renewable E-Zone, Proshop Millwork Carves Out Nat’l Pro Shop Niche
Topics include: Ray Davis of Umpqua Bank headlines March PubTalk, Green Light for New Rural Enterprise Zone App, Redmond Airport Outgrows other Pacific NW Airports, Strong Commercial Air Service Helps Create New Jobs & Companies, Redmond Businesses Endorse 2nd 5 Yr Program, Nat'l Economist Dispels Myths & Offers Crowd Much to Ponder, Six Central OR Firms Make OBM "100 Best" List, Film Oregon Alliance Launches, Bend #7 for Best Low-Tax Retirement Towns
Topics include: Sign up for EDCO's Feb. 14 2008 Annual Luncheon, Over 200 Attend Toyota Workshop, City of Bend and EDCO Partner to Support Local Companies’ Needs, Contact Industries Lays Off Workers, EDCO's Recruitment Include MD&M West Tradeshow, Bright future for Development at Bend Airport, $40M Biomass Project Progresses in Prineville, Mini Mitter Corp. Parent to be Acquired by Philips, OECDD Launches Initiative for Small Businesses to Help Fund R&D Investment in New Technologies
Topics include: EDCO's 2008 Annual Lunch Speaker – Economist & Humorist, EDCO Quantifies Bend's Industrial Land Shortage, 2008 Forecast, HiDEC Marks 1st Year, Bend Airport: $500M Annual Economic Impact, Redmond Airport Sets Remarkable Passenger Record, Face of Downtown Redmond Changing, M-Press Pckg. Operational, Crook Co. Permit Process Streamlined, Precise Flight Earns OSHA Safety Award, Davenport Power Gets Green Light for Newberry Geothermal Project, Low Home Insurance Rates in OR