April 2016 - Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce

April 2016
...to strengthen, enhance and protect our members through political advocacy, economic development, community promotion and member programs and services.
Membership to Question County Commissioner InUmpqua Promotional
Candidates
Opportunity
The April 11 membership meeting of the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce will feature In May, the Roseburg Area Chamber of
candidates vying for Douglas County Commissioner, Position 1. Position 1 is currently
held by Commissioner Susan Morgan who is retiring at the end of the year.
The candidates will have the opportunity to present their qualifications and platform in
opening statements, answer moderated questions submitted
by luncheon attendees and make closing comments.
The candidates confirmed, at time of publication, to
participate are: Dale Bryson, adjunct professor of mathematics
at Umpqua Community College; Victoria Hawks, principal
broker/owner of Hawks & Co., Realtors; Gary Leif, business
owner and property developer in Douglas County for 40 years;
Dave Leonard, engineer and owner of Pinnacle Western, Inc.;
and J.D. Parks, towing and recovery operator.
The chamber recognizes the importance of providing its members with candidate and
issue forums so they can make informed decisions at the ballot box. If no candidate receives
more than 50% when voters cast their ballots in the May 17 primary election, the top two
vote-getters will face each other in the November general election. The Douglas County
commissioner seats are nonpartisan.
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Upcoming Events
Monday, April 11
Membership Meeting
Candidate Forum: Douglas
County Commissioner
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Community Conference Hall
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Sponsored by:
Tuesday, April 12
Business After Hours
KPIC TV
655 W Umpqua Street
5 to 7 p.m.
Commerce will put the finishing touches on
InUmpqua, its premier business directory,
community profile and visitor magazine. Nearly all of the 16,000 copies published
last year will be distributed throughout
Douglas County and around the state by the
time our 2016-17 InUmpqua is printed and
ready for distribution in early summer.
Due to the high demand for the InUmpqua
publication by local business, relocation
request fulfillment, new resident and visitor
information requests and distribution to
chambers/visitor centers around the state,
the chamber expects to print 16,000 again
this year.
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Television Station
Celebrates 60 Years at
Business After Hours
J oin
the Roseburg Area Chamber of
Commerce and KPIC TV for Business After
Hours on Tuesday evening, April 12 from 5
to 7 p.m. located at 655 W. Umpqua Street.
The chamber’s business networking event
to celebrate KPIC’s 60th anniversary will be
catered by Smokin’ Friday BBQ and wine
will be poured by Cooper Ridge Vineyard.
There is a $3 cost of admission at the door.
Don’t forget to bring your business cards
to enter for great door prizes including this
month’s grand prize—a drawing worth $300
in advertising!
2016 Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Chair
Kent Rochester, Big Wrench Media
Vice Chair
Angela Brown, Southern Oregon Credit
Treasurer
Rheanna Mosier, Elwood Staffing
Secretary
Debbie Fromdahl, President & CEO
Past Chair
Dori John, Roseburg Disposal Company
DIRECTORS
Pete Carhart, Knife River Materials
Toby Luther, Lone Rock Timber Company
Gary Murphy, Umpqua Bank
John Murphy, Farmers Insurance
Allen Pike, Windmill Inn of Roseburg
Barry Robinson, AmeriTitle, Inc.
Jeff Stuckey, Roseburg Forest Products
CHAMBER STAFF
541-672-2648
Debbie Fromdahl, ext. 12
President & CEO
Patty Conlan, ext.17
Executive Assistant
Angela Brown, ext. 15
Administrative Assistant
Wanda Goodell, ext. 14
Volunteer Coordinator
Rachael Miller, ext. 24
Manager, Destination Marketing/Branding
John Provosnick, ext. 30
Program Coordinator
Gail Trimble, ext. 22
Office & Visitor Center Manager
Carol Zech
Information Specialist
Fax: 541-673-7868
Visitor Center
541-672-9731
800-440-9584
www.RoseburgAreaChamber.org
Message from the President / CEO
The Lows and Highs of the
2016 Legislature . . .
A Session Like No Other
by Debbie Fromdahl, President / CEO
Much emphasis for the chamber during the 2016 Oregon legislative session was on
minimum wage. See related story in March issue of Business Perspectives on the front
page. There were, however, a number of other bills that the chamber opposed, support or
watched with great interest. For those who missed the recap of the session at last month’s
membership luncheon, it was a session “like none other.” We’re hoping we don’t see more
of the same in the future.
