Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce Newsletter: March 2023

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We support and promote our local commerce through communication, advocacy and partnerships!

We support and promote our local commerce through communication, advocacy and partnerships!

March 2023

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embership in the chamber is much more than a plaque on the wall, the fulfillment of a sense of civil obligation, or the means to generate new business. Rather, membership represents a commitment to the continued prosperity of Josephine County’s economy. The Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce is the catalyst that enables businesses to accomplish collectively what no one business could do alone. A strong united effort gives a voice to members. Tourism, service, retail and manufacturing each contibute to our business community. Come visit us about joining the Chamber and add your energetic voice to the community.

Staff

Chamber of Commerce Contact Information

Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce 1995 NW Vine Street • Grants Pass, OR 97526 Phone: 541.476.7717 Fax: 541.476.9574 Josie Molloy

GPCOC@grantspasschamber.org • www.grantspasschamber.org President/CEO jmolloy@grantspasschamber.org

Art Dyer Customer Service Representative adyer@grantspasschamber.org Christie Swafford Programs & Events cswafford@grantspasschamber.org Brittni Biller Membership & Business Dev. bbiller@grantspasschamber.org

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Karen Henningsen Accounting accounting@grantspasschamber.org

Executive Board of Directors CHAIR/ Daniel Bifano - RE/MAX CHAIR ELECT/Kate Lasky -

Josephine Community Libraries

VICE CHAIR/ Alan Meyer - Pacific Power

TREASURER/ Clay Leedy Wild River Brewing & Pizza PAST CHAIR/ Trent Carpenter Southern Oregon Sanitation

Win Howard - Asante TRMC Kelsy Ausland - Ausland Group Jeff Javelona - Old Town Mail House Juliet Long - RCC Lee Wassink - The Glass Forge Greg Roe - Boy's & Girl's Club RV

Chamber Foundation

Lowell Gibson - Chair; NiceBadge/RS Jodi Wainwright,- Vice Chair; Jodi the Author Rebecca Stoltz- Director; JCLF - Secretary Greg Roe - Director; B&GCRV - Treasurer Lawton Lesueur - Director; Mid.Emp.Ins. Roy Lindsay- Director

very Thursday Morning at 10:30 am Chamber Chatter is Sponsored by Evergreen Federal Bank, showcasing events and businesses in our area.

Chamber Chatter is fun and informative while discussions with the Morning Hosts of KAJO, KLDR and KRRM keep it lively and interesting.

Join us at 10:30 am each Thursday Morning to Listen to Chamber Chatter and find out what is happening in our Community for the weekend. Keep your radio dialed to 94.7 FM, 98.3 FM, 99.7 FM or 1270 AM 10:30-11:00 am on Thursdays.

Board of Directors

Meghan Boehm - So. Ore. Aspire Nathan Miller - Rentec Direct Lawton Lesueur-Midland Empire Ins. Donnie Garnett - People’s Bank

Sponsored By: This Month on Chamber Chatter:

• Annelies VandenBerg • U.S. Ins. Guard • Creative Supports, Inc • • Rogue Valley Heating & Air • Smitty’s Food Truck, LLC •

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Be involved with your Business Community Wednesdays ~ Starts at 8:00 am Doors Open @ 7:30 for Networking

March 2023

Business For Breakfast ~ Greeter’s Meeting Meeting Time: 8:00

March 1st

Grants Pass Kiwanis

Fruitdale Grange • 1440 Parkdale Drive

March 8th JoCo Eagle

Fruitdale Grange • 1440 Parkdale Drive

March 15th

Wednesdays 8:00 AM

Evergreen Bank

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March 22nd

Legacy & Family Leadership Fruitdale Grange • 1440 Parkdale Drive

Our Mission is to support and promote our local commerce through communication, advocacy, and partnerships! Membership Info: 541-956-4102

March 29th Legal Shield

Fruitdale Grange • 1440 Parkdale Drive

Learning with The Library Library Resources to help Grow your Business!

Parenting while working from home

A monthly guide to help parents: • balance their careers • connect with their kids • establish their inner strength s more parents work from home than ever before, there are unique challenges when it comes to meeting the demands of their job, helping their kids thrive, and finding even five minutes to take care of themselves. Parenting While Working from Home offers tips, strategies, and reflections to help parents balance their careers, connect with their kids, and establish their inner strength over the course of a year.

Sign up for an instant online library card today at: josephinelibrary.org/library-cards.

