BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:State of Business 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join the Tigard Chamber of Commerce for our annual State of Business event a premier gathering of local business leaders\, policymakers\, and community members focused on shaping the future of Tigard's economy. Whether you're a business owner\, community leader\, or entrepreneur\, State of Business is your opportunity to learn\, connect\, and help shape Tigard's future.State of Business: Building Tigard's Next Chapter: Turning Vision Into ActionOpening Keynote: City of Tigard Strategic Plan & Economic Development Roadmap\nPresented by Mayor Yi-Kang Hu\, City Manager Brian Rager\, and Economic Development TeamTopics Covered during this presentation:Strategic Plan prioritiesEconomic Development Strategic PlanKey projects underwayWhat success looks like over the next 3-5 yearsOpportunities for business partnership and engagementEvent Agenda9:00AM Networking and Strategic Business Expo\n9:30 AM Opening remarks from the Chamber and City of Tigard Economic Development Strategic Plan Presentation\n10:30 AM Regional Economic Forecast presented by:Brittany Hjelte\, Workforce Analyst serving Washington CountyMatthew Insco\, Branch Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics\n11:15 AM Workforce and Education Analysis Presentation - Dr. Liza Morehead Research & Data Analyst with Worksystems\n12:00 PM Lunch and Networking and Strategic Business Expo\n12:30 PM Infrastructure & Transportation Panel and Projects Update TriMet Tiffany Gehrke\, City of Tigard Principal Transportation Planner Jeff Pazdalski\, Westside Transportation Alliance Executive Director\n\n1:30 PM Future of Main Streets\, Tourism & Destination Development Panel Sean Farelly\, City of Tigard Redevelopment Manager Dave Parulo\, Explore Tualatin Valley President & CEO Kevin Bates\, Symposium Coffee and Vault & Main Owner\n2:30 PM Closing Remarks and Networking and Strategic Business Expo\n3:00PM End time X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join the Tigard Chamber of Commerce for our annual State of Business event &mdash\; a premier gathering of local business leaders\, policymakers\, and community members focused on shaping the future of Tigard&rsquo\;s economy. Whether you&rsquo\;re a business owner\, community leader\, or entrepreneur\, State of Business is your opportunity to learn\, connect\, and help shape Tigard&rsquo\;s future.

State of Business: Building Tigard'\;s Next Chapter: Turning Vision Into Action
Opening Keynote: City of Tigard Strategic Plan &\; Economic Development Roadmap
Presented by Mayor Yi-Kang Hu\, City Manager Brian Rager\, and Economic Development Team
Topics Covered during this presentation:

Event Agenda

9:00AM \;Networking and Strategic Business Expo


9:30 AM \;Opening remarks from the Chamber and City of Tigard Economic Development Strategic Plan Presentation


10:30 AM Regional Economic Forecast presented by:
Brittany Hjelte\, Workforce Analyst serving Washington County
Matthew Insco\, Branch Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

11:15 AM Workforce and Education Analysis Presentation - Dr. Liza Morehead Research &\; Data Analyst with Worksystems

12:00 PM Lunch and Networking and Strategic Business Expo

12:30 PM Infrastructure &\; Transportation Panel and Projects Update \;
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;TriMet
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Tiffany Gehrke\, City of Tigard Principal Transportation Planner
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Jeff Pazdalski\, Westside Transportation Alliance Executive Director


1:30 PM Future of Main Streets\, Tourism &\; Destination Development Panel \;
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Sean Farelly\, City of Tigard Redevelopment Manager \;
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Dave Parulo\, Explore Tualatin Valley President &\; CEO \;
 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Kevin Bates\, Symposium Coffee and Vault &\; Main Owner

2:30 PM Closing Remarks and Networking and Strategic Business Expo


3:00PM End time
LOCATION:12850 SW Grant Ave Tigard OR 97223 UID:e.4661.1496670 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260913T165038Z URL:https://tigardareachamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/calendar/Details/state-of-business-2026-1775012?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR