Job Creation and Economic Development

Oregon InC – Provides $16 million to create jobs and companies and brings outside dollars back to Oregon by partnering the private sector with Oregon’s universities. OregonInC is on track to generate $7 for every dollar the Legislature has invested.

Connect Oregon IV – Continues making road and multi-modal improvements and make strategic investments in our rural airports, rail lines, marine facilities and roads, so that Oregon products can get to markets.

One Stop Shop for Oregon Business to register and begin the permitting process with state and local governments.

Buy Oregon First – Allows state agencies to give preference to goods and services produced in Oregon when bidding out contracts.

Career and Technical Education – Encourages public and private partnerships to provide career technical educational services.

Farmers’ Markets to support our local farmers’ markets by modernizing state laws regulating farmers markets and direct sales by farmers to the public.

Wave Energy Technology – is the latest step in our state’s effort to develop and deploy wave energy technologies along the Oregon Coast.

Green Jobs growth initiative - an analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.

Protecting R&D and Film Investments – Scales back Oregon’s tax credit system while protecting our investments in innovation and job creation.

Loans and Grants for Small Businesses – Authorizes the Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to small businesses from Building Opportunities for Oregon Small Business Today (BOOST) account if the business hires veteran as new full-time employee.