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FOR BUSINESS
THE EUGENE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: CElEBRATiNGPROMOTiNGiNFORMiNG BUsiNEss
DECEMBER
2011/
JANUARY
2012
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ANNUALREPORTHow business leaders ratethe Chambers performance
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FEATURES
6Chamber Business of the Year Levi
Strauss & Co. share the values that
helped them expand their business and win
their Emerald Award.
9How Rani Gee went from sales
associate to business owner, and how
the Chamber helped her along the way.
17A look at the
accomplishments from
the Regional Prosperity
Initative.
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
4YOUR CHAMBER WORKiNG
FOR YOU
20BUsiNEss NEWs
ADVERTISER INDEX
22 Attic Media21 Bell + Funk21 BRING Recycling19 Cascade Health Solutions15 Century Bank24 Chamber s Productions13 Essig Entertainment
27 Eugene Airport16 Eugene Area Chamber of
Commerce20 Everg reen Roong25 EWEB4 Hershner Hunter LLP8 Home Federal Bank
2 Isler CPA28 Kernutt Stokes Brandt15 McKen zie-Willamette Medical
Center2 Pacic Continental Bank7 PacicSource Health Plans14 Sandler Training
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ANNUALREPORTHow business leaders rate
the Chambers performance
Having gone from
sales associate to
business owner,
Rani Gee has found
the Chamber to
be great partner.
Page 9.
COVER STORY >>
10See how four longtime membersrated the Eugene Area Chamber ofCommerces performance for the past year.
Pictured: Barbara Wirtz, president o Wirtz
Consulting; Mark Johnson, president o the
Western Oregon Region o Home Federal
Bank; Chris Meeker, president o the Imagine
Group
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Celebrating women leaders
and innovators
Florist and longtime owner of Dandelions
Flowers & Gifts, Shirley Lyons, was named the 2011
Woman Business Leader of the Year. The award
was created by the Eugene Chamber four years
ago to honor successful
women business leaders
in the community for
their business success,
career achievements
and community
contributions.
Businesses led by
women are and will
continue to have anoticeable impact on
the local economy and
the Chamber believes
in the importance
of supporting them.
Nationwide, female
entrepreneurs are
starting businesses
at twice the rate of
men and 40% of all
businesses are now
owned by women across the country. The Women
Business Leader of the Year ceremony helps to
highlight the successes of these great female
innovators here at home.
Chamber advances award-winningeconomic development effort
The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce was
honored at the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce
(OSCC) 2011 annual meeting. The Chambers Regional
Prosperity Initiative economic development program
was selected for the 2011 OSCC Achievement Award.
The award recognizes a program or initiative that
elevates the role of the Chamber in their community,
highlighting innovation, and impact in the community,
collaboration and leadership.
Additionally, the Chambers recently redesigned
website and Open or Business magazine were
recognized as best in their class.
Eugene Chamber President Dave Hauser received the
Chambers award from Julie Miller, Executive Director
of the Bandon Chamber of Commerce and OSCC
Immediate Past Chair.
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committed to developing exible, affordable
working spaces. Smart-Ups attendees heard from
an expert panel that provided help on securing
the right space for new businesses. Attendees also
toured the new facility and heard about the exciting
startups that will operate at the BCC.
Shirley Lyons, Woman
Business Leader of
the Year and owner of
Dandelions Flowers &
Gifts, began her career
in 1974 at the Saturday
Market and has grown
her company into one
of the top rms in the
country.
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Values-drivenBusiness of the Year Levis Strauss & Co. shows winning characteristics
B U S I N E S S O F H E Y E A R
By Tracy Miller
When employees and visitors walk into Levi
Strauss & Co. in Eugene, the writing is on the wall,
and it says this:
Driven to win
Externally ocused
Innovative
Global mindset
alent builder
Teyre just not words on a wall, says Kimberly
Dellinger, manager at Levi Strauss. We truly unc-
tion within those characteristics every day.
For embodying those values and more, the lo-
cal Levi Strauss & Co. earned itsel a Eugene Area
Chamber o Commerce Emerald Award or Business
o the Year 2011.
Te Emerald Awards honor and acknowledge to-
days best-run companies, and Business o the Year
recipients demonstrate strengths in the our areas
o Growth, Community Caring, Environmental
Values, and Innovation.
In a show o incredible growth, the Levi Strauss
& Co. service center in Eugene increased its em-
ployee base by 42 percent in 2011. In addition,
an internship program ormed with University o
Oregon students that taps students with proes-
sional language prociency increased rom two to
11 interns.
Although Levi Strauss & Co. globally instituted
Community Day in 2000, this year the Eugene
location extended that day by a month, to all o
May. Employees pledged more than 740 hours and
donated $70,000. Tey joined in community activi-
ties, including maintaining the grassroots garden
at Food or Lane County, painting the playground
at Guy Lee Elementary, and volunteering at an as-
sisted living acility.
As an environmental steward the acility has
instituted a number o projects to reduce its en-
vironmental ootprint, including collecting more
than 260 pounds o denim to turn into insulation
and moving toward paperless business practices.
And ater orming an Employee Engagement
team, employee satisaction ratings on an annual
survey skyrocketed rom 78 percent to 92 percent.
When you value your employees, that in turn
makes them want to come in, show up every day
and give their best, Dellinger says.
Its those and other values that have earned Levi
Strauss & Co. awards several ti mes over.
Kimberly Dellinger and Debbie Vander Bogart, Levis Strauss & Co.
accepted the 2011 Business of the Year award at the Emerald Award
ceremony in November.
When youvalue youremployees,that in turnmakes themwant to ...give theirbest.
Kimberly Dellinger,
manager at Levi
Strauss & Co.
EeneA reahamberofommerce
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By Stephanie Brathwaite
Having gone rom sales associate to business
owner, Rani Gee has experienced nearly every
acet o business and ound that the Eugene Area
Chamber o Commerce has been a great partner
to have along the way. Gee was rst introduced to
the Eugene Chamber in 2008 through the Business
Ater Hours program when she began work at a lo-
cal inormation technology company. Te company
was a Eugene Chamber member or many years and
always encouraged its associates to participate in
Chamber events. Gee was hooked and immediately
began making meaningul business contacts with
just a small investment o her time.
Her participation in Chamber events increased
when she decided to serve as a volunteer on both
the Eugene Chambers Young Proessionals Network
(YPN) steering committee and the Membership
Council as the chairperson.
I enjoyed serving on the YPN steering committee
in order to help plan the YPN events, explains Gee.
But the one hour each month I continue to spend
with the Membership Council is one o the best ROIs
I receive in business.
Gee nds that the small group setting o the
Membership Council helps her remain ocused
on her goals within the Chamber and gives her a
window into the business community that she nds
invaluable.
In 2009, Gee started her own small business,
Oregon Serving & Bartending, and one o her rst
action items was to join the Eugene Chamber.
It was a no-brainer, she explains. I can say the
annual investment is easily paid or by the hours Ive
invoiced to Chamber members over the past two
years in business.
Ater two years, Oregon Serving & Bartending
was operating at a comortable rate and Gee turned
to the real estate industry to ll extra hours. She
joined Elite Realty Proessionals in May as a real es-
tate agent and immediately encouraged the principal
broker to take the same step she had and become a
Chamber member.
I know the success that can be ound at the
Chamber, says Gee. When you invest in the Eugene
Chamber, it invests in you through support, net-
working and promotional opportunities, as well as
its work to help strengthen the local economy.
Successful partnershipChamber membership has helped Rani Gee in several business ventures
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C O V E R S O R Y
By Lewis Taylor
Photo by David Loveall
In assessing its perormance or 2011, the Eugene
Chamber o Commerce enlisted several o its valued
stituents to provide letter grades in our key competen
that have been deemed most relevant to local businesses.
graders were three business proessionals who have ollo
the organizations work closely over the ye ars. ogether,
have a combined hal-century o Chamber membership
represent a broad spectrum o interests. Tey are:
n Mark Johnson, president o the Western Oregon Re
o Home Federal BanknChris Meeker, president o the Imagine Group
nBarbara Wirtz, president o Wirtz Consulting
Overall, the Chamber received high marks on its 2
report card. Some o the areas where the organization sc
well include:
nIts customer service to members
nTe array o networking opportunities available to mem
nTe ability to balance the needs o a politically and
Makingthe
GradeThree longtime Chambermembers assess the
organizations performance
for the past year
Chris Meeker, president of the
Imagine Group; Mark Johnson,
president of the Western Oregon
Region of Home Federal Bank ; and
Barbara Wirtz, president of Wirtz
Consulting; rated the Chambers
performance in four areas
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lly diverse community.
A ew areas that could be improved upon,
clude:
nPublicizing the Chambers political goals
d accomplishments
n Being more reactive to the immediate
eds o members
nFinding new ways to take advantage o
e Chambers unique position at the hub o
siness activity.
