Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Partnership (EDP) - Contact Us: Mysty Rusk, President; Lynn Roylance, Office Manager - 541.757.1507

Prosperity That Fits Committee Meeting

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:57:22 -0700

The next Prosperity That Fits Committee meeting is July 23, 2007 at 5:30 pm in the Madison Avenue Meeting Room, 500 SW Madison Avenue.

The Agenda is as follows:

1. Call to Order / Welcome - Charlie Tomlinson
2. Public Comment
3. Review of EVP Meeting - Partners
4. 2007 Work Plan
i. Information for Downtown/EVP Plan Committee - Charlie Tomlinson
ii. Partner Update - Partners
5. Staffing Proposal - Mysty Rusk
6. Funding Update - Partners
7. Committee Intra-Communication - Partners
8. Partner Dinner - Partners
9. Public Comment
10. Next Meeting Date, Time, Place and Agenda Items

EDP Website moved to www.cbchambercoalition.com

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 10:43:29 -0700

Start:
Thu, 2007-06-07 17:00

Location:
EDP Website moved to www.cbchambercoalition.com

The Corvallis Economic Development Partnership has merged with the Corvallis Area Chamber of Commerce to become the Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition. Please see the new website www.cbchambercoalition.com for up to date information on Economic development in Corvalls and Benton County Oregon.

EVP Strategic Plan - Final Draft

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:55:32 -0800

The EVP's Economic Strategic Plan is finished.

The plan will be presented to the EVP for consideration on Monday, November 13, 2006. The meeting begins at 5:30 pm and is held at the Corvallis Benton Chamber Coalition office at 420 NW Second Street in Corvallis.

On Monday, November 20, 2006, the EVP Economic Strategic Plan will be presented for consideration to the Corvallis City Council and the Benton County Commission at a joint meeting. The meeting will be held at the downtown firestation in Corvallis. The meeting begins at 5:30. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

To view the ful

Register for the EVP Town Hall Meeting #2 - October 4th

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:17:25 -0700

The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the last stages of work toward the Prosperity That Fits economic vitality plan for the future of Benton County and Corvallis!

Click Here to Register

TOWN HALL #2
Wednesday, October 4
Doors open at 5:30. Program at 6 p.m.
The CH2M Hill Alumni Center Ballroom on the OSU campus

Food and refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact the Chamber office at (541) 757-1505.

EVP Actions Survey

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:14:42 -0700

After the first town hall meeting for the Economic
Vitality Partnership project, a large number of possible actions were gathered from the forms and notes that were gathered.

Now it is time to refine and prioritize which actions might be worth exploring.

Please go to:

http://www.evpideas.org/

And fill out the survey.

Please share this with anyone who cares about the future economy in Benton county.

If you have questions, please contact Mike Corwin
at mcorwin@corvallischamber.com 541 714 4286

Economic Development through Getting SMART with Energy Efficiency

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:16:19 -0700

As a business owner, you are always in need of more cash. One way to save cash is to improve your energy efficiency and thereby spend less each month. Savings build up over time. The Corvallis Environmental Center can help you save money for your business.

Since 2001, the Corvallis Environmental Center has supported the highly valued Get SMART! Resource Efficiency Program (Saving Money and Resources Today) which provides free resource conservation assessments and recommendation reports to participants. From July of 2001 to June of 2005, REP staff worked with 42 businesses, agencies and organizations.

EVP Town Hall Meeting 1 Feedback Summary Comments

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:40:59 -0700

At the EVP first Town Hall meeting, there was a comment sheet available for people to fill out and to make comments on the process and to get ideas expressed which might not have had a chance to be said.

The EVP Organizing committee got together and typed in the comments so that they could be available on the website.

Here are the comments from 97 people (out of around 300) who attended the meeting.

Economic Vitality Partnership Economic Development Strategic Plan

Town Hall #1 June 2006

Summary of Feedback Forms

1.What does “prosperity that fits” mean to you?

EVP Town Hall Meeting

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:34:43 -0700

Start:
Wed, 2006-06-07 17:30

Location:
Boys & Girls Club

What: Planning for Benton County’s economic future - Countywide Town Hall Meeting

Where: Corvallis Boys & Girls Club, 1112 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis

When: Wednesday June 7th

Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm, planning starts at 6:00 pm

To register:
Go to https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ocse/register.php?event=135

Food and refreshments will be served for those in attendance. Please register to help us plan the food.

EVP's Town Hall Meeting

Wed, 10 May 2006 14:34:09 -0700

What: Community Town Hall Meeting
Where: Boys & Girls Club, 1112 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis
When: Wednesday June 7th
Time: Doors open at 5:30 pm, event starts at 6:00 pm
To Register: Click on the link below

https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ocse/register.php?event=135

The June 7th Town Hall meeting will be an interactive affair. Following brief presentations by Economic Vitality Partnership (EVP) representative Pat Lampton and the consultant team led by Jason Robertson of Barney & Worth, Inc., participants will have an opportunity to share their ideas in small group work sessions, participate in an audience-wide electronic polling session, and evaluate and rank a range of action concepts developed by several Focus Area Teams. Preliminary ideas address business retention and recruitment, workforce development, housing and education needs, integrating sustainability into economic development activities and many more topics. Of course, there will also be feedback forms for those who prefer to be less “interactive” when sharing their thoughts.

