Business Oregon is the state's economic development agency. The Business Oregon Commission oversees the agency's activities to ensure a coherent, integrated approach to economic development and a continuous policy direction that can transcend...

A new report from Croatan Institute highlights how the Soil Wealth Area model can facilitate more investment in regenerative agriculture, enhance conservation, and support resilient rural economies. The report provides specific recommendations for...

Business Oregon is offering several free webinars about the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program in September. See Business Oregon's website for descriptions of the webinar content, registration information, and additional details...

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to invest in a diverse set of entrepreneurs and businesses in our most promising industries throughout the state. We know that an innovative economy provides higher wages and more business resilience in times of...

Launched in 2016, SEED Initiatives is supported by an ongoing $1 million in cannabis tax revenue allocation and is a vehicle for single-source monitoring, measuring, and reporting on the city’s cannabis tax revenue. The SEED Grant Fund supports...

States across the country are starting to gather data and use evidence to systematically evaluate tax incentives. To illustrate what sort of evaluations states are conducting, NCSL created a database of state tax incentive evaluations. Evaluations...

In this publication, the Center for Community Investment uses six case studies of successful climate resilience investments to surface a set of common strategies that take aim at the systems underlying the inequitable distribution of risk. Together,...

This interactive data tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows total SSBCI investments, percent of investments in LMI and rural areas, investments by MSA, investments by loan programs, CDFIs, and more.

States saw steep declines in revenues in the second quarter of 2020, though some of this was caused by shifting revenues into the next quarter and next fiscal year. Consequently, most states ended the 2020 fiscal year uncertain about their fiscal...

The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to address the lack of mortgage lending in Indian Country. This brochure from the FDIC briefly reviews the background, purpose, and...

The fourth edition of the Oregon Capital Scan report continues to address the topic of capital availability for emerging and growth stage companies within the state.

This report provides financing strategies for the redevelopment of the Williamette Falls Legacy Project. Plans for redevelopment to include a world-class riverwalk to allow for public access and viewing of Willamette Falls.

Les Krone with Stern Brothers and Michael Schrader with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe present on the bonds that supported Red Rock Biofuels and Prairie Catalytic.

This application is for the Northeast Oregon Economic Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

How can bridge lending become a dynamic part of a project's capital stack? During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, Brett Doney with Great Falls Montana Development Authority and Terry Hegle with Business Oregon...

This RLF plan, produced by the Lane Council of Governments, was adopted in 2014.

This matrix is used by the Lane Council of Governments to market available loan programs, including their EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This summary is used by the Lane Council of Governments to market available loan programs, including their EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This flyer is used to market the Oregon Business Development Department EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Oregon Business Development Department EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Oregon State University Campus Expansion Project in Bend. OR

A brief description of each of the loans that have been made by Living Cities' Catalyst Fund.

Adam Zimmerman, with Craft3, discusses various energy lending programs through targeted sectors and financing.

As part of the Brownfields Technical Assistance Program, this report from CDFA staff and technical advisors provides redevelopment recommendations for the Dimmick Campus site located in Josephine County, Oregon.

Karen Homolac, Brownfields Program Specialist at Business Oregon, discusses Oregon's Financing programs for brownfields redevelopment as well as other funding sources. She describes several community case studies that successfully managed cleanup...

Reynold Roeder, CEO or Roeder & Company LLC provides an overview of the Federal New Markets Tax Credit Program, the leveraged structure, and utilizing USDA and NMTC financing.

Many of Oregon's historic downtowns are suffering from disinvestment and neglect. This report by Restore Oregon explains how new investment can help revitalize many Main Streets as desirable places to live, work, and shop.

Three case studies explore transporation-led economic development projects in Vermont, Alabama, and Oregon. The case studies provide examples in which Regional Development Organizations are uniquely positioned to carry out regional transportation...

Many nonprofit housing developers have begun to form their own community lending institutions. This resource provides case study analyses of four different revolving loan funds in varied contexts.

This project was proposed by Ecotrust and funded by Meyer Memorial Trust to meet three objectives on behalf of impact investors, practitioners, and policymakers: 1. To provide an overview of key supply, demand, and infrastructure drivers affecting...

As a part of the USDA's commitment to strengthening rural economies, a state-by-state "Made in Rural America" report has been released for each state. Each state's fact sheet highlights specific USDA investments in rural businesses, manufacturing,...

Published by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), this analysis looks into development return on transit investment, comparing more than 20 transit systems around the country and internationally.

Jill R. Long from Lane Powell PC presented on various aspects of public-private partnerships (P3).

Alexa Byers Hamilton, Global Trade Specialist, presents on Business Oregon's programs for supporting businesses with exports.

John Haines, Mercy Corps Northwest; Carol McCoog, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP; Michael E. Schrader, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LP; and Geoff Urbina, KeyBanc Capital Markets discussed the outlook for bonds in the Oregon and consider creative...

John Haines, Mercy Corps Northwest; Carol McCoog, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP; Michael E. Schrader, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LP; and Geoff Urbina, KeyBanc Capital Markets discussed the outlook for bonds in the Oregon and consider creative...

Mark Lieberman, Chief Start-Up Officer presented on Oregon State University's Advantage Accelerator and entrepreneurial thinking for financing.

John Hull, Executive Director, Business Innovation Institute, presented on seed and venture capital financing tools available in Oregon.

This report from University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business outlines the landscape of capital accessibility for small businesses in Oregon. The report recommends policymakers examine incentives, through programs or taxes, to encourage...

This report evaluates several case studies throughout the country. A rural county in Oregon initiated a program aimed to improve economic outcomes of landowners by compensating them for the air quality benefits of their forests. This example can...

Josh Lehner with the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis gave this presentation at the Southern Oregon Business Conference providing an overview of the economic outlook for Southern Oregon along with opportunities for growth.

The state of Oregon released a new innovation plan for 2013-15, which includes a total of $24M for initiatives focused on wave energy, electric vehicles, UAVs, digital media, nanotech, green buildings, and biotech.

This case study and explanation of the Oregon Express Bond Program was presented by Don Krogh of Classic Foods, Ltd., Pat Campbell of West Coast Bank, Carol McCoog of K&L Gates, LLP, and David Weiss of Business Oregon. Details include the program...

This guide was developed by USDA Rural Development for existing and prospective rural business owners to identify and explain the many government programs and resources available in Oregon to help plan, develop and finance a business.

Craft3 is a non-profit CDFI in the Pacific Northwest that provides loans and assistance to entrepreneurs, non-profits, individuals, and others that lack access to financing. This case study demonstrates growth through merging.

The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District offers loans for the financing needs of businesses with favorable rates, terms and requirements to support businesses and create jobs. This factsheet gives an overview of the business assistance...

Through the Business & Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program program, USDA Rural Development guarantees loans rather than lending directly to Oregonians. A commercial lender requests the B&I guarantee and, if approved, it makes and services the...

The Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund is for applicants who are enrolled in or have completed a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) or other certified counseling entity program and has revenues of $500K or less for the previous year.

Early in recovery, the Portland metropolitan area was responsible for nearly all jobs gained statewide. This changed in 2013. Portland continued to add jobs at a steady and healthy rate, however other areas including Bend and Medford began adding...