Library Branches: Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Williams, & Wolf Creek. For more information visit, josephinelibrary.org or Email info@josephinelibrary.org

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MEMBERS, THANK YOU! We were so thrilled and thankful for everyone that attended and supported our 98th Chamber Awards Banquet. It was a wonderful evening at the Boys & Girls Club with 300 attendees! This event was such a huge success due to the many partners and supporters.

First, I would like to thank Greg Roe and the Boys & Girls Club for allowing us to use their venue and also all of the manpower they provided for set up and clean up. They have continued to be a major support of the Chamber of Commerce and we are looking forward to returning to the Boys & Girls Club next year.

The event ran smoothly thanks to our co-emcees Ashley Main and Jason Allen with Grants Pass Broadcasting Corporation. The positive energy they bring is amazing! Many thanks to our members who donate specific items that made the event so special, from the cakes by G.G. Sugarplum’s, the linens from ALSCO, and the professional photos by Lori Mitchell of Mitchell Arts Photography. And of course a big thank you to The Glass Forge and NiceBadge who always do such a wonderful job on the awards.

Thank you to the many sponsors that financially supported this event from our Title Sponsor Pacific Power to Platinum Sponsors, Award Sponsors, Table Sponsors, and each individual that bought a ticket.

Our vendors are also incredible including Jes Webb of Sights & Sounds Unlimited for providing the sound and visual displays, Mary’s BBQ for the food, and Cat Bonney of Webb Mountain Arts for the PowerPoint, Video, and Program.

Clean up was much easier this year as we partnered with Southern Oregon Aspire. They did such a wonderful job.

And lastly thank you to our very own Christie Swafford for planning this event and all of the hard work she put into each item to make it shine. It was a huge success!

Congratulations to all of the award recipients. Each one of them has such a huge impact on our community. Thank you to everyone that nominated individuals and organizations. It was an honor to celebrate our business community.

Mark your calendars for February 16, 2024 for the Chamber Awards Banquet.

We hope to see you there!

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Thursday, March 9th ∞ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

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You’ll have an opportunity to mingle with local leaders and business owners while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

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Join us at Banner Bank on March 9th from 5:00pm-7:00pm for BUSINESS AFTER HOURS. FREE to attend! Invite a friend!

Please, for planning purposes, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED-CLICK HERE! Or go to the Chamber Event Calendar - March 9th for this Event: https://GrantsPassChamber.org Business After Hours is an opportunity for business minded professionals to gather for casual networking.

This event will include light refreshments and beverages.

Please bring a business card.

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The Hivve: Event Venue + Coworking Space The Hivve has been buzzing for about four years now and is set to make some beautiful noise. The goal has continued to be to take a creative and innovative approach to coworking, community, and events.

The Hivve has 9 dedicated desks, 4 dedicated offices, and floating desks which are rented by the month. In addition, they open their doors to those who simply need a daily drop-in. There are 2 conference rooms which are also rentable for any length of time.

But where the Hivve really shines is in the larger event space upstairs. It can hold about 150 people, with a stage, bar, catering room, service kitchen, high-end sound system, multiple video screens, and lighting. They have the ability to shoot, record, and live-stream high-definition video, and to record audio of the highest quality.

There is also a separate podcast studio available to rent with or without video.

“We created this venue to give musical and visual artists a place to tell their stories, and to

share a beautiful space with the community where people can meet for almost any reason big or small”, says Trever Yarrish, owner.

Also added to the mix as Venue General Manager is local musician and promoter, Michael Smith. Mike’s experiences managing Concerts in the Park, Storytellers Music Series, and many other events will help light up more frequent musical events.

“I am thrilled to work with Trever to help realize this passion project, a dream we share. We have some big plans in the works, including a reboot of the Storytellers Showcase, membership models, VIP giveaways, and much more.

We can’t wait to share it all with you” said Mike.

You can follow their shows and events on social media, and enjoy great past concerts on their YouTube channel. Most rentals can be accomplished on-line, but an event coordinator is included in all conversations, for VIP level service.

Contact The Hivve for a tour or to discuss your event needs.

The Hivve

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The Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Grants Pass are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to bring energy savings to our communities.

NO-COST LIGHTING UPGRADES

Fact Sheet

BRIGHTER BUSINESS, BIG SAVINGS NO-COST LIGHTING UPGRADES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS We are working with Energy Trust of Oregon to help small businesses and non-profit organizations in our community save money and energy by providing free LED lighting upgrades.