Focus Area Team Members

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:44:49 -0800

Retention Focus Area Team:
Bob Baird *
Jay Dixon
Bill Buskirk
Patrick Magee
Mike McInally
Rich Carone
Tammy Jaquith
Lorraine Sorenson
Matt Johnen
Bob Heald

Recruitment Focus Area Team:
Dave Gazeley *
Bob Devine
Randy Jones
Kathy Miller
Bond Starker
Charlie Tomlinson
Frank Hall
Katherine Cleland
Dave Lundhal
Lainie Turner
Casey Moore

Infrastructure Focus Area Team:
Barbara Ross *
Bob Poole
Lee Eckroth
Gary Pond
Barbara Bull
Hal Saleasser
Terri Valiant
Jim Minard
Brian Weldon
Dave Dodson

Sustainability Focus Area Team:
Pete Bober *
Norm Galvin
Pat Lampton

For Lease or Sale in Benton County

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:55:55 -0800

Industrial Properties In Benton County

Property Location	Size	Amenities	Price	Contact	Phone	Column1	Column2
Corvallis
Kings & Grant Professional Center	1200 sf	Three large private offices, reception & waiting room; www.healdenterprises.com	$1.25/s.f.	Bob Heald	(541) 758-6669
Electroglas - Airport Road	38,000 sf	Ofice, Lab, Manufacturing, Ample Parking, Airport		Mike Kelly	(503) 931-3129
WKL Investments - Airport Road 5129 Hout Street	12,500 - 60,000 sf	Office, Manufacturing, Ample Parking, Airport (see below)	$.34/s.f.		(503) 931-3129
WKL Investments - Airport Road 5129 Hout Street	70,000 sf	9,700 sf Office/warehouse 60,000 sf manufacturing/warehouse (see above)	$3.2 million	Mike Kelly	(503) 931-3129
Evanite Fiber Corporation - 1115 SE Crystal Lake Dr.	40,000 sf	Warehouse	$0.30/s.f.	Frank Trombetta	(541) 753-0251
Evanite Fiber Corporation - 1115 SE Crystal Lake Dr.	10,000 sf	Office, Lab, right on river, .5 mi from downtown core	$0.50/s.f.	Frank Trombetta	(541) 753-0251
Research Way Technology Center - 4575 SW Research Way	92,000 sf	Office, in Sunset Research Park	$1.25/s.f. $.54/cam	Rex Jacobsma	(805) 239-3090
Nypro	10000 sf	Flex bldg, in Sunset Research Park		Keith Zeiler	(541) 753-4700
Home Depot	20-40,000 sf	Warehouse. Will build to suit. Great location off Circle Blvd.	$0.70/s.f.	Pete Snook	(503) 283-5117
Home Depot	20-40,000 sf	Office. Will build to suit. Great location off Circle Blvd.	$1.25/s.f.	Pete Snook	(503) 283-5117
1800 SW Third Street	11,700 sf	Manufacturing/Warehouse Will build out for long lease	$0.45/s.f.	Stanley Rich	(541) 757-6563
Aketon Ninth & Washington	8000 sf	6400 sf warehouse; 1600 sf air conditioned office	$0.56/sf	David Livingston	(541) 754-9517
Philomath
6860 SW Winding Way, Philomath	3,500 sf	Office - Goes with space listed below	$0.30/s.f.	Eric Thompson	(541) 929-6849
6860 SW Winding Way, Philomath	42,000, 38,000, 8,000, 15,000	Manufacutring/Warehouse Concrete floors, sprinklers Total area over 106,000 sf + 60 acres of industrial land	$0.30/s.f.	Eric Thompson	(541) 929-6849
For More Information on any of the above sites, please call the Corvallis-Benton Economic Development Partnership (EDP) at 541.757.1507.

Mysty
Rusk:

Prosperity That Fits Community Open House PowerPoint Presentation

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:06:56 -0800

This is the PowerPoint presented to the Benton County and City of Corvallis community open house at the Corvallis Fire Station #5 on February 15, 2006. The process and tentative calendar for the Prosperity That Fits events ahead are detailed in this presentation.

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY SURVEY

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:19:45 -0800

The EVP Business & Industry Survey is live. To make this easy, click on the link below. You will need a user name and ID to be able to access the survey. If you did not recieve a user name and password, please give us a call at 757-1507.

http://www.InsightsNow.com/benton_business_survey.htm

Economic Vitality Partnership Endorsement Agreement

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:07:39 -0800

EVP Strategic Plan

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:38:43 -0800

Take the Survey

http://www.InsightsNow.com/evp_survey.htm

The EDP is an active member of the Economic Vitality Partnership (EVP). The EVP is a consortium of fourteen economic development, government and social service organizations. working together to keep Benton County a vibrant place to live, work and play.

As part of that charge, the EVP has a goal of creating a unified strategic plan to act as an umbrella for economic development services in Benton County, creating greater collaboration and eliminating redundancy wherever possible. Using the Vision 2020, as a starting place, the EVP is working to devise a plan to attain the attributes provided on the Economic Vitality page. To see the Vision 2020 Statement, click the link: