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How to Use The Oregon State Legislature Website
Resources for Oregon Business Owners The Oregon Legislature can feel distant, technical, or difficult to follow, but the decisions made there often have real, practical impacts on businesses across the state. Understanding how to navigate the Legislature’s website allows business owners to stay informed, anticipate changes, and engage more effectively when issues matter to them.…
Read More8 Tips For Maximizing Chamber Events
Joining your local Chamber of Commerce is an open door to community connection, credibility, and collaboration. But the real value of membership is in showing up, engaging, and turning each event into an opportunity. From breakfast forums and business mixers to ribbon-cuttings and leadership luncheons, Chamber events offer countless chances to build relationships, showcase your…
Read MoreHow to Add Chamber Events to Your Personal Calendar
Our Chamber events are some of the best ways to connect with local business leaders, learn about community updates, and grow your network. From morning Coffee & Conversations to After Hours mixers and educational forums, there’s always something happening. With our event software you have the ability to easily add Chamber events to your personal…
Read MoreOregon Saves SB 164
OregonSaves SB 164 SB 164 would assess civil penalties to businesses that fail to comply with the Oregon Retirement Savings Program requirements. OSCC joined other employer groups in supporting the -3 amendment to SB 164: ®1. Gives all businesses, regardless of size, two years to get in to compliance;2. Caps civil penalties, so businesses are…
Read MoreKicker HB 2975 and SJR 23
Kicker HB 2975 This one got missed by us, along with every other business group, but House Republicans found out at the 11th hour that HB 2975 included an accounting change that reduced the upcoming kicker by over $100 million by transferring this money into the next biennium. HB 2975 has the effect of adding…
Read MorePaid Family Leave
On Monday, March 25 at 6pm, the House Business & Labor Committee and Senate Workforce Committee hosted a joint public hearing on paid family & medical leave bills that would SIGNIFICANTLY alter Oregon’s business climate. With every workplace mandate the Legislature has passed, the competitive distance between Oregon and other states is increasing. Oregon’s small…
Read MoreCorporate Tax Increases
It is still believed the committee is leaning toward selecting a Commercial Activity Tax, which is a pure gross receipts tax, as the basis for implementing a new business tax. The debate here is how much the legislature wants to raise. House Democratic leadership wants to raise business taxes by $3.4 billion per biennium. Senate…
Read More2019 Legislative Priorities of the Chamber
The 2019 Legislative priorities of the North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce (NCCC). The NCCC is organized to give voice to local businesses throughout Clackamas County in support of policies that enable business success, job growth and income growth in each of our local cities and unincorporated Clackamas County. We believe a healthy business…
Read More2017 Legislative Wrap Up
Unlike the 2015 and 2016 sessions which started at an explosive pace, the 2017 session returned to historical norms with a slow and cautious start. The two critical issues of the 2017 legislature were the need to balance a state budget that started in a $1.8 billion deficit as well as the need to pass…
Read MoreN Clackamas Chamber 2017 Legislative Priorities -January
The 2017 Legislative priorities of the North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) represents the legislative priorities of the business community within the region that it resides. The NCCC is organized to give voice to local businesses throughout Clackamas County in support of policies that enable business success, job growth and income growth in each…
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