Most o the comments rom the Cham-
rs panel o graders were laudatory and
sightul. Even when being critical o the
ganizations perormance, the panel ex-
essed its admiration or the tough job the
amber has.
Creating a Strong Local Economy
verage grade: B+
With the recent loss o thousands o lo-
jobs and unemployment rates nearing
uble digits, the Chamber stepped up its
orts to enhance the regions success in
11. In addition to creating the Women
siness Leaders and the Latino Business
twork to support two areas o growth,
e Chamber received the generous support
the Chambers Family Foundation and lo-
business leaders who intend to allocate
arly $400,000 to economic development
rough the Regional Prosperity Initiative
PI).
Meeker, who has been involved in the
ambers angel investing initiatives,
und many reasons to be happy about the
ganizations eorts in this category.
I was so impressed that the Chambers
mily Foundation chose to invest money
the local community, he said. Its greatat they are wanting to make a stronger
mmunity and one o the ways to do that
through the creation o jobs.
Johnson also praised the RPI, calling
an ambitious and creative approach to
eling economic growth. He did raise one
int o caution, however.
Im concerned that i not done right the
ncept o clustering can backre on a com-
munity, he said. But Im condent that
they are taking the right approach.
Wirtz, too, said the RPI was a step in the
right direction, allowing small growth in alot o areas that will, in the long run, have
greater payo. She cautioned that there was
no quick x or the ailing economy.
I think each o us as a member
whether we are entrepreneurs, large or
small businesses must gure out how to
improve our own economic condition even
in the slightest way so that we can create a
cumulative eect or our overall economy,
she said.
Promoting the Community
Average grade: B+
Recognizing the important role a vibrant
downtown can play in ueling new economic
development opportunities, the Chamber
mounted a year-long advocacy campaign
that led to the extension o the Downtown
Urban Renewal District and helped support
the more than $82 million in downtown
projects that are currently underway. Te
Chamber also threw its support behind the
arts as a ounding partner o the Arts and
Business Alliance and worked with ravel
Lane County to secure $500,000 in air ser-
vice grants.
Wirtz zeroed in on the Leadership Eu-
gene Springeld program as a good example
o the Chamber working to connect busi-
ness leaders with volunteerism in a way t hat
serves to improve the economy. She singled
out the upcoming Olympic rials as an area
where the Chamber could work with busi-
nesses to promote the community, pointing
to the act that many visitors to the last
rials didnt venture beyond the university
area.
Te Chamber did a good job the rst
time and I think will do an even better job
the second time, Wirtz said. Making iteasy or people to move between the track
and other areas o town would help more
business around town benet rom the
inux o visitors.
Johnson singled out the Chambers e-
orts to make the community a great place
to live and do business.
Providing Business Building
Opportunities
Average grade: A
Te Chamber continued its ocus on
networking in 2011, oering more than 80
events and opportunities, inclu
Greeters, who gather each week
tations and networking un; the
Ambassadors, who conduct ribbo
grand openings and other cerem
the popular Business Ater Hou
which regularly draw more than
ness people.
Being a company that is rel
ocused, we nd a tremendous v
Chambers successul networking
nities, Johnson said.
Meeker mentioned the Bu
Business Expo as a particularly
initiative.
Teres a great amount o lea
happens just by being out o
workplace and speaking with ot
easygoing environment, MeekerWirtz explained how the
networking opportunities uncti
dierent levels: one or the gen
bership (e.g., Business-to-Busin
and the other or special intere
The Grades
1. Creating a Strong Local Economy
2. Promoting the Community
3. Providing Business Building Opportunities
4. Representing the Interests of Business with Government
1 2 3 4
Mark Johnson A B+ A B+
Chris Meeker B+ A A *
Barbara Wirtz B B A B
Average B+ B+ A B
Overall = B+
*Does not feel informed enough to assess a grade.
Being a company
that is relationship-
focused, we nd a
tremendous value
in the Chambers
successful
networking
opportunities. Mark Johnson president of the Western
Oregon Region of Home Federal Bank
The commentsHeres what the Chambers four graders had to say when asked to reward the
organizations efforts in areas outside the realm of its four key competencies:
The Chamber sta is excellent: They are competent, caring and cheerul. In
the 24 years Ive been a member, I cant think o one time when they didnt
bend over backwards to be helpul. Hats o to the Chamber sta!
Barbara Wirtz
Our community is truly blessed to have Dave Ha user as its Chamber executive.
His proessionalism and leadership and sense o humor make him a perect ft. I
think we have an outstanding Chamber.
Mark Johnson
The way that the Chamber sta brings businesses together and creates that
place or a community o business people is really exemplary Everyone is
working to champion business success in the community. Thats a great eeling
and a great group o supporters there at the Chamber.
Chris Meeker
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g., Women Business Leaders).
It might be interesting or the Chamber
combine these subgroups occasionally or
ditional networking opportunities, she
ggested. Te Young Proessionals Net-
ork, the Latino Business Network and the
omen Business Leaders subgroups could
learn rom and support each other.
epresenting the Interests of
usiness with Government
verage grade: B
Te Chambers inuential 25-member
cal Government Aairs Council (LGAC)
ntinued to meet on a weekly basis to ad-
ess public policy issues that aect local
sinesses. Te council notched numerous
hievements in 2011, including continu-g Eugenes Downtown Public Saety Zone,
lping to deeat a poorly crated local per-
nal income tax measure and successully
pporting a air and open redistricting
an or the City o Eugene.
Johnson expressed his appreciation or
e important work the council took on.
at said, he elt the Chamber could be
better at communicating the organizations
successes to members.
Tey appear to be doing great work,
but I dont know about it, Johnson said.
Sometimes you have to toot your ownhorn, and I understand that in this climate
its very difcult to do that because, i youre
successul, you dont want to throw it in the
oppositions ace.
Wirtz agreed, saying that the Chamber
could work through its members to com-
municate the whats, whys and hows o the
Chambers positions to member employees.
Grade Point Average
Overall average grade: B+
Te Chamber earns a 3.4 G.P.A. when con-
sidering its scores across all our categories,
but the total isnt necessarily reective o the
organizations perormance at least not
based on the comments o the graders.
When asked what the Chamber could do
to earn an A in one category, Meeker replied
with the ollowing explanation.
Teyre doing it, he said. Its more the
general state o the economy that earned
them a B+ instead o an A.
And Wirtz, a 24-year member, said joining
the Chamber was and still is a great business
decision.
Ive dropped other memberships rom
other proessional organizations when I elt Iwas spread too thin, but I ve always held on to
the Chamber (membership), she said.
Johnson said the Chamber is an outstand-
ing organization.
I would give it an A cumulative grade
point average, he explained. It is ar and
away superior to chambers in other commu-
nities Ive lived.
Sometimes you haveto toot your own horn,and I understand thatin this climate itsvery difcult to dothat because, if youresuccessful, you dontwant to throw it in theoppositions face.
Mark Johnson president of the Western
Oregon Region of Home Federal Bank
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A regional trade association has commis-
sioned three comprehensive surveys over the
last ten years, asking busine sses (member and
non-member companies) what was relevant
to them and their perceptions o whether
their local Chamber o Commerce was
ocused on meeting these needs. Te
data repeatedly emphasizes the need
or Chambers to ocus on the ollow-
ing core areas:
n Creating a Strong Local
Economy
nPromoting the Community
nProviding Business Building Opportunities
nRepresenting the Interests o Business with Government
With customer needs in mind, here is a brie su mmary o the recent work
o the Eugene Area Ch amber o Commerce is addressing our core chamber
competencies:
Creating a Strong Local Economy
With unemployment rates nearing double digits and the loss o thou-
sands o jobs in recent years throughout Eugene/Springeld, the Eugene
Chamber is stepping up its eorts to enhance the economic success o the
region. Over the next three years, with the generous support o the Cham-
bers Family Foundation and local business leaders, we intend to allocate
nearly $400,000 to create an additional ocus on Chamber-lead economic
development and job creation eorts that will successully build on our
regions strengths. Te program is called the Regional Prosperity
Initiative and will ocus in the ollowing three areas:
n Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Advancing and building
local eorts to support new ventures through education, networking
and capital ormation and the promotion o this region as great place or
entrepreneurs and new ideas.
nBuilding on our Strengths: Working to identiy and support local in-
dustry clusters where new economic opportunities seem most likely.
nBusiness Retention and Expansion: Creating a proactive ocus on tak-
ing care o and supporting traded sector businesses already existing in the
metro area through an on-going personal outreach by a trained economic
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Making life better at work
velopment proessional with the intent o
entiying and addressing issues, concerns
d potential opportunities acing local
mployers and assisting them to grow in our
mmunity.
With growth rate that doubles o all busi-
sses in the state Latino-owned businesses
e an economic opportunity. Tat is why
e Chamber created the Latino Business
etwork (LBN). LBN provides Latino/His-
nic owned and/or managed businesses the
portunity to gain inormation through
er networking and customized education
ograms.
