The latest reports, news,
and documents from the Oregon Business Council and its initiative partners:
OREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL
OBC Teams up with PBA, other Biz
Groups on Statewide Transportation Study
The Study, released on March 22,
2007, shows that without additional investments in transportation, Oregon's
economy could lose $1.7 billion annually and 16, 000 jobs by 2025.
Read more on the Oregon
Business Plan website.
OBC Releases Framework to
Improve Health Care in Oregon at the Fifth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit
At the Fifth Annual Leadership
Summit of the Oregon Business Plan,
Business Leaders revealed a framework to lower costs, increase access and
improve quality of health care in Oregon. The recommendations were part
of the 2007
Oregon Business Plan Policy Playbook.
OBC Announces Next Phase of
Health Information Exchange Project
The
Oregon Business Council (OBC) announced that the Data Exchange Group, a
sub-group of the OBC’s Health Care Task Force, has approved the next phase
toward a pilot project that would focus on enhancing the exchange of health
information among providers and locations of care. The information shared
would include lab, imaging results and summaries of hospital and emergency
room visits. Read more
Oregon Business Council Opposes
Two Oregon Ballot Measures
The Oregon Business Council Board
of Directors voted to oppose two measures headed for November's ballot.
Measure 41, a change in Oregon's tax code, would prevent investments in higher
education and other needed areas without fundamentally addressing the problems
with Oregon's volatile tax system. Measure 48, a state spending limit,
uses an arbitrary formula that does not account for rising Medicaid and prison
costs due to expected increases in elderly and prison populations. The
result would be devastating cuts to education, health services,
infrastructure, and public safety. Read
the Oregon Business Council position paper on Measures 41 and 48.
OREGON BUSINESS PLAN
January 4 Summit Unites Business
and Elected Leaders Around Common Agenda for Oregon
On January 4 2007, Oregon's
Business, elected and community leaders gathered to discuss a common agenda to
create jobs and move Oregon's economy forward. Leaders discussed the
opportunities of sustainability as an economic driver for Oregon, the Oregon
Business Council and other health care proposals, and progress on reforming
Oregon's Prek-20 education system.
For the latest news and materials
from the Summit, please visit www.oregonbusinessplan.org
Leaders Select January 4 2007
for Fifth Annual
Leadership Summit
The OBP Leadership Committee, comprised of Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon
Smith, Governor Ted Kulongoski, Senate President Peter Courtney, and House
Speaker Karen Minnis have chosen January 4th as the date for the Annual
Leadership Summit. Read
more.
Fourth Annual Leadership Summit
a Huge Success
The Fourth Annual Leadership Summit
of the Oregon Business Plan, Learning to Compete in a Global Economy (January
2006), was a huge
success. The annual gathering focused on the steps Oregon needs to take
in order to develop a top tier education system and workforce, and on how to
foster Oregon's existing and emerging industry Clusters. Click
here to learn more about the Summit and access speeches, presentations,
and other resources dealing with Oregon's global competitiveness.
The 2007 Competitive Index:
This guide to Oregon's
economic competitiveness in seven key areas is now available. The
Competitive Index compares Oregon to other states using indicators to measure
the state's general well being, traded-sector cluster health, pioneering
innovation, people, place, productivity, and public finance. Click Here to
see the 2007 Competitive Index.
OREGON EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
The Education Roundtable, supported by OBC, Lumina
Foundation, and Oregon Community Foundation, released six white papers on
education in Oregon, including three that focus on post-secondary education. "Preparation"
looks at how well Oregon students are being prepared to succeed in studies
beyond high school, "Affordability"
examines the rising cost of postsecondary education and the barrier it poses
to students, and "Pathways
and Persistence" takes a look at the many different roads students
travel to find success in post-secondary education and the institutional
factors that either help or hurt them along the way. Read
more at the Education
Roundtable website.
E3: EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Employer-Classroom Connection
Challenge: Take the
Challenge! We want Oregon's schools to be among the best in the
nation. We know that won't happen without real change. Here is one
of the best places to start: Help Oregonians you know best-your
employees-get involved in Oregon's schools. When you do, you'll be
recognized as an Oregon Education Champion--a company that is working for
schools. Click here to
read more.
Small Schools Initiative:
E3 unveiled three more high schools selected for the Oregon Smalls School Initiative:
Roosevelt High School, Madison High School, and Crater High School. The
schools join eight high schools already participating in the project to increase student
achievement and graduation rates in Oregon through innovative small school
formats. Read
more at the E3
website.
OREGON PERFORMANCE INTERNSHIP
Oregon Performance
Internship. Now in it's fifth year, the Oregon Performance
Internship is a unique opportunity for the nation's best graduate students
in public affairs, public policy, and public administration to spend a summer
in Oregon working on projects aimed at improving the performance of public and
not-for-profit agencies. Learn more about the program at the
by clicking here.
OREGON VALUES AND BELIEFS
Oregon Values and Beliefs
Survey: In 1992, Oregonians across the state were asked some fundamental questions. They were asked to list their priorities for themselves and their families. They were asked what they wanted for their communities and from their elected officials. They were asked what matters to them and what they envision for the future. Their answers predicted many of the policy changes of the following decade.
A decade later, the Oregon Business Council, in partnership with the Oregon Education Association, Oregon School Boards Association, and SEIU Local 503
OPEU, went back to Oregonians with the same questions--and a few new ones. Click Here to view the
results of the 2002 Oregon Values and Beliefs Survey.
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