While certainly the biggest stories to come out of the session were passage of minimum
wage increases and the ban on coal production in Oregon, there was much—way too
much—other activity. Some bad business bills passed but, others failed. Some good bills
passed, while others did not. Here’s a brief recap of some bill of interest to business:
Good Business Bills that Passed:
• HB 4025: The annual federal tax law 'reconnect' bill went off without a hitch. RACC
supports full reconnection of the Oregon tax code to the federal tax code for ease and
simplicity of compliance for Oregon business taxpayers.
• HB 4084: Brownfields Development—Grants local communities the option to
establish a brownfields cleanup property tax exemption whereby a property certified
for cleanup may be granted up to a 10+ year exemption, limited to the actual costs of
cleanup and remediation.
Good Business Bills that Failed:
• SB 1525: Would have excluded sick leave pay from definition of "payroll" for purposes
of workers' compensation premium calculations.
• SB 1581: Would have amended Paid Sick Time Law (passed in 2015)—defining
employer location as location of headquarters; limiting application of paid leave
requirements to employers with 25 or more employees; excluding seasonal agricultural
workers and temporary workers from employee count for purpose of employee
threshold. The bill additionally limited requirements for determination that paid time
off (PTO) policy is equivalent to requirements of Paid Sick Time Law. We hope to see
this one resurrected during the 2017 legislative session.
• HB 4139: Proposed several fixes to Paid Sick Time Law, to include: allowing sick
leave to be counted as a fringe benefit for prevailing wage purposes, defining employer
location as the location of employer's headquarters, limiting requirements for proving
that a paid time off (PTO) policy is substantially equivalent to benefits required by
Paid Sick Time Law, excluding joint employers from joint and several liability under
the Paid Sick time Law, broadening multi-employer exemption from the law to include
employers offering any benefit from joint multiemployer-employee trust or benefit plan. Bad Business Bills that Passed:
• HB 4086: Provides extension of unemployment insurance benefits for locked out
workers when initial 26 weeks of unemployment insurance are exhausted. Extension
of benefits is capped at 26 additional weeks. • SB 1532A: Minimum Wage Increase. There were several bills proposed during the
session aimed at increasing Oregon’s minimum wage by varying amounts. While
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Lows and Highs
initial reluctance to consider increasing the wage during the session, the Governor's
announcement of her own proposal in January caused a quick turn-around in the
Democratic caucus. Thus began a harried three weeks of negotiations, complete with
day and evening public hearings at which literally hundreds of opponents of a wage
increase testified against the bills. Democratic leadership and union advocates ultimately
prevailed, passing a phased in increase that begins this July and ends in July of 2022.
Bad Business Bills that Failed:
• SB 1574: Cap-and-Trade. This legislation would have created a state cap-and-trade
program for greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed mandates from the program
would cost businesses billions and hurt Oregon's economy.
• HB 4035: Corporate Tax Disclosure. This bill would have required the Department
of Revenue to submit to the Legislative Revenue Office information from Oregon
corporate tax returns including Oregon sales, taxable income, tax credits claimed and
Oregon tax liability.
• HB 4041: Seed preemption. This legislation would have undermined the seed
preemption law and hurt the statewide approach to managing agriculture and risk.
• HB 4052: Would have prohibited employers or insurers from requiring an injured
worker to obtain medical services from any specific provider. Required employer or
insurer to provide written notification of treatment rights to injured worker, obtain
injured workers' signature on that notification, and then retain the signed form and
provide it to medical treatment providers or insurers as requested.
• HB 4088: Would have prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of the
familial status of employee. The bill defined "familial status" as the status of being, or
having the potential to become, the caretaker of a dependent family member.
Other bills and legislative activity of interest . . .
• HB 4036/SB 1574: Oregon Clean Electricity Plan - Renewable Portfolio Standard
(RPS).This bill requires large utilities to eliminate coal-derived electricity from their
electric portfolio and invest in a new renewable energy infrastructure. HB 4036 was
stalled in the Senate due to procedural issues and the concept was amended into SB
1547. HB 4036 did not pass; SB 1547 passed.
• HB 4079: Affordable housing was a priority for the Speaker this Session. HB 4079
directs the Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish a pilot
program for local governments to site and develop affordable housing without utilizing
the normal expansion process for urban growth boundaries. HB 4079 passed.
• HB 4146: A big priority of Oregon's restaurant and lodging industries, HB 4146 raised
the state transient room tax from 1% to 1.8% until 2020. The rate then lowers to 1.5%
starting in 2020. The bill is intended to raise nearly $30 million per biennium to boost
state and local tourism promotion and marketing efforts, particularly in advance of
the 2021 World Track & Field Championships which will be held in Eugene. HB
4146 passed.
Finally, the state legislature approved $6 million in response to a request from Umpqua
Community College. The funds are dedicated to the renovation of Snyder Hall and safety
improvements at UCC.
Now that the 2016 session has adjourned, the chamber will turn its focus on upcoming
local and state May primary races including hosting a candidate forum for those vying for
Douglas County Commissioner. See story on page 1. The Roseburg Area Chamber Political
Action Committee is raising funds to defeat IP28 (see articles in previous editions of
Business Perspectives online at roseburgareachamber.org/newsletters or pages 8 and 9 for
more information of IP28. Look for more information in future membership communications
and membership meeting luncheon programs in September and October before the general
election.
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Get These Dates on
Your Calendar!
April 11
Chamber Membership
Meeting Luncheon ~ Program:
Douglas County Commissioner
Candidate Forum
April 12
Business After Hours at
KPIC-TV
May 10
Business After Hours at
Waterscapes Pools & Spas
May 16
Chamber Membership
Meeting Luncheon ~ Program:
State of the Timber/Wood
Products Industry & Project
Leadership Graduation
June 14
Business After Hours at
Seven Feathers Casino Resort
Chamber events “go dark” for the
summer, returning in September with
new Project Leadership Roseburg
program, membership luncheons and
“after-hours” business networking
events. You’ll also want to pencil-in
November 10 for Economic Forecast
2017!
Need Help with Real Estate?
Call Us!
541-673-6499
877-673-1009
www.HawksCo.com
612 SE Jackson, Suite 2, Roseburg
Thank You
Reinvesting Members
A.R.M. Plumbing, LLC
AmeriTitle, Inc.
Charter
Douglas County Association of
Realtors Million Dollar Club
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Downtown Roseburg Association
Garden Valley Retirement Residence
Marco Pharma International, LLC
Welcome New Members
Bank of the Cascades
Gregory Northup
780 NW Garden Valley, Ste. 61
Roseburg, OR 97471
541-672-7712
[email protected]
www.botc.com
Banks & Banking Associations
A full-service community bank charged
with being your personal financial partner…
your trusted business support network…
your friend and neighbor…and your local
community builder.
McGovern Metals Company, Inc.
Sidney’s Senior Services
McMenamins Roseburg Station Pub
Sidney Daniel
1614 SE Stephens Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
541-229-8255
www.sidneyseniorservices.com
Insurance
Providing healthcare insurance for seniors
and individuals on Medicare. They also
& Brewery
Motel 6 Roseburg
NAPA Roseburg Auto & Truck Supply
NeighborWorks Umpqua
Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers
Pinnacle Western, Inc.
Premier Insurance Group
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Connie Benham
1490 NW Valley View Drive
Roseburg, OR 97470
541-673-1005
[email protected]
www.conniebenham.wrfa.com
Financial Services
Founded in 1937, Waddell & Reed is among
the most enduring asset management and
financial planning firms in the nation,
providing proven investment and planning
services to individuals and institutional
investors. investors
Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Root Family Insurance
FiveStar Member Club
Roseburg Country Club
Community Cancer Center
SelecTemp Employment Services
Oregon Pacific Bank
Southern Oregon Subway, Inc.
Super 8 Motel
Umpqua Insurance Agency
provide Part D drug plans, vision and dental
coverage, final expense insurance, life
insurance, hospital indemnity insurance,
long term care insurance, limited income
subsidy for drug plans (LIS) applications
and free educational events for people
confused about Medicare.
Southern Oregon Credit Service, Inc.
Gordon Wood Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
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April Calendar
11 11:30 a.m. Membership Meeting, Douglas County
Fairgrounds
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8 a.m. Greeter’s Committee*, Super 8
Conference Room
5 to 7 p.m. Business After Hours, KPIC TV,
655 W Umpqua Street
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Project Leadership / Communications & Leisure
Oregon Pacific Bank announced that Charley Thompson
has joined the bank’s Roseburg team as vice president and
commercial relationship manager. Charley brings 40 years of
community banking experience, specializing in all aspects of
business banking.
Pacific Power invites you for a free breakfast workshop to
find out about Energy Trust of Oregon incentives and other
wattsmart® and renewable energy programs available to
Pacific Power customers. Seats are limited, so RSVP today at
pacificpower.net/seminar.
Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries will open a new retail
store in Roseburg on Thursday, April 21 at 2455 NW Stewart
Parkway in a retail space formerly occupied by Office Depot.
Goodwill’s newest store features over 10,000 square feet of
floor space and much more parking, nearly double the current
Goodwill location on Stephens Street.
* Chamber Member Only Event/Activity. Official chamber
meetings are held in the chamber conference room unless
otherwise noted.
