JANUARY 2007: AROUND THE STATE
A sustainable Plan
PORTLAND
The sixth annual Oregon Business Leadership Summit filled the
Oregon Convention Center in early December with 1,000 business
and political leaders who braved the year’s worst storm
to listen, learn and think about the economic issues facing the
state. The summit debuted a new focus by the Oregon Business
Plan, which had “moving forward” as its theme:
going green in a big way. The OBP wants Oregon to establish
itself as a leader in sustainable practices and billed the new
focus as Business Plan 2.0. The major green initiatives are a
fresh look at land use, an eco-systems services marketplace,
making Oregon a global center for sustainability learning and
reforestation of federal forests. For updates and details, go
to oregonbusinessplan.org.
Another hot topic was transportation issues. Gov. Ted
Kulongoski in his speech to the summit focused on the problem
of the state’s aging transportation infrastructure and
has made financing for transportation a top priority for the
2009 legislative session.
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