Enterprise Magazine Fall 2016

Economic Development in the Mid-Willamette Valley

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Fall 2016 Features 4 The Mid-Willamette Valley Food Processing Industry 7 Profiles

Willamette Valley Pie Company • Kerr Concentrates • NORPAC Foods Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods

In this Issue 2 SEDCOR Events 3 The Heartbeat of the Mid-Willamette Valley President’s Message by Chad Freeman

11 CCBI: The Amazon Issue

by Marcia Bagnall

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SEDCOR Annual Honors Luncheon SEDCOR Receives 2016 Al Loucks Award Power Equipment Systems Expands Economic Development News

Henningson Cold Storage • Willamette Valley Pie • Kettle Foods Manufacturing in McMinnville • City of Salem • Measure 97 Willamette Community Bank • Woodburn Interchange

23 SEDCOR News Board of Directors Announced • Annual Report • Golf Tourney

27 New Members Salem Leadership Foundation • Ulven Companies • Wilbur-Ellis

28 Awards & Honors Capital Auto Group 28 People Garrett Hemann Robertson, P.C. • McMinnville Economic Development Partnership • Salem Health OHSU Partners • Oregon State Credit Union • Sperry Van Ness • VanNatta Public Relations

31 Philanthropy

Volcanoes • Salem Contractors Exchange Salem Health Medical Clinics

32 Products, Programs & Projects

CD Redding Construction Chemeketa Community College • KARM Safety Solutions • Salem Municipal Airport • Cherriots • TradeshowGuy Exhibits • White Oak Construction

36 New & Renewing Members On the Cover

George Smith is the CEO and President of NORPAC, a farmer-owned vegetable and fruit processing cooperative of more than 200 member farmers.

Photo by Diane Stevenson

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SEDCOR Events ECONOMIC BUSINESS FORUM

Executive Council Chair Rich Duncan

President, Rich Duncan Construction, Inc.

Past Chair Patricia Callihan-Bowman

Owner/Career Coach, Express Employment Professionals

Secretary/Treasurer Daryl Knox

CPA, AKT LLP, CPAs and Business Consultants

Chair Elect Mark Hoyt

Members at Large Kevin Cameron

Commissioner, Marion County

Brent DeHart

Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual

Steve Powers

City Manager, City of Salem

Theresa Haskins

Jamie Johnk

Ken Jundt

ANNUAL AWARDS CELEBRATION

Nathan Levin

Owner, Nathan Levin Company

Board of Directors Ryan Allbritton

Bruce Anderson

Economic Development Director, City of Woodburn

Regional Community Affairs Manager, NW Natural

Regional Manager, Columbia Bank

Economic Development Manager, Pacific Power

Tyler Kuenzi

Ricardo Baez

President, Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods, Inc.

David Briggs

Trial Lawyer, Partner, Saalfeld Griggs PC

Cathy Clark

Mayor, City of Keizer

Alan Costic AIA

President, AC+Co. Architecture

Amy Doerfler

Secretary/Treasurer, Doerfler Farms, Inc.

James Dooley

President, Larsen Flynn Insurance

Michael Fowler

CEO, CabDoor

Tony Frazier

Plant Manager, Elkay Wood Products Company

Jennifer Larsen Morrow

President, Creative Company, Inc.

John Lattimer

Chief Administrative Officer, Marion County

Rod Lucas

Owner, Turner Lumber, Inc.

Johnny Mack

Executive Dean of Career and Technical Education, Chemeketa Community College

Alan Meyer

Regional Business Manager, Pacific Power

James Parr

CFO, Salem Health

Anna Peterson

Mayor, City of Salem

Executive Director, Incite, Inc.

Craig Pope

Lesa Goff

Commissioner, Board Chair, Polk County

Senior Vice President/Loan Team Leader, Wells Fargo Bank

Larry Goodreau

Senior Vice President/Commercial Willamette Community Bank

Dave Hayes

Partner, LCG Pence Construction, LLC

Byron Hendricks

President, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Professionals

Eric Jamieson

Attorney/Shareholder, Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C.

George Jennings

Counsel to the President, Mountain West Investment Corporation

Jim Rasmussen President/CEO, Modern Building Systems, Inc.

Mark Raum

VP Commercial Lending, Umpqua Bank

Scott Snyder

Regional Manager, The Grand Hotel in Salem

Randy Stockdale Foundation Director, Silverton Health

Phil Taylor

Department Administrator, Kaiser Permanente

Dan Ulven

President, The Ulven Companies

Steve VanArsdale

General Manager, Garmin AT, Inc.

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INDUSTRIAL SITE TOURS Periodically throughout the year, SEDCOR holds Industrial Site Tours, visiting manufacturing facilities throughout the region. These popular tours provide a unique educational opportunity for SEDCOR members, who learn more about local industry and its impact on the economy. With the generous support of sponsors, these tours are free of charge.

Business Market Manager, Portland General Electric

Partner, Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie & Hoyt, LLP

Region President, US Bank

The monthly Economic Business Forum Lunch is a fixture on the region’s business calendars.

Each month, experts speak about timely topics pertinent to business leaders across the spectrum of industries represented by our membership. This forum is held as a business lunch on the second Wednesday of each month. Our forums are held at Broadway Commons located at 1300 Broadway Street NE, Salem.

Each year SEDCOR recognizes outstanding members for their exemplary work that supports local economic development and Mid-Willamette Valley communities. Awards of honor are presented, recognizing industry accomplishment, community service, support of economic development, public/ private partnerships, and other exceptional business values. The event also acknowledges the outgoing and incoming SEDCOR Board of Directors and Executive Council.

SEDCOR AG BREAKFAST The annual SEDCOR Ag Breakfast is a gathering of agriculture producers, processors and suppliers, sharing a meal and discussion on the latest trends and issues facing the Mid-Willamette Willamette Valley agriculture industry.

GOLF TOURNAMENT The Annual Golf Tournament, held each summer, is a popular event with SEDCOR members. Participants enjoy a full-day of golf, prizes, food, drink and dinner.

ENVISION Widely hailed as the region’s top dinner event for business leaders, ENVISION is a fundraiser for Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR), the Mid-Willamette Valley’s lead economic development organization. The ENVISION event is supported by business and civic leaders across the region.

For more information, contact Events Manager Tami Lundy, 503-588-6225 or tlundy@sedcor.com.

The Mid-Willamette Valley Food Processing Industry

The Heartbeat of the Mid-Willamette Valley Agriculture and related industries are the heartbeat of the Mid-Willamette Valley.

Within our region, food processing represents more than half of our manufacturing base! Whether it is growing food, building equipment to harvest or process crops, or effectively managing the harvest, the Mid-Willamette Valley knows very well what to do with food.

Chad Freeman SEDCOR President

World leaders in this region represent th¬is industry well. Consider NORPAC and the work they do to support growers in the region, the innovation with fruit products by companies like Kerr and Oregon Fruit, and the cuttingedge technology emerging from companies that support this vast industry. Food processing in the Mid-Willamette Valley employs thousands – and perhaps more importantly, feeds many millions.

But this industry – and many others like it – is under attack in Oregon. If passed, Measure 97 will impact food processing businesses.

This fact hit home for me when I had a chance to sit down and speak with a local food processing firm who was building the plan for how they were going to shift production to other regions of the US if Measure 97 passed, resulting in lost jobs, wages and capacity here in our region.

Whether it is the indirect increase of costs being passed on to them, or the more direct cost of a 2.5 percent tax on gross sales, Measure 97 will have a dramatic impact on our economy and our communities.

I truly hope voters have the good sense to stop Measure 97 and show that our region values our largest sector of manufacturing.

— Chad

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FOOD POWERHOUSE The three counties are top ten for Oregon ag sales

by James Day

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he mid-Willamette Valley continues to lead the way in food processing, with industry giants such as the NORPAC cooperative and cutting edge players such as Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods, Kettle Foods and Willamette Valley Pie. Marion County leads the state in agricultural sales, with Yamhill County sixth and Polk County tenth, according to Patrick O’Connor, regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department.

“The obvious advantage is that this is where the food is,” O’Connor said.

The mid-valley also benefits from easy access to Interstate 5 and rail lines, although O’Connor noted that the end of container shipping at the Port of Portland means some exporters must transport their goods to ports in Washington.

Like virtually all economic sectors, food processing took a hit during the Great Recession, but O’Connor said the industry has had three healthy years of job growth since 2012. He believes that growth will continue with jobs expected to increase by 8 percent from 2014 to 2024.

Here are snapshots of four companies leading the way:

NORPAC NORPAC Foods was founded in 1924 in Stayton, and the farmer-owned vegetable and fruit processing and marketing cooperative has grown to include 220 farmer-owners.

Members grow vegetable and fruit crops for NORPAC on 35,000 acres in Oregon and Washington. The cooperative

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT Firms 236 Employees 7,201 Average wage $31,826 TOP SECTORS Sector Businesses Employees Avg. Wage Beverage* 133 1,580 $33,927 Fruits/vegetables 30 3,998 $30,226 Bakeries/tortillas 27 554 $24,205 Meat/poultry 15 185 $37,181 *includes soft drinks, breweries and wineries Sources: SEDCOR, Oregon Employment (2014 numbers)

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packages more than 400 million pounds of frozen and canned vegetables and fruit annually and employs 1,250 people.

NORPAC has seen steady expansion and growth, adding a plant in Hermiston in 1990 and one in Quincy, Wash., in 2004.

“Both operations are designed to complement products grown here in the Salem area and add to our product line,” said CEO and President George Smith.

The cooperative also set up a new corporate office in Salem in 2014, with $5 million in capital investment and 100 new jobs.

“As our company grew, the infrastructure to accommodate this growth needed to grow with it,” Smith said. “This was primarily in the packaging and distribution side of our business. We also made the strategic decision to consolidate management personnel into one office.”

NORPAC also played a pivotal role in bringing Henningsen Cold Storage to Salem in 2014. Henningsen built a 240,000 sq.ft. cold-storage building in a $25 million project that added 40 jobs.

“NORPAC and Henningsen have been doing business together for many years,” Smith said. “When the opportunity arose to provide NORPAC with increased distribution services … Henningsen was ready to step up and grow alongside us.”

To keep its workforce moving forward, NORPAC has teamed up with SEDCOR, which has established a “skill-set pyramid” for specific jobs. Smith said the company prefers to promote from within and encourages employees to attend Chemeketa Community College if additional training is required.

“The Mid-Willamette Valley is a great place to do business,” Smith said. “Besides being our center of operations the community is tremendously supportive of both local products as well as agricultural-based businesses. People in the community know that by purchasing Flav-R-Pac, Westpac and Santiam branded products they are supporting local Oregon farm families, local business and their own communities.”

Willamette Valley Pie Founded in 1999 by three farm families, Willamette Valley Pie has grown to the point where it makes nearly 3 million pies and cobblers annually. The company sells in 11 Western states and Canada and moved into a new kitchen and freezer operation in the Silverton Industrial Park in February, with help from SEDCOR. The 47,000 sq. ft. space will allow the company to expand.

CEO Jeff Dunn, said “the growth trend we hope to accomplish is 15 to 20 percent annual top line sales growth.”

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Jeff Dunn, CEO of Willamette Valley Pie highlights the supply chain benefits of doing business in the Mid-Willamette Valley, stressing the value of sourcing fruit locally.

The Silverton plant, Dunn said, includes a warehouse, office, production kitchen, packaging area, bake room, cooler, freezer, clean room and plant-attached loading docks. The company also operates a retail outlet on 82nd Avenue east of Salem.

“We were able to lay out our facility so that our process flow and use of space was much more efficient for equipment and employees,” Dunn said. “We’re able to run multiple lines and have space to continue to grow into.” Adding to the company’s efficiency is access to local ingredients.

“The food industry in Oregon has always been a large part of our economy,” Dunn said. “So much of what we need is able to be sourced locally, with the berries coming from neighboring farm families.”

The supply chain benefits of working in the Mid-Willamette Valley go beyond the fruit. Dunn noted that items such as corrugated boxes, pallets, hairnets, rubber gloves and other necessary equipment are readily available in the valley.

Dunn said the company hopes to continue to expand to new markets, including plans to have pies on the East Coast this holiday season.

“The largest challenge to selling out of state is the increased cost,” he said. “Our products are already high-end, high-priced, gourmet products with clean ingredient profiles, so buyers are already leery of the price. When you add freight, the further you go, the higher it raises costs, and the more difficult it is to get your product to market. We’ve been able to combat that by becoming more efficient as we grow, seeing savings in making more pies each year.”

The company has been at the forefront with its sustainable, healthy practices. It uses sustainably farmed wheat flour, www.sedcor.com

sustainably farmed organic shortening, all of its two-crust pies are non-GMO and soon, Dunn said, “all of our products will be verified non-GMO.” “What will be important is for our local vendors and distributors to be leaders in supplying what consumers want according to some of the trends out there and not get stuck in a rut of what’s always been,” Dunn said. “Oregon needs to continue to be a leader in producing healthy, innovative products that are cutting edge in today’s food world.”

“We want to be a leader in quality, healthy products that also support our local farm families and local economy. That’s our focus, and we’re not going to be stagnant.”

When asked about customers’ favorite flavors, Dunn noted that marionberry pie is the top-seller locally, with apple the choice elsewhere. Blueberries are the top selling frozen fruit.

Despite strong sales and an aggressive growth strategy, Dunn expressed caution about regulatory challenges, such as the rise in the minimum wage.

“I feel strongly about this,” Dunn said. “In today’s world, it’s far too easy to source things from other regions or overseas, move a corporation out of state, or move to automation and eliminate jobs, all to alleviate rising costs of doing business here in Oregon.

“If we want to create jobs and maintain the stability of our agricultural economy that’s the foundation of so much in Oregon, we have to support the needs of small farms and small businesses, not make it harder on them.”

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The NORPAC Executive Team, left to right: Al Lave – Vice President, Human Resources; George Smith – President, Chief Executive Officer; Walter Smith – Vice President, Sales Service; Bill Burich – Vice President, Operations; Shawn Campbell – Chief Operating Officer; Jon Greeley – Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; Peter Beckwith – Vice President, Sales; Randy Lyons – Vice President, Agricultural Services; Paul Scott – Vice President, Operations

Kettle Foods

cutting edge of the industry, adding certified organic and non-GMO tortillas to its lengthy product line.

Kettle Foods, now part of the Snyder’s-Lance family of

The company, which employs more than 300 at its Salem

brands, still wows customers with its exotic flavors, 34 years

corporate headquarters, has been at the forefront of high-end innovations in tortilla recipes and ingredients with the Chipotle

after pioneering the all-natural potato chip.

In 1989 Kettle produced the first “certified organic” chips

restaurant chain. Their work was noted in a pair of 2015 New

and the company has stayed in the innovation forefront

York Times articles. The company’s flour, corn, organic and

with gluten-free products. Kettle never has used MSG, GMO

multi-grain tortillas, low-carb, flavor, and gluten-free wraps,

ingredients or trans fat oils. It even has involved its customers

tostadas and tortilla chips are available across the globe.

in its branding, running a “people’s choice” campaign that

Don Pancho was founded in 1979 by the Puentes family

ultimately led to the Spicy Thai and Cheddar Beer flavors.

and has expanded steadily, adding Seattle and Yakima, Wash.

Last year a 7,000-sq.-ft. innovation center was added to its

operations. The company opened a new 100,000 square foot

Salem operations, with the goal to develop new products for

Salem headquarters in 2003; bringing 30 new jobs here. In

Kettle and the popcorn and nut products of Diamond Foods,

2010 the company established an East Coast base in Halifax,

which bought Kettle in 2010 from Lion Capital. Kettle expanded

N.C., next to a Reser’s facility—Don Pancho’s parent company.

into the United Kingdom in 1989, added a Beloit, Wisc., facility

Don Pancho officials said the food-processing “corridor”

in 2007 and is adding four large fryers to its Salem operations.

in Oregon allows them to meet their workforce needs. The

Kettle leads environmentally friendly practices. The company

company recently added a new multi-million dollar state-of-

restored wetlands on its Salem property in 2000, began

the-art flour tortilla line to meet their growing demand, with

operating vehicles using biodiesel, added 616 solar panels on

help from SEDCOR, the Salem Chamber, Energy Trust, Salem

the roof in 2003, purchased wind energy credits to offset 100

Electric, CD Redding, and other local partners. Officials also

percent of its electricity use in 2006, and made donations to the

credit help from the City of Salem and Marion County for their

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WILLAMETTE VALLEY PIE COMPANY SALEM, OREGON

History Willamette Valley Pie Company, LLC, founded in 1999 by three neighboring farm families.

Describe what your company does WVPC produces and sells locally grown frozen fruits, handmade pies, cobblers and other fruit related products out of Silverton, OR, as well as operates its retail farm store next to their frozen fruit processing facility just east of Salem.

Describe your product or service lines, as they relate to the beverage industry Our products are geared toward those who want to buy local, high quality products with better taste, while supporting local farm families. Our pies are made with locally grown berries, no till sustainably farmed wheat flour, sustainably farmed organic shortening, all of our two crust pies are non GMO (and soon all our products will be verified non GMO, and every ingredient is all-natural, sourced as local as possible).

Who are your customers, and where are they located geographically?

We primarily sell to retail and foodservice establishments throughout Oregon, Washington and California, but also have customers in 11 western states and Canada.

We deliver directly to our local stores, and use many distributors in other regions of the country as we continue to grow.

If your market has changed in the last five years, how has it impacted you?

Our marketplace opportunities and sales have grown immensely in the last 5 years, largely due to the fact that consumers want healthier, better tasting products and transparent ingredients that are simple…and that’s what we’ve always produced, and will continue to produce. www.sedcor.com

How many people do you employ within Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties?

We employ nearly 100 employees in the local area.

What is the type of training your workers need, and where do you go for that training?

There are various forms of training for food industry skills, from food safety courses dealing with 3rd party audits, FDA regulations, HACCP training, equipment training and forklift certification, as well as HR, marketing, sales and finance opportunities. We consult with local groups to support these efforts.

What types of companies in the region are in your supply chain?

There are a lot of businesses supporting what we do, from the corrugated industry, pallet manufacturers, suppliers of hairnets and rubber gloves, various equipment suppliers, ingredients suppliers, and most importantly, FARM FAMILIES who are the most important part of our supply chain. It’s where this all began.

What differentiates the Mid-Willamette Valley as a profitable place to do business?

For the food industry, we are in the heart of where the most amazing food commodities are sourced. For WVPC, being surrounded by farm families who grow thousands of acres of berries and other fruits, that relationship allows us to be competitive in the marketplace with the best tasting fruit products people can find! The largest challenge is when the cost of doing business rises (minimum wage increases, etc.) to a point where we’re no longer competitive with other regions, foreign competition creeps in, local farms can’t compete, and everyone who relies on our local commodities suffers along with our local economy.

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FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

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KERR CONCENTRATES INC. SALEM, OREGON

If your market has changed in the last five years, how has it impacted you?

Company name and brief history: Kerr Concentrates Inc. has 85+ years of experience in simple ingredients from fruit and vegetables. Based in Oregon, Kerr operates production facilities in Salem, Oregon, and Oxnard, California, ensuring consistent quality, efficiency and safety through process design, automation and innovation. Kerr Concentrates is now a part of the Ingredion Incorporated group of companies.

Describe what your company does: Kerr offers a diverse range of ingredients: fruit and vegetable juices, purees, essences, formulated solutions and distillates. This extensive portfolio helps customers to deliver the color, flavor, texture and nutrition of 30+ fruits and 10+ vegetables, that varies from strawberries, cranberries and raspberries to pumpkins, carrots and beets.

Describe your product or service lines:

Consumers are seeking health and nutrition in foods and beverages made with simple ingredients they recognize. Kerr produces naturally derived ingredients that help customers create these on-trend products. From increasing fruit and vegetables content to developing an organic recipe, Kerr partners with customers to create innovative products.

How many people do you employ within Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties?

In production and office related activities, Kerr employs between 80-100 people in the region.

What is the type of training your workers need, and where do you go for that training?

Safety and quality are important values for Kerr and all employees are required to attend training on these areas as related to each individual job. Kerr supports its training programs with local and national education programs, depending on the specific subject of focus.

Kerr partners with customers to create food and beverages with recognizable ingredients. With an extensive portfolio and a dedicated R&D, Kerr can tailor the right formulated solution targeting specific flavor profiles and seeking on-trend healthy and clean label trends.

What types of companies in the region are in your supply chain?

Who are your customers, and where are they located geographically?

What differentiates the Mid-Willamette Valley as a profitable place to do business?

Food and beverage manufacturers in the United States and around the world are our primary customers. They use Kerr solutions in many different products, from a delicious ice cream to a healthy and nutritious soup.

The region has an excellent environment and climate for growing specific fruits and vegetables. It allows companies like Kerr to be competitive regionally, nationally and globally.

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Kerr does business with several different companies, including growers, cold storages, equipment manufacturers and office service suppliers located in the region.

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NORPAC FOODS SALEM, OREGON

Ryan Koch, whose family farm is in Canby, Oregon, is part of the NORPAC cooperative.

Company Name and Brief History: NORPAC Foods is a farmer-owned vegetable and fruit cooperative headquartered in Salem. NORPAC was founded in 1924 in Stayton, Oregon. Through acquisitions and mergers, the organization has grown to be the largest vegetable processor in the state. Their mission is to provide the 220 farmer-owners of the cooperative with reliable market access for the crops they grow. NORPAC has five production facilities located in the central Willamette Valley, along with two wholly-owned vegetable processing facilities: Hermiston Foods, LLC and Quincy Foods, LLC, located in northeast Oregon and central Washington, respectively.

Describe what your company does: The farmer-members of the cooperative supply NORPAC vegetable and fruit crops grown on over 35,000 acres in Oregon and Washington. From this produce, NORPAC cans, freezes, and packages over 400 million pounds of frozen and canned vegetables and fruit annually.

Who are your customers, and where are they located geographically?

NORPAC has customers throughout the United States and the world. Over half of our products are sold through foodservice distributors. NORPAC has two major brands in retail distribution, Flav-R-Pac© frozen fruit and vegetables and Santiam© canned vegetables that are sold throughout the Western United States. Many products are sold as ingredients to major industrial customers.

If your market has changed in the last five years, how has it impacted you?

The market has changed because the consumer has evolved and their preferences have changed. For instance, as demand for organic produce has grown, we have grown more organic products. In addition, our customers are demanding more information about how their food is grown and packaged. They want a relationship with their food and we are in a unique position, as a cooperative, to provide the kind of story they want to hear. www.sedcor.com

How many people do you employ within Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties?

NORPAC employs 1,250 full-time employees.

In addition, each year from June through November, we hire approximately an additional 2000 employees to help us process the produce grown by our member-farmers.

What is the type of training your workers need, and where do you go for that training?

NORPAC offers on-the-job training in all areas a worker needs. This includes training related to food handling, food safety, job specific and general safety training.

Additional training available for employees includes on-site forklift certification, on-site welding classes, and participation in apprenticeship programs offered in conjunction with the State of Oregon. NORPAC works closely with SEDCOR and Chemeketa Community College to provide expertise in our training programs.

