Gresham News and Announcements

Business and Leaders Luncheon Unlock the Secrets of AI in Business! Join Our Captivating Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact. Get Insights from Experts. Limited Seats! Don’t Miss Out!   #AI #Business   Tuesday, July 18th 2023 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Click Here for Event Details & Registration Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as…

Help your employees build financial security with Oregon Saves.  As businesses work to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19, their employees are looking for benefits that give them more financial security. In fact, 51% of Americans have increased concern about their retirement due to the pandemic. Prior to the launch of OregonSaves, roughly half…

Thursday, June 22nd 2023 Hilton Hotel – Atrium Ballroom 921 Southwest 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Click Here to Get Tickets Advocates for Life Skills and Opportunity ALSO & GiGi’s Playhouse Portland Welcome to Be Bold. Be Brave. Be YOU. ALSO and Gigi’s Playhouse are committed to creating inclusive opportunities for people with disabilities in…

Just a quick heads-up, if you have not registered yet, today is your final chance to sign up to golf in the amazing Chamber Golf Tournament happening on June 26th at Persimmon Country Club. Big shoutout to our Presenting Sponsor McDonald & Wetle Inc.! This tournament is going to be off the charts! It doesn’t…

Welcome STAYCE BLUME Gresham Area Chamber NEW CEO “We are pleased to announce Stayce Blume as the Gresham Chamber’s new CEO. She brings a great history of experience, enthusiasm, and energy that will carry this Chamber into the future. Please help welcome Stayce as she hits the ground running.” Chamber President, Brian York, Clackamas County…

Friday, June 23rd, 2023 McMenamins Kennedy School $80 per person | 21+ | 6pm – 9pm THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS Join us for an evening celebrating the amazing work done in our shelter programs while we share stories of resilience & community and raise funds for our unhoused neighbors! Proceeds from the Resilience…

New CEO Announced Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center The Chamber Board of Directors is pleased to announce Stayce Blume as the new CEO.  Her first day will be July 5th.  In 2016, then owner of Skyland Pub, Stayce won the Business Excellence Award for medium business.  A more complete biography of Stayce…

The Gresham Safety Levy, Measure 26-239, has the full support of the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce. The importance of public safety to the creation of jobs, a thriving economy, and a community is well known. Proposition 26-239 stabilizes the City of Gresham’s finances while bringing transparency, new police and fire officers, resources for those…

Sure, the idea sounds good and people will be drawn to the idea.  Helping people deal with evictions makes sense.  But it is already being done and the devil is in the details with this measure.  No income thresholds for qualifying to use this tax. There are current , fully funded, programs in place to…

As the 2023 legislative session convenes, Oregon Business & Industry and the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce are requesting local chambers to help gather information from business owners and operators around the state. The survey deadline has been extended to this Friday, February 3rd. Responses will help make the case for bills that help promote…