Archive for September 2024
By 2030 there will be more people in the US > 65 than < 19
By Jim Teece I was sitting in an auditorium at Arizona State University last week, inside the magnificent Mirabella at ASU, a Pacific Retirement project in partnership with ASU, surrounded by hundreds of people and I was one of the youngest in the room. What I thought was going to be a presentation on the…
Read MoreThe Enrollment Cliff and the Boomer Generation: A Confluence of Demographic Shifts
By Jim Teece The Institutions of Higher Education in the United States are bracing for a significant challenge known as the “Enrollment Cliff.” This phenomenon, characterized by a sharp decline in college enrollments starting around 2025, is primarily driven by demographic changes that began during the Great Recession. Simultaneously, the Baby Boomer generation, the largest…
Read MoreThe Role of Uncertainty
Take a moment ……………………….. Take a few minutes and consider how well positioned your business is, what the likely growth trajectory is, and then assess your chances of remaining viable in the mid-term future. What do you see? Do you see a clear pathway to continued success? What are…
Read MoreThe Enduring Legacy of Robert’s Rules of Order: A Guide to Effective Meetings
In the realm of organizational governance, few tools have proven as enduring and effective as Robert’s Rules of Order. This manual of parliamentary procedure, first published in 1876 by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert, has become the cornerstone for conducting orderly and efficient meetings across a wide array of organizations. This article delves into…
Read MoreTake the 2024 Oregon Tourism Industry Stakeholder Survey
The 2024 Oregon Tourism Industry Stakeholder Survey is live, and we are seeking input from coastal community leaders in all sectors: destination management organizations, businesses, non-profits, government and elected officials. This is your chance to tell us about the issues that matter to you: economic growth and business resources; destination management and stewardship messaging; workforce investments…
Read MoreKim Freeze – New Innovation Ecosystem Steward for Southern Oregon Innovation Hub
Kim comes to this position with a wealth of knowledge and experience in business and entrepreneurship. Her love of all things entrepreneurial has led her to his newly created position, that is part of a newly created initiative, the Southern Oregon Innovation Hub. What is this Innovation Hub? It is a virtual way to collect entrepreneurs,…
Read MoreOregon hires new state economist with Wall Street background
By: Julia Shumway from the Oregon Capital Chronicle – September 4, 2024 Carl Riccadonna will craft the economic forecasts that determine what the state can spend, and whether Oregonians receive a kicker A longtime Wall Street analyst is poised to take over as Oregon’s chief economist, producing the quarterly forecasts lawmakers rely on to craft the…
Read MoreRogue Credit Union Names Jeanne Pickens as Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer
Medford, OR – Rogue Credit Union is excited to name Jeanne Pickens as the Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer. With over 24 years at Rogue, Pickens began as a teller, advancing through leadership roles including Vice President and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Loyalty. Since becoming Chief Operations Officer in 2015, she has led the…
Read MoreOregon’s Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises by 8,500 Jobs in July
By Gail Krumenauer, State of Oregon Employment Economist In July, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,500 jobs,following a revised decline of 700 jobs in June. July’s gains were largest in professional andbusiness services (+2,300 jobs); health care and social assistance (+2,000); government(+1,800); and construction (+1,400). Declines in July were largest in leisure…
Read More2024-2027 Strategic Plan
Business Oregon is proud to announce the agency’s new 2024-27 Strategic Plan and associated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Plan, released in the Summer of 2024. These plans were developed through a three-phase approach beginning back in October 2023. The process started with a robust research and discovery phase with diverse community and business partners across the state. Then a strategic…
Read MoreRogue Community College Sees Enrollment Surge, Boosts Local Economy
Jackson and Josephine Counties (Sept. 9, 2024) – Rogue Community College (RCC) continues its upward trajectory from the previous year, reporting a nearly 19 percent increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic year. RCC’s growth also stands out at the state level. The college’s 18.9 percent enrollment increase from fall 2023 to fall…
Read MoreOregon’s regional universities build strategic international partnership in Taiwan
(KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan) — The Presidents of Oregon’s public technical and regional universities (TRUs) – Southern Oregon University, Western Oregon University, Eastern Oregon University and Oregon Institute of Technology – signed a memorandum of understanding on Aug. 15 with Wenzao University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The MOU aims to foster teacher-student exchanges, student mobility programs, joint research…
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