What types of companies in the region are in your supply chain?

Besides the produce supplied by our cooperative members, NORPAC relies on many area businesses and services including: • Frozen storage warehouse companies • Dry storage warehouses • Trucking companies • Repair parts and operating supplies • Office supply companies • Packaging suppliers

What differentiates the Mid-Willamette Valley as a profitable place to do business?

The Mid-Willamette Valley is a great place to do business.

Besides being our center of operations, the community is tremendously supportive of both local products as well as agricultural-based businesses. People in the community know that by purchasing Flav-R-Pac, Westpac and Santiam branded products, they are supporting local Oregon farm families, local business, and their own communities.

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DON PANCHO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOODS SALEM, OREGON regardless of ethnic background, embrace the ease and enjoyment in eating tortillas as part of their daily dining habits.

Don Pancho is committed to producing quality tortillas that meet and exceed the needs of a diverse population.

How many people do you employ within Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties?

Don Pancho employs over 300 skilled individuals at our North Salem manufacturing facility.

What is the type of training your workers need, and where do you go for that training?

Company name and brief history: Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods Inc. Founded by the Puentes family in 1979, Don Pancho has a rich history of serving local and national restaurants and grocery stores with fresh tortillas and chips.

Describe what your company does: Don Pancho is the premier craft tortilla baking company in the Northwest. From trending healthy offerings to Certified Organic and Non-GMO tortillas, we excel in providing consumers with terrific food at competitive prices. Don Pancho is recognized as the tortilla industry leader in firstto-market recipes and exotic flavors.

Who are your customers, and where are they located geographically?

We partner with many progressive retailers and restaurants across the Northwest and nationwide to share the wonderful tortillas made here in Salem. Our tortillas are also enjoyed in many parts of Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

If your market has changed in the last five years, how has it impacted you?

The tortilla industry continues to see growth as more people,

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Don Pancho actively seeks motivated, skilled, and dedicated employees who are passionate about producing great food.

Our workforce receives on-going education in plant and food safety as part of our SQF Level III plant certification and comprehensive HACCP programs.

What types of companies in the region are in your supply chain?

Don Pancho partners with many Northwest vendors for a variety of raw ingredients as well as industrial & consumer supply sourcing.

What differentiates the Mid-Willamette Valley as a profitable place to do business?

Good balance between city and businesses. Active organizations like SEDCOR and our Salem and Keizer Chambers that advocate for business and business growth.

We also have very clean water in Salem, which assists in our product quality and good infrastructure. We are fortunate to be in the food processing corridor in Oregon, where we can tap into an excellent workforce. We also have a spirit of partnership from the City Council and Marion County as we selected our current site; many people worked to keep Don Pancho in Salem.

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It’s been in the news lately that Amazon.com is moving into the sale of private-label brands of perishable foods. And this will make an even more competitive environment for food processors and manufacturers to compete in. So what is a small, or even medium-sized local business to do?

Marcia Bagnall directs the Chemeketa Community College Small Business Development Center, where she oversees business advising and educational programs for business owners in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties.

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• Look at trade trends and see which nations are increasing imports. A good source here is the U.S. Department of Commerce’s website at http://tse.export.gov/TSE/TSEHome.aspx.

Have you thought about exporting your goods internationally? Less than one percent of the nation’s small businesses are exporters, but over 95% of all consumers are outside of the U.S. Clearly there’s an opportunity here. Some benefits to small business owners include diversification of markets and somewhere to unload excess product (without having to reduce prices in the domestic market). There is also an opportunity to extend the life of a product by entering new markets.

It can seem overwhelming though. Where would you start? Here are seven key things to consider.

• Look at Mexico and Canada first. Starting close to home makes the prospect of global trade less daunting. These are our largest trading partners already, and there are well-established consumer markets with lots of infrastructure already in place. Add to that the NAFTA agreement which removes some trade barriers.

• Look for countries with a growing middle class which has discretionary income and an interest in U.S. goods. China and India are up and coming in this, as are Brazil and Vietnam. A Google search

• Pay attention to a prospective country’s infrastructure, like airports and ports and ground transportation networks. It may be simple to ship to a country’s major cities, but what about getting goods out to smaller cities and towns?

• Do your research and establish pricing that makes sense. You don’t want to go out of business by underpricing goods, which will happen if you don’t consider “landed costs” such as duties, taxes, fees and other payments.

• Consider staffing needs, like in-country distribution and customer service. If working with English speakers is key for you then choose a country like India or Poland. If access to manpower is important, then a country with a low-cost labor force like Vietnam might be right for you.

• Ask for help. Local Small Business Development Centers and SEDCOR provide confidential, one-on-one business advising services to the area’s business community, and they can direct you to experts in international trade issues, at no cost to you.

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SEDCOR Honors Outstanding Achievements of Local Businesses at Annual Luncheon Strategic Economic Development Corporation, the lead economic development group for Marion Polk and Yamhill Counties, held its Annual Honors Luncheon at the Salem Convention Center to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of local businesses and community leaders.

“These awards honor local businesses and organizations who create new jobs or economic opportunities,” said SEDCOR Chair Rich Duncan. “The event gives us an opportunity to step back and recognize the importance of vision, creativity and strategic partnerships in growing healthy businesses and communities.”

More than 300 SEDCOR members, civic and government officials were in attendance. The event was sponsored by Bank of the Cascades and Willamette University MBA. The awards honored the following outstanding companies and individuals:

Longtime community supporter KeyBank won the SEDCOR 2016 Community Service Award.

• Business Partner of the Year: Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie & Hoyt

“Economic development is a team sport,” Freeman said. “We see this every day in our partnerships, whether the private companies we work with, our public sector partners, or others. We are only as strong as the team.”

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• Agri-Business of the Year Award: Boshart Trucking • Outstanding SEDCOR Construction Alliance Member: John Gooley, Withers Lumber • Manufacturer of the Year: CabDoor The event also was occasion for SEDCOR’s Annual Meeting.

President Chad Freeman presented the organization’s annual report. Freeman acknowledged the board of directors, staff, and members for their role in stimulating $60 million of new investment this past year that added or retain nearly 400 new jobs in the region.

This award is given to the organization that provides services to the community, has been active with SEDCOR, and who exemplifies the highest business ethical standards. The award was received by John Nolting, KeyBank Regional Sales Leader.

KeyBank is playing a key role in helping 50 kids attend college this year, including Salem resident Maria Casilla Perez. Perez is a student at Western Oregon University with a dream of owning and operating a group home for unwed teen parents and victims

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of domestic violence. She is a volunteer working with migrant families and the $1,500 scholarship she received from the KeyBank Latino Scholarship Program is helping her achieve that dream.

This year KeyBank gave approximately $75,000 in scholarships to students across Oregon. These students are juniors and seniors at their respective colleges and universities who have demonstrated a commitment to community service and civic involvement.

KeyBank also supports a variety of community events. These included the “Neighbors Make a Difference Day” benefitting the Marion Polk Food Share, the “United Way Days of Caring” and the local “Pride Parade” with its kickoff Event and Dining Out to Fight Aids fundraiser.

KeyBank and its employees have played a vital role in helping students and the community through many acts of giving and serving.

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This award is given to a company who has been active with SEDCOR and who has exemplified the best qualities of corporate citizenship by contributing significantly to the community and to the successful operation of SEDCOR programs. The award was received by Ken Sherman Jr., Gina Johnnie and Mark Hoyt.

As SEDCOR looks for opportunities to expand local businesses and attract new ones, Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie and Hoyt is working to help its clients expand existing relationships and identify new opportunities.

The law firm is a committed partner to SEDCOR – financially, on the SEDCOR board, and by supporting its events. In addition to generous sponsorships, every attorney is encouraged to attend SEDCOR events forums relevant to their business. Behind every event, such as the Envision 2016 event in May, businesses like Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie and Hoyt are making them possible through their support.

Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie and Hoyt received the SEDCOR 2016 Business Partner of the Year Award.

Just as SEDCOR is focusing its efforts to help provide economic stability in our communities, Sherman, Sherman Johnnie and Hoyt is helping provide stability to their clients by managing their risks and solving their problems. The firm considers its support of SEDCOR as more than smart business; it’s a partnership. They value SEDCOR’s support of the community and consider it an extension of their mission.

It is businesses like Sherman, Sherman Johnnie and Hoyt that provide the encouragement and support that SEDCOR employees and members need to thrive.

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initiative with public benefit in mind. The award celebrates the collaboration of private industry and public sector organizations.

The award was received by Make It In the Willamette Valley partners Marion County, Yamhill County, Polk County, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments, OMEP, and Incite.

Public and private partnerships continue to thrive and are having a huge impact on the ability for businesses to grow and create new jobs. The Make It In The Willamette Valley Project is one of those partnerships.

The project was started in 2013 with a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments and SEDCOR, along with Incite and the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

These funds have helped keep businesses and jobs at home and to help train local workers to meet the needs of businesses.

The Make It In The Willamette Valley project is helping local businesses identify opportunities with on-the-ground involvement in Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties. It’s supported by Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties, as well as PGE and Pacific Power.

Boshart Trucking was recognized as the 2016 SEDCOR Agri-Business of the Year.

The three-year project has cut barriers to growth and helped to support an innovative and collaborative culture for businesses in the region.

AGRI-BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

This award is presented to a business who has been active in SEDCOR, has demonstrated excellence in agri-business and who supports and maintains the significant role and future of agriculture in our economy. Shelly Boshart Davis received the award.

The Willamette Valley straw market would not be what it is today without the forward thinking and ingenuity of brothers Stan and Gene Boshart and Boshart Trucking.

In 1984, the brothers tackled the problems of an industry in turmoil. By providing services along the entire distribution chain, Boshart Trucking is helping farmers and the international market get what they need.

Boshart Trucking has also established itself as a community partner. The company is dedicated to helping local non-profits such as kids’ youth and sports associations, the YMCA, the Farm Bureau, Future Farmers of America and many others.

Additionally, Boshart Trucking is taking the time, effort and finances to employ young men and women and teach them the value of hard work and safety while also instilling tools to help them be productive and efficient in all aspects of their lives. They aren’t seen as tractor drivers, but as tomorrow’s mechanics, doctors and engineers.

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OUTSTANDING SEDCOR CONSTRUCTION ALLIANCE MEMBER John Gooley, Withers Lumber For more than a decade John Gooley has played a key role in projects that have helped continue the mission of area non-profits and events that give back. At the same time, he is building relationships between the community and the SEDCOR Construction Alliance.

His commitment of time and resources helped the SEDCOR Construction Alliance, in Partnership with Extreme Makeover, rebuild the Oregon School for the Deaf dormitory and the haunted house it uses as a fundraiser each October. As a member and president of the Oktoberfest Board, he played a vital role in helping the SEDCOR Construction Alliance and its members to build the Festhalle in Mount Angel, which is not only used during Oktoberfest but by groups year round.

When The Oregon Garden wanted a location where people could gather to learn, John, with support from Withers Lumber, secured donations of cash, materials and labor for the Oregon Forest Research Institute Discovery Pavilion.

John Gooley is helping the SEDCOR Construction Alliance to do good things throughout the community

MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR This award recognizes an outstanding manufacturer that is making world-class products, creating job opportunities and strengthening communities.

It is given to the individual or company who has been active in SEDCOR, made contributions to the industry and community and is considered a successful operator exemplifying the highest business ethical standards. The

CabDoor of Salem received SEDCOR’s highest recognition, 2016 Manufacturer of the Year. award was received by owners Cliff Stites, Chuck Freeman and Michael Fowler.

Cabinet maker Cliff Stites started CabDoor in Salem in 1989 and in the nearly three decades since, it has continued to grow into a company with 200 employees and a 66,000 square foot facility.

His company has also built a strong partnership with SEDCOR throughout those years.

In 2006, CabDoor was struggling with a surge in demand, inefficiencies in production and a higher number of product defects. SEDCOR introduced the company to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership and since that time, CabDoor has undergone a massive transformation. Because of this, the company has been able to produce 40 percent more in less space and give their customers the quality they demand.

CabDoor is living out its Mission of Success – Success for its employees – Success for its customers and Success for the community. Today’s owners Cliff Stites, Chuck Freeman, and Michael Fowler and their team are continuing to build a CabDoor culture around shared values, creating win-wins and by doing the right thing and making it better.

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SEDCOR honored with Al Loucks Business-Government Partnership Award The City of Salem honored the lead economic development entity for Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties with the 2016 Al Loucks Business-Government Partnership Award. The award was presented by Salem City Councilor Steve McCoid on Monday, August 29 before hundreds of city and community leaders at the Loucks Auditorium in the Salem Public Library.

“SEDCOR did our community a tremendous service with their series on the Cascadia earthquake and for bringing together businesses to link with agencies in preparing for and responding to the BIG ONE,” said McCoid.

The Al Loucks Business-Government Partnership Award honors a business making a major contribution to a city program or project. The award acknowledged SEDCOR’s SEDCOR’s December session of the Cascadia Threat series brought work in preparing the business community for a major 200 community and business leaders to the Salem Convention Center to learn business’ role in disaster recovery. disaster through its 2015-16 Cascadia Threat series.

“We are honored to receive this recognition, and view it as recognition of all of the partners on this project--City “This was very innovative leadership shown by a group of Salem, Marion County, and Oregon Office of Emergency who thought beyond the government response and integrates Management,” said Chad Freeman, SEDCOR President. “The the great resources of the private sector to play a large role Cascadia Threat series brought important information to our in recovery efforts following a major disaster,” said McCoid. business community about the need to prepare for any type of “They have created a forum for the ongoing discussion of disaster, which is critical to business continuity in our region.” assets and services that will be important as we respond.”

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A POWERFUL INVESTMENT Wholesale distributor renovates warehouse, adds product lines and jobs, and invests for growth in the region.

Power Equipment Systems, a Salem family business that’s grown into one of the nation’s premier wholesale distributors of lawn and garden equipment, parts, and engines, has expanded into a renovated Willamette Valley warehouse complex that formerly housed a silicon wafer plant.

The cavernous main warehouse, which stood vacant near the Salem Parkway for years after the dot-com crash is now humming with activity following an $8.6 million investment to purchase and improve the 8-acre campus.

Today inside the 75,000-square-foot facility, racks of tools, parts, belts, equipment and even riding mowers are stacked and catalogued until they are shipped to repair shops and dealers across the 12 western states.

Power Equipment Systems was founded in Salem in 1979 by William “Bill” Burrell, who built the business from an idea until his death of cancer in 1995. The privately-held company is now run jointly by the wife-and-husband team of Burrell’s daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Pete Yunker. Together, they have led the effort to make Power Equipment Systems a regional powerhouse in the niche outdoor equipment industry.

“Power Equipment Systems is part of the Salem community and where we call home. We couldn’t imagine growing anywhere else,” said Kelly Yunker.

“We couldn’t be more pleased in how this project turned out, with the help of our real estate and construction partners.

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efficiently and be able to say yes to more opportunities,” said Pete Yunker. SEDCOR member CD Redding was on the project.

Rehabilitating the former Sumco Mitsubishi property allowed the company to more than double the capacity of the former Power Equipment Systems warehouse. In its heyday, Sumco Mitsubishi employed more than 1,000 people in its Salem silicon wafer facilities before the company’s business shriveled in the early 2000s.

Power Equipment Systems now employs 40 people including call center personnel, warehouse crew and a sales team that interacts with independent dealers and repair shops across the West. An average of 600 orders ship daily, via small parcel carriers and pallet load carriers. The new facility gives the company growing room for more products and staff.

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Henningsen Cold Storage To Build New Food Processors Hub At Mill Creek Corporate Center Henningsen Cold Storage Company, a 93-year-old, Oregon familyowned refrigerated warehousing company offering over 53.7 million cubic feet of frozen and refrigerated space across the U.S., broke ground Aug. 18 on a new 166,000 sq. ft. facility in Salem at Mill Creek Corporate Center.

SEDCOR, the City of Salem, and Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS) have been working closely with Henningsen Cold Storage for several months on the details of their new facility. The company has begun site preparation on a 34-acre parcel, in the central portion of the corporate industrial campus, adjacent to Kuebler Boulevard.

Henningsen anticipates investing $27 million in this facility, which will serve as an innovative hub of activity for food processors, providing infrastructure needed for an industry that accounts for approximately 50 percent of the region’s manufacturing base. This is the first of an anticipated four-phase development, with future phases expected to generate additional jobs and investment. The company anticipates opening in spring 2017.

“We’re very excited about this new project for Salem and the vision that Henningsen Cold Storage brings to Mill Creek Corporate Center,” said Salem Mayor Anna Peterson. “Agriculture is critical for Salem and we’re proud of our growing partnership with an Oregon business that supports one of our most important industries for the region.”

With locations in Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Oregon, the Mill Creek location will be Henningsen’s second Salem facility. The City of Salem and DAS will collaborate to construct a new traffic signal at Mill Creek Drive and Kuebler Boulevard, road improvements on Mill Creek Drive, and construction of an internal street, to serve the facility and future phases of development at Mill Creek Corporate Center.

“As a fifth-generation family owned company, we are eager to support the local activity of food processors and agricultural partners in the community” said Henningsen’s Chairman and President, Mike Henningsen. “With our second Salem facility, we can better enhance the supply chain infrastructure in the region, which is currently struggling to keep up with the increasing demands of regulatory requirements and efficiencies.”

“Economic Development is truly a team sport,” said Chad Freeman SEDCOR President. “This project has been a great partnership between a number of public and private organizations, all working to grow jobs and support our agriculture industry.”

Among the partners mentioned: • The State of Oregon, including DAS, Business Oregon and the Governors Regional Response Team • The City of Salem, who partnered with the State to develop Mill Creek Corporate Center, as well the staff team at the City who helped throughout the process • Marion County • Federal Economic Development Commission • Westech • Fischer Construction “Most of all, let’s recognize and thank Henningsen Cold Storage for their continued investment in the Mid-Willamette Valley and in our agriculture and food processing industries here,” said Freeman.

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Top News in Brief Willamette Valley Pie expands to Silverton With help from SEDCOR, Willamette Valley Pie expanded into a new 67,000 square foot manufacturing headquarters facility in Silverton.

“Production is rolling on frozen and baked pies, cobblers and other treats, with bakery employees working in a retrofitted building in Silverton,” reported the Silverton Appeal newspaper. The operation moved to a site it shares with Willamette Valley Fruit Company.

“Silverton Industrial Park, designed with businesses in mind, offered the infrastructure the company needed. So, in January, it purchased the current 6.5-acre parcel for $1.5 million,” the paper noted.

“Coming here – it upped our risk – but we feel it’s worth it, for us and for the community,” said owner Jeff Roth. “We have roots in Silverton. If we can add more excitement and energy to the community here, it’s a benefit for everybody.”

According to the paper, Willamette Valley Pie’s production workforce has grown by eight since the move. Now running two shifts per day, the company is hiring to fill a third shift.

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On October 7, 2016, the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) hosted McMinnville | MADE Day in an effort to celebrate manufacturers within McMinnville and to inform the community about the importance of manufacturing for economic health and vitality.

A story in the Portland Tribune newspaper explored how Measure 97 -- a public employee union-backed gross receipts tax proposal slated for the November ballot -- will affect the agriculture industry. The story gives an in-depth look at the impacts the proposal would have on Wilco, a local company with farm stores, agribusiness and fuel services.

In conjunction with National Manufacturing Day and on MEDP’s 10th anniversary, the day included VIP tours for invited guests, an awards luncheon, and an expo. With over 85 manufacturers employing 2,400 people creating a total payroll of $108,724,078 in McMinnville, MEDP believes in the importance of not only celebrating the success of these companies, but also educating the region on all of the products created in the city.

“Under Measure 97, Mt. Angel’s Wilco farm supplies and fuel cooperative faces a 1,388percent increase in its state corporate income tax bill,” CEO Doug Hoffman told the paper. “The impact of the tax could be felt at every point of sale, as suppliers and retailers increase prices to cover their additional costs. The gas and diesel that Wilco sells, for instance, changes hands several times before it gets to the end consumer,” raising the cost as much as seven percent, according to Hoffman.

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Top News in Brief Continued for producing and selling a crop,” said Dave Dillon, executive vice president of Oregon Farm Bureau.

“We are going to have folks out of work, and there isn’t going to be an economy to pick them up,” said Katie Fast, executive director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter.

Willamette Community Bank to expand In March 2014 Willamette Community Bank opened a Loan Production Office in Salem staffed primarily by Larry Goodreau, a veteran Salem banker with strong contacts in the Salem Business community and a history of community involvement with local non-profits.

When the Loan Production Office opened its doors, Bank President and CEO Dan McDowell indicated the ultimate goal would be to one day open a full service branch.

“Since opening our limited service Loan Production Office in 2014, the response from the community has been overwhelming and we are responding by opening a new branch,” McDowell said recently. The Bank worked with Jennifer Martin, Sperry Van Ness to locate a site that would not only highlight the Bank’s commitment to the community, but would also offer great visibility and convenience for current and future customers.

After considering five potential sites the bank has signed a multi-year lease with South Block Mixed Use, LLC for 3,200+ SF at 400 Commercial St. SE (the former Boise Cascade property). “The expansion of Willamette Community Bank brings together two very important elements: a community bank led by seasoned bankers committed to true relationship banking and a growing, thriving community of Salem,” McDowell said.

Working with a local architect and local contractor the bank will seek to highlight the natural light and great volume of the space to develop an inviting atmosphere for customers and employees. The branch will offer a full spectrum of services, according to Joan Reukauf, Chief Operating Officer of Willamette Community Bank.

“We are excited to bring even more of our talents, skills, and capabilities to the Salem market. Serving a growing community like Salem is what we do best so it makes sense to open a branch which will offer the products and services that support local Salem businesses in their goals” The new branch will open in early 2017 and will initially be staffed by a lending team consisting of Goodreau, SVP / Senior Relationship Manager and Frank Bermudez, VP / Relationship Manager. It will also include Steve Horning, VP and Professional Banking Officer. Horning has served the banking needs of the Salem community for more than 30 years. He

will focus on deposit services and cash management products for local business.

The staff will also include a branch service officer who will oversee the day to day function of the branch. Over time the staff at the location is expected to reach seven employees.

Interchange Project Finalist For National Award The Woodburn Interchange and Transit Facility project has been named one of the top 12 transportation projects in America for 2016 and is now in the running for national Grand Prize and People’s Choice awards, reported the Woodburn Independent newspaper.

SEDCOR member K&E Excavating, Inc. was general contractor for the interchange and a number of other members were subs on the project. The project came in under budget and almost a year ahead of schedule.

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Strategic Economic Development Corporation Announces 2016-17 Board of Directors Leaders Represent a Broad Range of Private and Public Sector Employers Strategic Economic Development Corporation announced its officers, executive council, and new board members for 2016 – 17. The board represents a broad range of businesses and public sector employers who are vital to the economic health of the Mid-Willamette Valley.