Oregon ranks 12th in the nation in
rcent o women-owned businesses and
eyre growing. o support their growth the
amber created the Womens Business
aders (WBL). Trough WBL women busi-ss owners and managers meet to advise,
pport and mentor one another in order to
omote the success o their businesses.
omoting the Community
In a new economy attracting and retain-
g talent to uel new economic opportuni-
s is essential. Cities with un, active,
brant downtowns clearly have a leg-up in
racting and keeping the creative class.
at is why the Chamber mounted a year-
ng advocacy campaign, ultimately leading
the extension to the Downtown Urban
newal District and with it, a host o proj-
ts totaling more than $82 million that
ll transorm and revitalize downtown
ugene. In addition, the Chamber is the
ntract sta to Downtown Eugene, Inc.
Te Chamber is one o the ounding part-
rs o the Arts and Business Alliance of
ugene (ABAE).Te ABAE was ormed to support and
ild the relationships between businesses
d arts organizations that can catalyze eco-
mic development; stimulate creativity and
novation; and enhance businesses ability
recruit and retain employees.
Quality air service drives quality
onomic development. Tat is why the
gene Chamber, in cooperation with ravel
Lane County and other local partners, re-
cently led the way in providing a local match
enabling the Eugene Airport to secure a
$500,000 Small Community Air Services
Development Grant rom the Federal Avia-
tion Commission. Te grant will be used to
establish net direct air service into San Jose.
Since 1998 the Eugene Chamber has been a
recognized leader in securing new air service
or the region.
Since 1986 the Eugene and Springeld
Chambers o Commerce have promoted
and ostered the development o volunteer
leadership in our communities. Leadership
Eugene-Springeldis a program designed
to meet our areas need or the active par-
ticipation o inormed, skilled and motivated
community leaders.
Open for Businessis an award winning
bi-monthly business magazine produced by
the Chamber that is committed to commu-
nicating the important contributions that
businesses make to our areas quality o lie,
highlighting issues and topics important to
the economy and publicizing the important
role the Eugene Area Chamber o Commerce
plays in promoting a healthy local economy.
Te Chambers award winning web-
site receives over 350,000 visits a year. Te
site is used to promote the success o area
businesses by providing useul inormation,
serving as a portal or relocation prospects
and community resources and provide in-
ormation about the Eugene Area Chamber
o Commerce in order to build and retain
Chamber membership.
Providing Business Building
Opportunities
Networking is one o the most crucial
skills any growing business must have. It
is an eective and inexpensive way to grow
business by meeting the key people who
could become your clients, suppliers and
support systems. Tat is why the Eugene
Chamber provides over 80 quality network-
ing events and opportunities each year,
including:
Greeters, a committee o the Chamber
whose mission is to promote networking op-
portunities, new business and connections
with chambers throughout the state. Each
week 70-90 Greeters gather or business
presentations, networking and un.
Chamber Ambassadors conduct local
business grand openings, ribbon cutting cer-
emonies and serve as the ofcial welcoming
group at many Chamber events.
Business After Hours is an inormal
social event co-sponsored by the Eugene
Area Chamber o Commerce and a Cham-
ber member rm each month. It regularly
draws over 250 business people who enjoy
business-to-business networking in a un
and relaxed mixer.
Te Business-to-Business Expo and
After Hours is the areas leading business-
to-business trade show eaturing the prod-
ucts and services o over 140 local business
exhibitors and over 1,200 business people in
attendance.
Te Celebration of Business has
become one o the premier business events
Cities with fun, active, vibrant downtownsclearly have a leg-up in attracting andkeeping the creative class. That is whythe Chamber mounted a year-longadvocacy campaign, ultimately leadingto the extension to the Downtown UrbanRenewal District and with it, a host ofprojects totaling more than $82 million.
in our community with over 650 o Eugene
and Springelds business and community
leaders in attendance each year. Te event
eatures, among other things, the presti-
gious First Citizen and Future First Citizen
awards, the business year in review video
and more.
Te mission o Young Professionals
Network(YPN) is to provide young business
proessionals with networking opportuni-
ties and relevant personal and proessional
development topics. Each month nearly
90 YPN gather to connect and support one
another.
Connect For Lunch is exclusive to Eu-
gene Chamber members and is a relaxe d way
to grow your business in a comortable social
setting in member restaurants.
Representing the Interests of
Business with Government
Te inuential 25 - member Local Gov-
ernment Affairs Council (LGAC) meets
on a weekly basis to review and take action
on public policy issues that impact business
and the local economy. From local land use
issues to regulations, LGAC is protecting and
advancing the interests o business. Among
the recent eorts o LGAC are:
n Successul continuation o Eugenes
Downtown Public Saety Zone.
nDeeat o a poorly crated local personal
income tax measure.
n Championing the need o additional
job-producing land through the Envision
Eugene process.
nSuccessully supported a air and open
City o Eugene redistricting plan.
n Championing stabilized unding or
higher education.
n Supported and acilitated
or Seneca Renewable Energy.
nHelped develop and pushed
tion o Downtown public saety pl
nSupported and helped pass
tion relocation and secured comm
a downtown sub-station.
nStopped a proposed local garb
surcharge.
Te Eugene Chamber works ha
sure business interests are repr
addressing the uture o the co
Examples where business interest
resented through the Chamber ar
Eugene Community Resource Gro
Riverront Master Plan Advis
mittee, Downtown Public SaetyCommittee, Eugene ransporta
Community Resource Group, La
Economic Development standing
tee, and Airport Advisory Commi
The Eugene
Chamber works
hard to make sure
business interests
are represented.
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Mid-Valley Glass & Millwork
has hired Lon Tiniakos to
join the sales and marketing
department. Tiniakos comes
to Mid-Valley after spending
16 years as general manager
ofEugene Mirror and Glass.
www.mid-valley.com
Northwest Community
Credit Union is pleased to
welcome new president and
CEO John Iglesias, after
the recent retirement of
previous CEO Helen Byrnes.
www.nwcu.com
Martin Marty Caldwell
has been selected as sales
manager for PeaceHealth
Laboratories to promote
PeaceHealths medical
laboratory services in
Oregon, Washington andAlaska.
www.peacehealth.org
Dr. Mary Spilde, president
of Lane Community
College, was named CEO of
the Year by the Association
of Community College
Trustees.
www.lanecc.edu
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is
pleased to announce its board ofcers for this
year: Laura Montgomery (pictured), president,
Gleaves Swearingen Potter & Scott LLP; Lisa
Korth (pictured), vice president, community
volunteer; Chris Storment (pictured), past
president, community volunteer; John Stacy
(pictured), secretary/treasurer, U.S. Bank. Also
serving on CASAs board of directors are Kellie
DeVore, United Way of Lane County; Dr. Paula
Jewett, Womens Care; Sid Johnson, retired
national child abuse prevention director; Kevin
Lamb, PeaceHealth; Ryan Lee, Monaco RV;
John Nepute, community volunteer; Mary Ellen
Riley, Holly Residential Care Center; Susan
Tate, self-employed; and Hon. Pierre Van
Rysselberghe, retired Circuit Court judge.
www.casa-lane.org
PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRESPhotos appear let to right rom top
SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)
is pleased to announce the addition of
Andy Vobora, Lane Transit District, to the
organizations statewide Board of Directors.
www.ltd.org
Kernutt Stokes LLP
is proud to announce
the addition of Chris
Nystrom as marketing
director, the promotion
of Chris Palmer to level
two associate and John
Mlynczykto manager.www.kernuttstokes.com
Brandon Prentice has joined Tyree
Oil, Inc. as the companys manager of
development. Prentice will be responsible
for developing strategic projects and
opportunities within all departments of the
company.
www.tyreeoil.com
CAWOOD recently
promoted Kurt Booker
to Internet technology
manager and Nichole
Hayward from
administrative assistant
to project coordinator.
Lindsey Kate McCarthy was hired as an
account coordinator.
www.cawood.com
Amy Delaney has been
promoted to the position
of marketing manager
at Pacic Continental
Bank.
www.therightbank.com
Longtime hotel executive Erik S. Cole has
been named general manager for the Inn at
the 5th.
www.Innat5th.com
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KLCC 89.7 FM has
hired Cheryl Crumbley
as development
director. She will manage
fundraising, marketing,
underwriting and
community relations for
this NPR afliate.
www.klcc.org
Hutchinson, Cox,
Coons, DuPriest, Orr &
Sherlock PC announces
that Samuel L. Roberts
(pictured) has joined
the rm as an associate
attorney. Retired rm
shareholder Bruce H. Anderson was
recognized by the Oregon State Bar with an
award for contributing the most pro bono
legal service hours in the state during 2010.
