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Wednesday, October 23, 1-2:20 PM at Corvallis Chinook Hall 111-112.

Register at linnbenton.edu/sbdc 

The Small Business Development Center is hiring a full-time Spanish Language Program Specialist and we need your help getting the word out! This is an impactful position but tricky to hire for. The position closes on Sept 2nd. This person will be out in the community and in the office partnering with Spanish-speakers to help them start small businesses, grow existing businesses, and to be successful. 

The position will involve one-on-one business advising and mentorship, teaching workshops, planning events, and building relationships across Linn and Benton counties. (This backfills Gabriela Orellana's position; she's in a new role with Community Lending Works.) The ideal candidate is fluent in Spanish, has business experience, the ability to relate well with others, and the ability to speak and teach in front of groups of people. LBCC has great benefits and this role will have a tremendous impact on our community! 

The Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers online classes for anyone wishing to attend.

Click here to view upcoming courses. 

The City of Tangent launched a brand new website. The city is also switching over to TangentOR.gov for all email communication. Please update contacts you may have with city staff at Tangent. 

Representatives from the two-county Rural Economic Alliance (REAL) provided Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger, and Will Tucker with an update on their goals and progress Tuesday morning at the Linn County Courthouse, the County said in a news release.

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Linn County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from a revised rate of 4.8% in March to 4.4% in April. The

statewide unemployment rate also decreased and is now 4.0%. Between March and April, seasonally adjusted employment decreased

by 10 jobs, and employment is now 900 jobs or 1.9% above the February 2020 pre-pandemic employment level.

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One week left to register for a free online boot camp to make your business a destination (valued at $500+). Learn more and reserve your spot at https://www.raincatalysts.org/destinationcreation

Free Demonstrations, Samples, Pitches, Resources, Food, Stories, and Fun. A Celebration of Innovative Founders and Companies in Linn & Benton Counties! Thursday, June 8th, 9-3 PM at Boulder Falls, Lebanon.

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The 2023 January Mid-Valley Economic Indicators.

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Need high-speed internet access? The FCC’s new National Broadband Map shows internet availability data nationwide and accepts input from consumers like you! Go to BroadbandMap.gov to see what's available in your area. #broadband 

LEBANON, Oregon. ENTEK has been selected as part of the first set of projects funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and the electrical grid and materials and components currently imported from other countries.

The funding announced today by the Department of Energy is the first phase of over $7 billion in total provided by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the battery supply chain.

ENTEK has over 35 years of experience producing battery separators for batteries to support electric, advanced start-stop, and standard vehicles, trucks, emergency vehicles, emergency backup power, utility-scale energy storage, and industrial batteries. 

Agility Robotics, based in the City of Tangent and Oregon State University (OSU), are Guinness World Record holders. 

Cassie, a bipedal robot, did the 100 meters in 24.73 seconds at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center. Cassie did this accomplishment without any cameras or external sensors, a big development in robotic technology.

Agility Robotics is based in Tangent and develops robots that help businesses, and people thrive. Minutes away from Corvallis, home of OSU. 

Congratulations to Agility Robotic, OSU, and Cassie on the accomplishment, and Tangent is very excited to have Agility Robotic call Tangent home.

Hendrix Heating, based in the city of Tangent, celebrated 70 years of business with an open house for the public!

Serving burgers, refreshments, ice cream, and live music to greet customers, neighbors, and local leaders. The open house also had the American Red Cross hold a Blood Donation Drive and Puppy Adoption from SafeHaven, located in Tangent!

Carla from Hendrix Heating has praised how easy it was to work with the City of Tangent to open up a business and loves to engage in the community through special events!

Congratulations on 70 years, and cheers to another 70!

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