Incoming Board Chair Rich Duncan presented the new slate of directors at the SEDCOR Annual Awards Celebration September 9 at the Salem Convention Center. Executive Council members include four officers and five members-at-large: Chair – Rich Duncan, Rich Duncan Construction Past Chair - Patricia Callihan-Bowman, Owner, Express Employment Professionals Chair-Elect – Mark Hoyt, Partner, Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie & Hoyt LLP Secretary/Treasurer – Daryl Knox, CPA, AKT LLP, CPAs and Business Consultants Members-At-Large: Kevin Cameron, Marion County Commissioner Theresa Haskins, Business Markets Manager, PGE Brent DeHart, Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual Nathan Levin, Owner, Nathan Levin Company Steve Powers, City Manager, City of Salem Eight individuals joined the SEDCOR board on July 1: Ryan Allbritton, Region President, US Bank Amy Doerfler, Secretary/Treasurer, Doerfler Farms, Inc. Michael Fowler, CEO, CabDoor Jamie Johnk, Economic Development Director, City of Woodburn John Lattimer, Chief Administrative Officer, Marion County Alan Meyer, Regional Business Manager, Pacific Power Phil Taylor, Department Administrator, Kaiser Permanente Dan Ulven, President, The Ulven Companies

Twenty-six individuals will continue to serve on the SEDCOR Board for the coming year: Bruce Anderson, NW Natural Ricardo Baez, Don Pancho David Briggs, Saalfeld Griggs PC Mayor Cathy Clark, City of Keizer Alan Costic, AC + Co. Architecture Community James Dooley, Larsen Flynn Insurance Tony Frazier, Incite Inc. Lesa Goff, Wells Fargo Bank Larry Goodreau, Willamette Community Bank Dave Hays, LCG Pence Construction, LLC Byron Hendricks, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Eric Jamieson, Garrett Hemann Robertson PC George Jennings, Mountain West Investment Corp.

Ken Jundt, Columbia Bank Tyler Kuenzi, Elkay Wood Products Jennifer Larsen Morrow, Creative Company Rod Lucas, Turner Lumber Johnny Mack, Chemeketa Community College James Parr, Salem Health Mayor Anna Peterson, City of Salem Commissioner Craig Pope, Polk County Jim Rasmussen, Modern Building Systems Mark Raum, Umpqua Bank Scott Snyder, The Grand Hotel Randy Stockdale, Legacy Silverton Health Steve VanArsdale, Garmin AT Board members of Strategic Economic Development Corporation serve a three-year term.

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SEDCOR Annual Report reveals $60.5 million new regional investment SEDCOR, the lead economic development organization for Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties, released its annual report at its annual meeting and Awards Celebration in September. The report summarizes the activities and achievements of fiscal year 2016.

The report shows a successful year, with more than $60 million in new investment and 397 new and retained jobs. It also highlights companies that have made a renewed commitment to the region. These include a new wood products company that brought 75 jobs, and significant expansions from existing companies like Henningsen Cold Storage, Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods, Turner lumber, GK Machine, and A.R.E. Manufacturing.

“SEDCOR’s key strategic vision is to build communities in the Mid-Willamette Valley,” said Chad Freeman, SEDCOR President. “We do this by working one-on-one with individual companies here, and working to recruit companies outside the region.”

Highlights of the year’s achievements include: • More than ten announced expansion or recruitment projects, including one of the country’s largest cold storage companies investing in a new facility at Mill Creek Corporate Center.

• In all, $52 million of new investment in the region by existing companies, adding or retaining 322 jobs.

• A new traded sector employer to the region, bringing $8 million investment and 75 jobs.

• The Make it in the Mid-Willamette Valley project leveraged a $2.2 million federal grant and robust partnerships to help manufacturers by strengthening supply chains, delivering workforce training, bolstering retention and expansion, and broadening SEDCOR support into Yamhill County.

• Partnerships with 15 school districts to identify and teach industry-driven skills.

• 30 news articles telling the Mid-Willamette Valley’s business story, including showcasing the region to more than 11 million readers in United Hemispheres magazine • A complete re-design of Enterprise, which showcased 23 companies over the year.

• The region’s strongest business innovation event at ENVISION 2016 in May. • An award-winning Cascadia Threat series to bolster the region’s preparedness for disaster.

The SEDCOR Annual Report is available at SEDCOR.com.

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The sold-out SEDCOR Golf Tourney delivered gorgeous sunshine, great food and drink, and a terrific group of players on Friday, June 17 at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem. Congratulations to the winning teams:

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Salem Leadership Foundation is a faith-based neighborhood development organization that brings together people of faith and people of good will to transform the Salem-Keizer Community into Oregon’s healthiest. Founded in 1996, SLF employs nine staff and works with business, schools, law enforcement, non-profits, agencies and neighborhoods to serve more than 10,000 kids and families via 50 partnerships. Contact Sam Skillern, sam@salemLF.org or 503-315-8683.

The Ulven Companies provide customers a single source for a wide variety of custom solutions and catalog products utilizing comprehensive forging, casting and machining capabilities. Because of their manufacturing expertise, broad array of internal resources and an extensive system of supply chain partners, the Ulven Companies offer the advantage of one-stop shopping for even the most complex manufacturing projects.

The goal of the Ulven Companies is to simplify and streamline its customers’ purchasing and production needs. When customers want their projects done right and on-time, Ulven is their partner of choice. Visit UlvenCompanies.com

Founded in 1921, Wilbur-Ellis Company is a full service agriculture retailer offering crop protection products (traditional and organic), fertilizer, seed, agronomic consulting and a technology platform for agricultural and horticultural growers nationwide. Contact John Walther, Area Manager, at (541) 928-9000 or JWalther@wilburellis.com.

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Capitol Auto Group was honored with the Community Builder Award by United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley. The company received the recognition at the Community Celebration Luncheon, Aug. 25 at the Salem Convention Center.

The award recognizes companies for their per capita giving and employee involvement. Last spring Capitol donated $135,000 as a result of its annual 29 Days of Love campaign. Two hundred and fifty employees (90 percent of the company), participated in the campaign. More than one-third of those involved donated more than $600; more than 40 workers donated $1000 or more. Capitol Auto Group has served the greater Salem area for more than 80 years

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Tammy Dentinger, Kim Hoyt, John Pollino and Ryan Hunt of Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C. have been selected for the Thomson Reuters 2016 Oregon Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers statewide are selected to receive the honor.

The lawyers are nominated by their peers for excellence within their practice areas.

Dentinger was included on the 2016 Oregon Super Lawyers list for the 10th consecutive year. She has practiced family law for over 20 years and is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Hoyt was selected for her work in employment law. She defends business owners and public entities in state and federal court. She is the firm’s managing officer.

Pollino is a trial lawyer representing clients in professional malpractice matters, business disputes and other complex civil litigation.

Hunt was selected as a Rising Star. He represents parties in family law, personal injury, and construction defect claims.

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Lacey Dykgraaf will be joining the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership staff full-time in the role of Marketing Specialist. She began her time with MEDP working as the McMinnville WORKS Intern Coordinator this summer. With the opportunity to tour manufacturing facilities and talk with different industry leaders, her interest in McMinnville grew as the summer passed. Now she will be concentrating on planning, organizing, and completing marketing and communication activities. She will also be maintaining MEDP’s website, www. mcminnvillebusiness.com, and its social media pages.

Salem Health Affiliate OHSU Partners has named Scott Johnson as the organization’s new chief financial officer. Johnson is a senior leader and finance professional with significant experience in the health care industry, including health care reform. He began his new role in September. Johnson succeeds Pam Vukovich, who, at the inception of OHSU Partners, agreed to serve in an interim role until a permanent CFO could be recruited. During her tenure she developed the strategic financial vision for OHSU Partners, established the integrated financial systems for the

partnership, formulated financial policy and advised the CEO on financial matters.

