What We Do

Regional Partners aims to provide ample benefits to its’ members by providing the following types of services and supporting the following types of projects:

Fulfillment

  • Recruitment Team
    • recruitment subcommittee
    • package responses to State and Regional leads
    • work with partners to populate Oregon Prospector sites
  • Retention
    • protocol for how we ‘play together’ in the region
    • ‘no poaching’ rule
  • Oregon Prospector
    • land and buildings available in the region
  • Partnering
    • Workforce
    • Utilities
    • State and Federal Agencies

Research & Strategy

  • Data Collection
    • Factbook
    • Portland Development Commission (PDC) Data Center
  • Economic Development District (EDD) Projects
    • Creation of Economic Development District and ongoing staffing
    • Leads assessment
    • Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update
    • Regional Business Plan
    • Workforce Mapping
    • Economic Gardening
    • Regional Partners website
  • METRO Projects
    • Economic Development policies (Goal 9)
    • Industrial Land Availability
    • Infrastructure Inventory
  • Training & Education
    • Skills enhancement opportunities for members

Regional Marketing

  • Trade Shows
    • Including, but not limited to: Northwest Food Processors Association, MD & M West, Renewable Energy & Fuels 2008 (Power Gen), CoreNet, BIO 2008, SemiCon West/InterSolar North America
  • Targeted Sponsorships of Industrial Associations
    • Manufacturing 21
    • SEMI
    • NW Defense Coalition 
  • Site Selector Tours

Advocacy

  • Provide support via information to organizations that do advocacy
    • Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA)
    • Westside Economic Alliance
    • Clackamas Business Association
    • East Metro Economic Alliance (EMEA)
    • Portland Business Alliance (PBA)
    • Columbia River Economic Development Corp. (CREDC)