Workforce statistics

• Links to investigate: Employment
  • Employment/wages by industry, 2018
  • Living wage calculator, Union County (how it’s created)
  • Employer size (acc’d to UCEDC)
  • Some workforce demographics here
  • Business finder (these sites require confirming these business actually or still exist)
  • LGSD staff
  • GR Hospital and Clinics
  • Woodgrain
  • Boise Cascade sale
  • EOU?
  • Government
  • Eastern OregonB employment news
  • from State Employment Division–government jobs in Union County
  • Private employment, all industries (from 2001)
  • Unemployment stats

Finance

• Video presentation (entrepreneurship, investing)
• Bank Local: Information on some local banks (click on the bank and it yields a summary report)
  • Who provides investment money (other than the banks) and how might city and county governments try to stimulate investment?
    • Washington Federal- Bank report N/A
    • Bank of America- Bank report N/A
    • Wells Fargo Bank- Weak impact for local community, 2.144% of bank assets (insignificant small business lending), 0.064% of bank assets (insignificant small farm lending)
    • Umpqua Bank- Moderate impact on local community, 7.337% of bank assets (Moderate small business lending), 0.193% (Insignificant small farm lending)
    • U.S. Bank- Weak impact on local community, 3.894% of bank assets (insignificant small business lending), 0.190% of bank assets (insignificant small farm lending)
    • Banner Bank- Moderate impact for local community, 17.847% of bank assets (Significant small business lending), 1.139% of bank assets (Farm Lending)
    • Old West Fcu- Bank report N/A
    • Community Bank- Strong local impact, 22.077% of bank assets (Outstanding small business lending), 5.707% (Farm Lending)
    • Old West Credit Union- Strong local impact, 40.339% of bank assets (Outstanding small business lending), 0% of bank assets (farm lending)
    • Icon Credit Union- Moderate impact on local community, 2.083% of banks assets (insignificant small business lending), 0% (Farm Lending)

    Other investment agencies:

    • Edward Jones (National)
    • Herman Financial Services (Regional)
    • Tim Donovan Investment Services (National)
    • Eastern Oregon Workforce Board (local)
    • United Finance (national)
    • Paul Swigert Country Financial Representative (Local)
    • Worksource Oregon (regional)- Best Ratings

Process:

• Open an account with selected agency (Retirement, Joint, College savings, etc.)
• Meet with a financial advisor once a year (search)

ImportantB offices to contact:

• Kendra Lee (541) 962-1307
• Christine Jarski (Economic Development Director)Email: cjarski@cityoflagrande.org

Organizational capital

• Chambers of commerce:(http://visitunioncounty.org)
  • meets Monday through Friday at 9 AM through 5 PM.
  • 85th annual chamber awards banquet was April 12, 2019 at Blue Mtn conference center
  • to join the team it is $50 for nonprofit email Suzannah Hemann, executive director: email-suzannah@visitunioncounty.org
  • January 11, 2019 Matt Scarfo (UC Commissioner), Kelsey McDaniel (DA), Paul Anderes (UC Commissioner) were sworn in.
  • Community event calendar: planned out blue Mountain conference Center: car shows, fair/festivals/Carnival rides, tours, rodeos, parades, Music.
  • Chamber of Commerce Directory (you’ll have to figure out how to use it)
• Rotary club
  • The Rotary club meets every Tuesday at noon at LaB Grande transit center (there are two)
  • bRotarians believe that the community area and are committed to the youth of the community and beyond through effective projects that provide opportunity education and service to young peopleb
  • community calendar events: daddy daughter dance, drug-free youth, EOU scholarships, high school scholarships, El Salvador scholarships, dictionaries for older graders, special Olympian barbecue, senior/veteran Thanksgiving, youth exchange program (links?)
• Lions club
• also meet at the transit center at noon
• located at 2204 East Penn (map link) La Grande OregonB
• President is Marty Vavra (link?)

Economic Development

• Power pointB (from EOU faculty, students)
• Video presentation: entrepreneurship (with employment stats)
• Video presentation (different EOU student group)