Prior to joining OHSU Partners, Vukovich served as CFO, and interim president and CEO of Portland’s Legacy Health System for more than 25 years. Since September 2011, Johnson has served as chief financial officer for St. Luke’s Hospital located near St. Louis, Mo., where he created an internal health care reform workgroup, established a population health department, and negotiated a cardiovascular service line clinical affiliation agreement with Cleveland Clinic. Johnson’s education and professional awards include an MBA in health care management from OHSU in 2013, plus a Bachelor of Science in business administration and accounting from Portland State University in 1983.

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Tiffany Shirley has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Risk Management. The 20-year member of the Oregon State Credit Union team has moved up through the ranks since she started in September 1996.

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Scott Cramer and Heather Metcalf have joined as CFS* Financial Advisors. Cramer comes from Waddell & Reed after serving the Salem and Willamette Valley area for the past ten years. Metcalf returns to Oregon after

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She earned honors from her work at both TD Ameritrade and Bank of Texas.

The 2008 graduate from the University of Oregon also spent five months in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in overseeing the onsite coordination of relief efforts.

Gail Lichtenthaler has been named to manage the Sunset branch in Corvallis. She is an Oregon State University graduate and has been active in the Linn and Benton county communities for the past 30 years.

Shane Kelley has been named as a Commercial Loan Officer in Corvallis.

The Keizer resident will also serve Marion County and the Portland metropolitan area.

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legislation including Senate Bill 100, which requires that every Oregon city and county must have a comprehensive land-use plan that meets state standards. The founder of VanNatta Public Relations in Salem, he is still actively engaged in the firm, although he identifies as a retiree. VanNatta was a charter member and past president of SEDCOR.

of Oregon for eight years. A native of Salem and a graduate of McKay High School, Emanuel received a B.S. in Sports Management from St. John’s University in New York and a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law.

Philanthropy Long-time public relations professional, Willamette University graduate and dedicated Salem community member Fred VanNatta is featured in historian Gene Kopelson’s new book, Reagan’s 1968 Dress Rehearsal, a publication mapping Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign enterprise. Referred to as “Reagan’s Oregon 1968 team leader” and headlined as “rock star lobbyist,” VanNatta was mentioned more than 30 times within 935 pages. VanNatta has been deeply involved in several landmark pieces of Oregon

Luke Emanuel, one of the driving forces in the return and resurgence of the Oregon Ducks Baseball Program, joined the Volcanoes’ front office staff as President of Business Operations right after the team’s All-Star break. He worked as the Director of Baseball Operations for the University

The scholarship committee of the Salem Contractors Exchange recently announced recipients of the group’s $1,000 scholarships. Recipients included Ashley Jordan, a sophomore at Chemeketa Community College majoring in Civil Engineering, past employee of Project Delivery Group and Ryan Wilson, a junior at OSU majoring in Construction Engineering, presently working for Baldwin General Contractors, previously with PCL Construction, LCG Pence Construction, and Kerr Contractors.

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For the third consecutive year, Salem Health Medical Clinics (formerly Willamette Health Partners) reached out to several elementary schools in Marion and Polk Counties and ask for their school supply lists for each grade. The annual effort focuses on kids and families who are struggling financially. These donations help them concentrate on learning. “We set a goal to collect 200 backpacks this year,” said Ralph Yates, DO, chief medical

officer with Salem Health. “Our staff blew away that goal by donating 370 backpacks loaded with school supplies! We are honored to work with such caring and generous people.” The wave of backpacks nearly filled the administrative office’s waiting area. Counselors and community liaisons gave them to students in need as they registered for school and at back-toschool nights.

The Salem Health - West Valley Foundation announced that 24 students in medically related fields will receive scholarships for the 2016 to 2017 school year. The Foundation granted a total of $19,500 in scholarships to students pursuing degrees in a variety of programs. This is the ninth year that the Salem Health West Valley Foundation has awarded scholarships.

The Salem Health West Valley Foundation is a charitable organization that supports programs and services at Salem Health West Valley.

Under new local ownership, the Grand Theatre in downtown Salem houses a completely new yet retro restaurant, Paradiso. This historic restoration to the Art Deco style was taken on by CD Redding Construction and interior designer, Jeanne Griggs. It has created a one-of-a-kind, glamorous new dining space. The Art Deco style is both beautiful and a significant piece of the Grand Theatre’s history. Performances began in the 1920s, the early years of the Art Deco style. People would travel by train daily from Portland to Salem to enjoy performances. Griggs worked closely with building owners Joe and Cindy Meduri to choose each piece of the remodel carefully, from chandeliers from a 1927 Detroit Michigan theatre, to dining chairs from 1920s Paris, to glass rod sconces from a 1920s casino in the south of France.

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Products, Programs & Projects Continued Restoring the space as envisioned, with its ornate detailing and authentic fixtures required an experienced contractor with a sharp eye for perfection. “It was definitely a unique project,” CD Redding Construction Project Manager, Scott Champion, said.

Today, Paradiso is open with Northwest cuisine and local wines.

Chemeketa Community College offers online programs to obtain a one-year Procurement Management certificate and/or a two-year Procurement and Supply Chain Management degree. It is the first community college in Oregon to offer programs in this field. Core courses include: Contract Management, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, Negotiations, Principles of Public Procurement, Project Management

and Transportation and Logistics Management. These courses can assist with meeting Certified Professional Public Buyer and Certified Public Purchasing Officer certification requirements. In addition, for individuals who obtain Institute for Supply Chain Managementissued certifications, college courses are accepted for continuing education hours. Starting fall 2016, Chemeketa and Oregon State University will partner to offer an online 2 plus 2 program. Students complete the first two years at Chemeketa and complete a degree in Supply Chain and Logistics Management through OSU.

KARM Safety Solutions received its Emerging Small Business Certification (ESB) in June from Business Oregon. KARM

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New parking technology has been installed at the Salem Municipal Airport. The daily pay and park lot adjacent to the airport terminal features a new pay station that accepts credit and debit cards. The new Pay-by-Plate parking station replaces the current pay box and will be operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Unlike the new pay stations at Capitol Mall, where patrons pay at the machine and then place a receipt on their vehicle dash, those using the Pay-by-Plate system at the airport will enter their license plate when they pay

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The Connector bus has become a familiar sight in the hills of West Salem since it launched in June 2015. Now, this innovative bus service could be rolled out in other parts of Salem and Keizer.

The Cherriots board of directors voted to extend the Connector pilot project until May 2017. This will allow for ongoing improvements to the West Salem Connector and for exploring the feasibility of creating new Connector service zones.

Flexible, on-demand transportation service is a national trend that’s gaining momentum. Cherriots has been contacted

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When riders book a trip online or by phone, the Connector comes to a point within its service zone and connects the riders to regular Cherriots routes or takes them to their destination in the service zone. The Connector uses a smaller bus that only comes to a Connector point when it’s requested. On average, Connector trips take about 10 minutes. Cherriots staff will continue to work on improving Connector service in West Salem, including the possibility of expanding the service zone to Salemtowne. They also will explore creating service zones in Salem and Keizer.

exhibit to be unveiled at the Institute of Food Technologists show in Chicago.

Design of the booth was executed by Greg Garrett Designs of Vancouver, Wash.

Fabrication is by Classic Exhibits, Inc. of Milwaukie, Ore., one of the top exhibit booth manufacturers in the country.

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In conjunction with Lenity Architecture, White Oak Construction recently completed the Oregon Department of Human Services Multi-Service Center in Dallas. This 33,000 square foot facility will house a number of resources including an after-hours child welfare facility featuring an outdoor playground. This is the latest in a long list of projects that White Oak has completed for state agencies. For White Oak Construction Project Manager Dan Wellert, he hopes the building can address important needs for the community. “We are proud to be working on a facility that will help families and children find paths to safe and healthy lives,” Wellert said. “We are also grateful to the City of Dallas, who was incredibly supportive throughout the entire project.”

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