Business Oregon
State of Oregon
The state economic-development agency, covering rural infrastructure finance, business retention and expansion, export promotion and industry innovation, with offices in Salem and Portland and staff across twelve regions.
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Programs & Incentives
Up to a ten-year state income tax holiday for a new business operation in one of sixteen eligible counties that creates at least five permanent full-time jobs paying the average county wage or better.
Program detailsDiscretionary lottery-funded loans and forgivable loans for projects that create jobs or build regional capacity, vetted by regional development officers and approved through the Governor’s office.
Program detailsEconomic Briefings
This week in Oregon
Seven days to 26 October 2026
No Oregon item scored above the weekly brief’s threshold this week. That reflects the feeds we read, not everything that happened in Oregon — the source register lists which feeds we can reach.
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