US EditionKotek Debuts 'Prosperity Roadmap' to Spur Economic Growth
The plan includes hiring a Chief Prosperity Officer and aims to improve workforce training and tax incentives to reverse Oregon’s decline in business rankings, currently 39th nationally.
- On Tuesday, Governor Tina Kotek unveiled Oregon's Prosperity Roadmap at Lam Research's Tualatin semiconductor facility to boost the state's economy.
- Facing lagging indicators, Tina Kotek, Governor of Oregon, said the roadmap responds to sluggish population growth, rising unemployment, job losses at Intel and Nike, and a CNBC business ranking placing Oregon 39th.
- Kotek will hire a Chief Prosperity Officer and convene a Governor's Prosperity Council co-chaired by Curtis Robinhold and Renée James, while directing Business Oregon to complete a state economic strategy and push fast-tracking bills in the state legislative session.
- The roadmap promises to encourage business investment and create jobs amid layoffs, boosting state tax revenue to address budget shortfalls, and it will feature in the 2026 governor's race.
- Next week, the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit will debate the roadmap, and some measures including targeted tax changes would be considered in 2027 as state lawmakers face federal funding cuts.
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The governor has unveiled a ‘prosperity roadmap’ that aims to juice the state’s economy By Dirk VanderHart, Oregon Public Broadcasting It’s been a mantra of business leaders and Republicans for years: Oregon’s tax and regulation landscape has made the state increasingly unappetizing for businesses. As she prepares a run for reelection, Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she agrees. With growing concerns over major state budget deficits, stagnating pop…
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