Is this offer for you?

BENEFITS OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING • Reduces energy use, so you can save on utility bills and decrease monthly operating costs • Improves lighting quality and consistency, resulting in brighter, safer spaces for your employees and the people you serve • Decreases maintenance costs and time spent on frequent replacements or repairs

Your business or organization is eligible if it is: • Located in Oregon in an existing commercial building, multifamily property, or industrial facility and served by Portland General Electric or Pacific Power And • You have less than 20 employees Or • Your business space is less than 20,000 sq. ft. (includes all buildings on site) Or • You are a community organization that provides free or reduced-cost food, housing, health, economic or social services, or a religious center/place of worship Call 1.800.326.2917 or email lighting@energytrust.org to confirm your eligibility. Energy Trust can also discuss other special offers for small businesses you may be eligible for. If you lease your space, let Energy Trust know and they can help share this information with your property manager.

Examples of qualifying types of businesses, non-profits and buildings that can qualify include stores and commercial businesses, restaurants, offices, service stations, motels, food banks, social and community services organizations and buildings, churches/houses of worship or faith, clinics, and many others.

Also, industrial facilities and the common areas of multifamily/apartment properties may qualify.

We especially want to encourage participation from those enterprises, organizations and buildings that can most benefit from electric bill savings through these lighting upgrades.

Energy Trust will ID schedule with you to conduct an onsite review for eligible lighting upgrades.

And the lighting installer contractor will work with your schedule and clean up afterward - ALL at no outof-pocket cost to you. Connect with us to confirm your eligibility.

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Title Sponsor

Community Spirit Award Gospel Rescue Mission

Rising Star Award Daniel Bifano

Architecture Award Open Door Family Dentistry

Person of the Year Kate Lasky

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Fostering a Legacy for the Future Greg Roe

Spears Commitment to Health Dr. Kelley Burnett

Celebrating Business in Our Community

Business Excellence - Large Award Southern Oregon Aspire

Business Excellence - Small Award Rentec Direct

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Brittni Biller

Membership & Business Development Director

M ine C ERCE Joseph Pass & OMM Grants BER OF C M CHA ounty

Brittni Biller

y name is Brittni Biller, and I am thrilled to be a part of such an amazing team at the Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce. My background is in Marketing and Business Development and most recently I worked for a Fortune 500 Title Insurance Company in their Business Development division. Prior to that I was the Project Manager for a local Non-Profit Organization that educates high school age students how to fund and operate their own community service projects in Josephine County.

Before making Grants Pass my home in 2014, I had traveled and lived all over the world from Hungary to Hawaii. I know from personal experience that there is no place like Grants Pass. From the climate to the people this place is special! I’m invested in this town and dedicated to supporting the people and local businesses in this vibrant community. Since moving here I’ve put down some deep roots that include meeting and marrying my wonderful husband Travis Biller and when I’m not working you can find us camping or spending time with friends and family!

Platinum Sponsors

AllCare Heatlth • Asante Avista Utilities • Banner Bank Boys & Girls Club of the Rogue Valley First Community Credit Union G.G. Sugarplum’s • Rentec Direct Visit Grants Pass Award Sponsors

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n July of 2022, The Board of County Commissioners approved the Josephine County IT department to host Christina Berger, an ACC Lead for America AmeriCorps Fellow, to begin bridging the digital divide in Josephine County. The American Connection Corps (ACC) is an AmeriCorps program led by Lead for America and the American Connection Project, founded by Land O’Lakes and its partners. Serving with Josephine County as a Broadband Community Coordinator, Christina’s fellowship is sponsored by Tillamook Creamery. Digital equity in Josephine County is imperative for access to essential services, civil and cultural participation, education, and employment.

Back in 2021, Josephine County did a joint survey with Jackson County to identify the need for broadband expansion in our region.

With the help of host John McCafferty (Josephine County IT Director), Christina has organized a local Broadband Action Team with the commission’s support to drive digital connection-related projects throughout the county.

The Broadband Action Team is a collaboration of public and private organization leaders who are recognized as anchor organizations in the community. The following organizations have members on the Broadband Action Team or (BAT): Josephine County IT and Josephine County Emergency Management, Josephine Community Library District, Pacific Power, Southern Oregon Education Service District, IV Data Center, and AllCare health.

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Through the partnership with SOESD, the BAT reached the homes of over 10,000 Josephine County students with the offer of the Affordable Connectivity Program benefit. In a similar effort through the Josephine Community Library District, email outreach advertised this benefit to roughly 22,000 friends of the library, along with an advertisement of the FCC mapping challenge. KAJO and affiliate stations have been running ongoing promotions about both opportunities. In addition, the local BAT is forming partnership opportunities with organizations attentive to closing digital gaps to initiate economic growth in our community. These opportunities include identifying areas of deficiency and seeking federal grant opportunities to overcome barriers in the region’s connectivity.

The County has created a helpdesk at ACPhelp@josephinecounty.gov to assist locals with the ACP application process and has fielded calls through the IT department to assist in the FCC mapping challenge process.

Digital skills, infrastructure funding, and access to devices are all significant motivations for the continued efforts of this team.

Broadband Action Team IV Data Center

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Welcome Our Newest Chamber Members Rogue Valley Heating & Air

Network One

Rogue Valley Heating & Air

Network One

2820 Foothill Blvd.

Grants Pass, OR 97526 (541) 476-3211 Paxton Luke Email: paxtonl@rvheat.net Website: https://www.rvheat.com Category: Heating and Air Conditioning Description:

541 Business Park Dr. Medford, OR 97504 (877) 256-2006 Andy Hackett Email: ahackett@networkone.com Website: http://networkone.com Category: Computer Network & Hardware Support,

Description:

and Network Services

Rogue Valley Heating & Air is a customer focused Cloud Solutions, IT infrastructure, Security, Surveilheating and air-conditioning company, located in Grants Pass, lance and Managed Services OR. We employ highly trained people whose goal is to make our At Network One our expertise is in building out encompany the best service company in Grants Pass and surround- terprise-grade IT infrastructure in regional data centers and ing areas. extending those assets to our clients by providing hardware as part of the support contract.

We include hardware in our support contracts so there is no longer the need to purchase expensive hardware, eliminating the need for on-site servers and giving our clients the ability to share IT assets across multiple locations without buying additional hardware or software licenses. Please reach out for a free quote.

David the Pet Buddy

Land and Wildlife LLC

David the Pet Buddy

Land and Wildlife LLC

Gold Hill, OR 97525 (541) 261-8439 David Samples Email: davidsamples01@gmail.com Website: https://business.grantspasschamber.org/list/mem-

ber/david-the-pet-buddy-12879

Category: Pet Day Care Description:

Your pets will be happy, safe and sound when you’re not around.

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Grants Pass (775) 225-8177 Peggi Vernon Email: peggi@landandwildlife.com Website: https://www.landleader.com/agent/peggi-vernon-2 Category: Real Estate Description: Real Estate Broker- Specializing in Rural properties, Ranchettes, Ranches, land and luxury homes

Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce ~ www.grantspasschamber.org

Welcome Our Newest Chamber Members Slightly Stationery Slightly Stationery

Grants Pass, OR 97526 (503) 577-1003 Michael Heater Email: michael@slightlystationery.com Website: http://slightlystationery.com Category: Gifts Description:

Grants Pass Magazine Grants Pass Magazine

1630 Williams Hwy. Suite 94 Grants Pass, OR 97527 (704) 877-0681 John Oliver Email: john@grantspassmag.com Website: http://grantspassmag.com Category: Publications Description:

We design and produce fun greeting cards and gifts intended to encourage people to write and send uplifting notes and Grants Pass Magazine is a free quarterly lifestyle pubthoughtful presents! lication in print and online all about Grants Pass and its surrounding areas. You can read online or find pick up locations on our website.

Chamber of Commerce Text Messaging Program General Messages - Text GPJC to 71441 To join the YPN group - Text GPYPN to 71441 To join the Greeters group Text GREETERS to 71441 To join the Merchant group Text MERCHANT to 71441 If you have questions, feel free to call 541-476-7717.

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The Young Professionals Network is for young professionals in the target age range of 18-45 who are looking for networking opportunities with other young professionals, connections to the community and business leaders, community engagement, and professional development. The network holds monthly luncheons, quarterly socials, and community service projects.

