Tag: Business Oregon
Lawmakers Seek to Boost Semiconductor Businesses in Oregon
By Julia Shumway
Eight months after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion boost to the U.S. semiconductor industry, a panel of...
Matching Grant Applications Now Open for Certain Companies
Business Oregon has opened a Request for Grant Applications for certain applicants that have received federal monetary awards.
Request for Grant Applications is for applicants...
COVID Recovery Grants Available for Live Event Support Industries
Business Oregon is distributing federal funds to help businesses that support live events and were impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Live Event...
Economic Summit Helps Close Divide Between Eastern, Western Oregon
Industry experts, Oregon officials, office candidates and lawmakers from around the state converged onto Hermiston Thursday and Friday for the Eastern Oregon Economic Summit.
Hosted...
COVID Recovery Grant Program Opens for Live Venue Operators
Business Oregon is receiving American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds to support live event venue operators and live event producers/presenters...
Register to Learn About Upcoming Business Financing Opportunities
The state of Oregon has applied for federal funds to bolster some existing small business financing programs, as well as create new programs that...
UEC Business Resource Center Gets Grant to Help Small Businesses
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Business Resource Center (BRC) has received a $75,000 grant from Business Oregon to provide technical assistance to under-served and under-resourced...
Free Webinar to Focus on Expanding Business in China Via E-Commerce
Business Oregon, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and others are partnering to present a free webinar focusing the E-commerce in China.
The free webinar is...
Business Oregon Presenting Free Webinar Today on Exporting
Business Oregon is holding an informative webinar from 2 to 3 p.m. today for leaders who are interested in exploring new sales channels. Exporting...
Umatilla County Fire District #1 Awarded $2,736,591 Grant
Umatilla County Fire District #1 was awarded $2,736,591 from the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program to rehabilitate Fire Stations 22 and 24.
Fire district officials say the grant...
Grant Fund Launches to Help Oregon Small Businesses Cover Costs
Business Oregon has opened the final portion of a program to provide grants for small businesses to help with commercial rent and operational costs...
Business Oregon to Open 2nd Round of Commercial Rent Relief Grants
Today, Business Oregon opened the second round of a grant program for building owners to cover outstanding lease payments from small business tenants that...
Grants Available to Help Small Businesses Behind on Lease
The Oregon Legislative Emergency Board allocated $100 million to Business Oregon for a new program to provide financial assistance to small businesses and commercial...
Commercial Rent Relief Program Now Open, Taking Applications
A new program to provide financial assistance to small businesses and commercial landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended through March 22.
The...
Oregon to Provide Free Masks, Gloves to Small Businesses to Fight...
Gov. Kate Brown announced a new program to provide masks and gloves to small business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor, in...
BMCC Receives Donation of Four Drones Valued at $260,000
Blue Mountain Community College has received a donation of four Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drones and associated equipment valued at $260,000 from Digital Harvest...
New Grant Money Available to Small Businesses in Eastern Oregon
The Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC) has been awarded $370,000 from Business Oregon to support small businesses in its seven-county region.
The bulk of...
Free Tax Workshop for Entrepreneurs set for Thursday in La Grande
The Eastern Oregon University Small Business Development Center will host a free tax incentives workshop on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2...
Enterprise Zone Has Added 240 Jobs Since 2009
Companies taking advantage of the Hermiston Enterprise Zone property tax abatement program have created nearly 240 full-time jobs between 2009 and 2012, according to...