www.eugene-law.com
Larry E. Reed of JRH,an engineering and
transportation and land
use planning rm, has
been appointed by the
Lane County Board of
Commissioners to the
Lane County Roads Advisory Committee
(RAC). The RAC reviews the need for road
improvements including the countys 5-year
Capital Improvement Plan.
www.jrbweb.com
Penny Sabath recently
joined the staff of
Brothers Cleaning
Services. In her new job
she will work in sales,
marketing and customer
service.
www.brotherscleaning.com
Home Federal Bankis
pleased to announce
Lisa Walters has been
promoted to vice
president and market
manager for the western
Oregon market. Operating
from the Eugene downtown branch, Walters
will provide leadership direction for allHome Federal Bank branches in Eugene and
Springeld.
www.myhomeed.com
Osteria Szio welcomes Franco DAmico as
general manager of the restaurant.
www.sfzioeugene.com
B U S I N E S S N E W S
Linda Fleckhas joined Oregon Imaging
Centers as director of nance. Fleck
previously worked for PeaceHealth Oregon
Region as a nancial analyst.
www.oregonimaging.com
Local professional
organizer Jan Lehman,
owner of Can the Clutter
, recently appeared in
an episode of the Emmy
nominated TV series
Hoarders on the A&E
Network. Lehman joined up behind the
scenes with the professional team of Matt
Paxton, to document the struggles of an
Oregon family working to overcome this
debilitating and often-stigmatized disease.
BUSINESS NEWSSilke Communications has acquired the
Washington-based wireless communications
company County Communications. The
acquisition marks the companys ofcial
entry into the multi-state market.
www.silkecom.com
The Meyer Memorial Trust announced
that the Eugene Symphony will receive
a $100,000 grant for the expansion of its
education and community engagement
programs. The grant will help establish an
education director position, and help launch
several new programs, including an in-
school music project in conjunction with the
4J, Springeld and Bethel school districts
utilizing members of the Eugene Symphony.
www.eugenesymphony.org
DePaul Industries recently received the
Oregon Ethics in Business Award, which
honors those organizations and individuals
who have demonstrated ethical business
practice in its broadest interpretation:
in the workplace, the marketplace, the
environment and the community. In
October, DePaul Industries celebrated its
40th year as a not-for-prot organization.
www.depaulstafng.com
Cacade serra souton (Css), a Eugene-
based nonprot dedicated to improving air
quality by assisting truckers with clean-
diesel truck upgrades, has received a CleanAir Award for Innovative Transportation
Projects from the South Coast Air Quality
Management District. CSS received the
honor for its work in providing nancing and
information about grant funding to truck
owners seeking to replace or retrot older,
high-polluting heavy-duty trucks.
www.cascadesierrasolutions.org
The Eugene Family YMCA has been
awarded a $5,000 grant from the Safeway
Foundation. The grant is designated and
will be used to support the Eugene Family
YMCAs Diabetes Prevention Program.
www.eugeneymca.org
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Ce
an established regional leader in r
assisted surgery, announced that
the rst hospital in the region to u
console application.
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rrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. (HLGR),
egional law rm with ofces in Portland,
gene, and Salem, was named to U.S.
ws & World Reports Best Law Firms
for 2011-2012. HLGR was ranked as a
st-tier law rm in Portland in the areas
appellate practice and professional
alpractice law-defendants and as a
st-tier law rm in Eugene in the areas of
ministrative/regulatory law, appellate
actice, employment law-management,
d eminent domain and condemnation law.
ww.harrang.com
AWOOD was recently honored with
ht international marketing awards:
mmunicator Awards for Audio Excellence
riting/creative concept radio ad); Audio
stinction Award (radio commercials); Print
stinction Award (magazine print ad) and
eractive Distinction Award (website).
AWOOD also won the following Telly
wards: Bronze (Internet/Online Video-
ltural); Bronze (Health and Wellness);onze (Non-Broadcast Productions-Sales)
d Bronze (Internet/Online Video-
ormation).
ww.cawood.com
The Nature Conservancy honored local rm
CAWOOD in the Business Conservation
Leadership Award category. The awards
recognize individuals, community partners,
businesses and others for their leadership
in conserving Oregons natural lands and
waters.
www.cawood.org
Forests Today & Forever has been selected
as a recipient of the 2011 Mary Rellergert
Forestry Education Award. The award
is given by the Oregon Department of
Forestry and the Oregon Natural Resources
Education Program at Oregon State
University in recognition of signicant
contributions to the advancement of public
information, education and understanding
of forestry.