Asante, Banner Bank, NiceBadge First Interstate Bank, Logan Design, Midland Empire Ins., Weekend Beer Co., People’s Bank of Commerce, Jim Sigel Automotive, Hampton Inn & Suites, and RE/MAX Integrity-Bifano Home Team

We had a packed meeting for our February YPN Professional Development. Our speakers were Superintendent Tim Sweeny from School District 7, Superintendent Dave Venezuela from 3 Rivers School District along with his Deputy Superintendent Casey Alderson. Many topics were covered, from balancing state/ federal mandates and policies to aging infrastructure. We learned that both districts suffer from lack of funding and licensed teachers to cover positions.

District 7 has worked hard to create a strong music program which is now proudly recognized all over the Northwest. Tim also announced that their flexible online learning program, GPFLEX is moving to an alternate site which will allow more opportunities for students. He expressed his interest in leaning towards a year-round model.

Three Rivers School District expressed the importance of “soft skills” and the process in which those skills are nurtured and implemented. Casey spoke on their Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the importance of strong industry partnerships.

Both districts agree that future schools must have flexibility for more personalized learning and inclusiveness. They both acknowledge that more mental health supports must be available along with abilities to pass a bond for increased funding.

Our next event will be our Quarterly Social on Thursday, March 23rd, 5:30pm-7:00pm at Climate City Brewing. This event is FREE and registration is requiredhttps://grantspasschamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/42515 To learn more about the Young Professionals Network, please email Christie Swafford at cswafford@grantspasschamber.org. Follow us on social media or sign up for text alerts by texting GPYPN to 71441

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Basic Benefits for Chamber Members Networking Groups • Forums • Business After Hours • Chamber Committees • PROFILE Magazine Listing • Workshops • Legislative Advocacy • Community Connections and Business Credibility by Association • Certificates of origin • Business advising, publications and community marketing partnerships • Job Postings • Economic development assistance

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Why Join?

Your Chamber provides a strong and effective voice to influence change that creates economic vitality.

The Chamber also maintains effective relationships with elected representatives and staff at the local, state and federal levels, ensuring that the interest of business are represesented.

Your investment alllows us to operate and represent our community and businesses!

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Applegate River Golf Club Black Bear Diner Bridge Street Auto & RV Buona Sera Inn Central Eyes Optometry Clouser Well Drilling Inc Don’s Bike Center Elmer’s Restaurant Express Employment Professionals Gallop ‘n Glitz Gills Point S Tire & Auto Service - Grants Pass Go Army Grants Pass Grants Pass Adventist School H&R Block of Grants Pass Hart Insurance Imprints Design & Screen Printing Josephine County Josephine County Republican Party LifeWave ~ Gloria Crist Mycorrhizal Applications New Hope Nursery O.A.R.S. Oregon Books & Games LLC Rogue River Greenway Foundation Rogue Valley Acupuncture, LLC San Francisco/Petaluma KOA Siskiyou Community Health Center Soul Canyon Training & Development Southern Oregon Aspire, Inc. SunShine Solar Inc Tom R Parker Enterprises UCAN Umpqua Bank

MONTHLY UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS Greeters- “Business for Breakfast”

Every Wednesday - 8:00 am Connect w/Enews & Calendar for Locations Government Affairs Committee

1st Monday - 9:00 am Young Professionals Network Committee (YPN)

2nd Monday - 12:00 noon Business Retention & Expansion Committee

2nd Tuesday - 8:00 am Chamber Board Meeting

2nd Thursday - 8:00 am Ambassador Committe Meeting

1st Wednesday - 7:00 am YPN Quarterly Social; Thursday, March 23rd, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Business After Hours, Hosted by Banner Bank ~ Thursday, March 9th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM BUNCO our for Business with the Chamber ~ Friday, March 17th, PM - 8:00 PM We support and promote local commerce throughAmbassadors communication, advocacy and5:30 partnerships!

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Upcoming Sponsorship Opportunities SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Throughout the course of the program, these young entrepreneurs learn how to start, own and operate their own business- a lemonade stand.

This is an annual event for the Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber continues to branch out to work with all ages in our community to develop our future leaders.

This event would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors and community partners.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY! The Chamber of Commerce offers a family friendly summer concert series in 2023 at the shady and green Midway Park in the heart of the Josephine County Fairgrounds. Thanks to our amazing sponsors and through community donations, these concerts are free.

This event would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors and community partners.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY! The Wine Stroll is the Rogue Valley’s premiere wine event held in beautiful Grants Pass!

The stroll is held downtown within local businesses.

Participants stroll from location to location sampling amazing wine and delicious food.

This event would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors and community partners.

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Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce ~ www.grantspasschamber.org