{"id":6963,"date":"2023-07-16T17:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=6963"},"modified":"2023-07-16T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T00:59:10","slug":"a-few-words-from-jim-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/a-few-words-from-jim-july-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Words from Jim &#8211; July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is always the last thing I write for each issue. Sometimes I think it should be the first. A guiding light. A beacon. But no, it&#8217;s always the last thing. A recap. A taillight. Or as I like to think of it, the afterburner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We gathered to <a href=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/peoples-bank-co-founder-ken-trautman-retires\/\">celebrate the work life of <strong>Ken Trautman<\/strong><\/a> the other day as he retired. He co-founded People&#8217;s Bank and helped guide it, shape it and mold it into what it is today. So many of us, including myself, are entrepreneurs that shy away from regulation and a board of directors yet he ran toward it and look what he has done. Starting a bank took tenacity, courage and the trust of the first investors. Bill Jacobs is the last remaining board member from the original board and he spoke at Ken&#8217;s retirement party about how they were profitable exactly on time at 13 months and they hoped to grow the bank to $60 MM someday and how happy he was that it has now eclipsed $800 MM.\u00a0 Page 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Rep. <strong>Pam Marsh<\/strong> put forth a bill that requires local municipalities to allow the conversion of empty commercial properties to residential ones without requiring a zone change. It was created to address our housing shortage. It&#8217;s been passed and waiting signature by Governor Kotek. I love the idea of mixed use space where commercial is on the ground floor and workforce housing is above. I also get excited by what could happen if we converted many big empty and struggling malls into workforce housing communities. Let me know what you think about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/hb-2984-passed-and-is-awaiting-governor-signature-the-bill-requires-local-governments-to-allow-conversion-of-a-building-from-commercial-to-residential-use-without-requiring-a-zone-change-or-conditio\/\">HB2984<\/a> Page 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feds have allocated $<a href=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/oregon-to-receive-689-million-for-broadband-infrastructure\/\">689 Million for Broadband Infrastructure to Oregon<\/a>. This is&nbsp; designed to improve access to high-speed internet for rural, underserved communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m co-chairing the 26th annual Oregon Connections conference in Ashland this year. Senator <strong>Ron Wyden<\/strong> is our keynote speaker. I&#8217;m excited about it. Page 38 will tell you all about it. Or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonconnections.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/oregonconnections.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Jim<br>Jim@SouthernOregonBusiness.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is always the last thing I write for each issue. Sometimes I think it should be the first. A guiding light. A beacon. But no, it&#8217;s always the last thing. A recap. A taillight. 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