www.oreststodayandorever.org
Eugene Water & Electric Board and PIVOT
Architecture announced that EWEBs
new Roosevelt Operations Center has
been awarded LEED Gold Certication
established by the U.S. Green Building
Council and veried by the Green Building
Certication Institute.
www.eweb.org
www.pivotarchitecture.com
Feynman Group has launched its new Tuva
CMS-based website. A major aspect of thenew site is the use of Tuva CMS, a custom-
built Web application created by Feynman
Group developers, which utilizes the ASP.Net
MVC software platform. Feynman Group is
celebrating its 10th anniversary in December.
www.eynmangroup.com
Oregon Community Credit Union has
received the 2011 Best Practices Award
in the category of Sales & Service
Management from the CUNA Operations
Sales & Service Council. The credit union
was recognized for its innovative practices
in creating, cultivating, and sustaining a
successful sales culture through its grass-
roots training program called 360 Training:
Excelling in a Sales Culture.
www.oregoncommunitycu.org
NEW MEMBERSWhen you join the Eugene Area Chamber
of Commerce, you become part of a vibrant
and prosperous community of creative
entrepreneurs, forward-thinking innovators
and visionary business leaders. Were
pleased to welcome these new members
who have chosen to take advantage of the
Chambers tools, resources and expansive
network to grow their businesses:
Click Refresh
www.click-reresh.com
Cody Jordan, Attorney at Law
www.cjordanlaw.com
Community Outreach Publications LLC
CORE Communications
www.corecomm.us
Divine Cupcake
www.divinecupcake.com
Emerald Hills Enterprises LLC dba Pink
Buttery Aprons
www.pinkbutteryaprons.com
Eugene Fastener & Supply Co., Inc.
Firestone - Complete Auto Care
www.frestonecompleteautocare.com
Grants Hearing Center, Inc.
www.grantshearing.com
Hut Airport Shuttle, Inc.
www.hutshuttle.com
LaneApex Disposal Service
www.laneapex.com
Meadow Outdoor Advertising
www.meadowoutdoor.com
Leland W. Nebeker, DMD
www.we-cater-to-cowards.com
Oslund Design Incorporated
www.oslund.com
Real Ladies of Lane County
www.realladiesradio.com
Real Pets
Silver Sun Travel and Educators T
Network
www.silversuntravel.com
KUDOSGoodwill Industries and St. Vincen
Paul helped the Eugene Active 20
Coats for Kids campaign reach t
of 1400 childrens coats by donat
30 coats.
At the Eugene Water & Electric Board, wereempowering businesses with resources to save
money and energy. Doctors Alex Morley and HowardStein, owners of Eugene Urgent Care, worked withEWEB and BRING Recyclings RE:think Businessprogram to retrofit their T12 light fixtures withmore energy-efficient T8 fluorescent lighting.EWEB incentives covered more than 80% of theinstallation, and the doctors are saving $40 permonth on their electric bill. To find out aboutEWEBs energy-saving programs for your business,visit eweb.org/savemoney or call 541.685.7000.Maybe yours will be the next powerful tale we tell.
EugeneAreahamberofommerce
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819Number of Eugene Chambermember companies andorganizations with ten employees or
less: representing 75% of the Chambers
membership.
130Networking and businessbuilding opportunities theEugene Chamber sponsors for its members
over the course of a typical year.
15Regional and nationalIndustryhonors and recognition receivedby the Chamber over the past decade for
innovation, excellence and leadership.
43,000Referrals to
members provided
by the Chambers award winning website
each day.
$132,000Provided indirect supportto local schools and scholarships over the
past decade through the Chambers Future
First Citizen and A Champion in Education
programs.
$85 moninnewconstruction underway in downtown
Eugene following a year-long advocacy
campaign, ultimately leading to the
extension to the Downtown Urban Renewal
District.
$500,000investedin localstart-ups through the Chamber sponsored
Willamette Angel Conference since 2009.
48
Number of meetings each year of
the Chambers inuential 25 memberLocal Government Affairs Council (LGAC)
in order to review and take action on public
policy issues that impact business and the
local economy.
116Number of companies theChambers Business Retention andExpansion program proactively met with and
assisted in 2011.
75Number of early stage, entrepreneurialcompanies assisted and coachedthrough the Chambers Regional Prosperity
Initiative.
$200,000The amountof money theEugene Chamber has committed to local,
sustainable job creation in 2011.
190local businesses became membersof the Eugene Chamber in 2011,choosing to become partners in the progress
of a healthy local economy.
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