Mid Valley Reporter

2023 OBI Annual Meeting To Take Place May 17

Hold the date! The OBI Annual Meeting will take place May 17 at the Salem Convention Center. Please stay tuned for additional information, including the time, agenda and registration link.The Annual Meeting is a chance for hundreds of our members to get together, hear an organizational update from our board leadership and OBI staff, and network with each other as well as elected officials. This event typically takes place in Salem and features a high-profile keynote address and political panel. Past speakers include A.B. Stoddard of RealClearPolitics and Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers. The 2022 Annual Meeting included a post-primary election forum involving leading candidates for governor.The Annual Meeting is also an opportunity to bestow our Jobs Champion Award to legislators and civic leaders who embody the values and mission of OBI. In recent years, the Jobs Champion Award has been given to Brad Hicks, retired president and CEO of The Chamber of Medford and Jackson County; Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose; former Rep. Jeff Barker, D-Aloha; and Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, for their bipartisan work promoting Oregon jobs.Annual Meeting sponsors will receive a wide range of benefits, from table discounts to speaker recognition to award presentation. We can’t do this event alone. Thank you to all our sponsors, past, present and future.If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Rebecca DeBo at rebeccadebo@oregonbusinessindustry.com.

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