Commissioner Candidates
The membership luncheon sponsored by Jordan Cove & Pacific
Connector, is held at the fairgrounds from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reservations are required. Cost for chamber members is $20
for a single ticket and $150 for a table of eight. For non-members
and the general public, the cost is $30 per person. A buffet lunch is
included.
Reservations and payment may be made online at www.
roseburgareachamber.org/chamber/events.php or by completing
the reservation form on page 3 and faxing it to the chamber office.
Without a reservation there will be no admittance. Tickets are not
sold at the door. Reservation deadline is Thursday, April 7, 2016.
Business Perspectives
Publication Deadline
Business Perspectives is an official
publication of the Roseburg Area Chamber
of Commerce published monthly.
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Chamber members are encouraged to submit
items for publication. Copy deadline is the
10th of each month preceding the publication
date. Information received after that date will
be published subject to urgency and space
availability.
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Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1026 • 410 S.E. Spruce
Roseburg, OR 97470
541-672-2648 • Fax: 541-673-7868
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For advertising contact 541-672-2648, ext. 23 or
email [email protected]
www.RoseburgAreaChamber.org
Business Perspectives
Promotional Opportunity
April 25 is the deadline to secure your advertising spot in our
2016-17 edition of InUmpqua. This publication remains one of the
best promotional values available to market your business. A copy
of the advertising rate sheet is on page 9. If you have any questions,
please contact Gail at [email protected].
Business Member Spotlight
Taylor Northwest Properties
Brief Business History: Opened January 2, 2015 and owned and operated by
June Taylor, principal broker.
Marketing Niche: No limitations – Douglas County and then some.
Business Philosophy: No client too big or too small. All clients are treated with
respect and care.
Industry Trend: Prices are on the upswing.
Why Taylor Northwest Properties joined the Roseburg Area Chamber of
Commerce: Taylor Northwest Properties joined the Roseburg Area Chamber of
Commerce to meet other like-minded business owners to promote our individual
efforts.
(Winners are selected each month from a random drawing of chamber members.)
Congratulations to June Taylor, principal broker.
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Annual Customer
Service Training
Seminar
A big part of building a great team for your
business is hiring the right people. But, even
good employees can benefit from a bit of
guidance when working with customers.
In today’s competitive environment it is
important to create a strong service culture
with skills that build loyal relationships with
customers and with visitors to the Land of
Umpqua.
Each year, we welcome more than
one million visitors to Douglas County.
Whether those visitors extend their stays or
make return visits often depends on their
first impressions. That first impression is
typically set by the front-line individuals that
greet visitors to our community. Imagine you
or your staff at the forefront of turning that
first impression into a lasting impression.
On Tuesday, May 3, the Roseburg Area
Chamber of Commerce is pleased to hold
its annual “Exceptional Customer Service
Seminar” for front-line service employees.
Whether you employ front-line service staff
at a restaurant, gas station, hotel, winery,
retail establishment or another business
that greets visitors to our community, we
hope you’ll consider sending them to the
chamber’s customer service seminar.
This seminar will discuss best practices on
how to effectively share information about
our community with visitors. Attendees will
learn about the activities, events, resources
and places of interest to visitors. In addition
to strengthening our positive impact on
visitors, this customer service seminar will
also enhance local businesses by providing
employees the required tools to improve
customers’—and visitors’—experience.
The seminar will be held at the Holiday
Inn Express from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The class
is FREE to the first 50 people that register.
Preference is given to front-line employees
and those serving visitors to Roseburg.
Seating is limited, so call or email the
chamber now at 541-672-9731, ext. 15 or
[email protected].
Bringing Visitors to Roseburg
In March, the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce presented its annual report to the
Roseburg city council on its visitor center/visitor services operations for 2015.
The chamber is immensely proud of its important ongoing work promoting Roseburg and
the Land of Umpqua as a premier tourism destination. Some notable highlights, activities
and accomplishments from 2015 are:
• The transient lodging taxes (TLT) collected in Roseburg in 2015 increased 12% (from
2014) and reached an all-time high of more than $1,000,000.
• Independent study, evaluating return on investment, showed over 50% of website
visitors learned about Roseburg from promotional/marketing efforts; as a result of
advertising campaigns, website traffic in 2015 increased 55% with the number of page
views growing by almost 200%. This increase shows that people are not only viewing
the website but, they are interested in the content.
• Continued expanding social media marketing. Engagement grew our Land of Umpqua
fan base 57% in 2015.
• Promotion efforts in larger markets were expanded and new advertising outlets were
added. Targeted efforts in the Portland Metro market utilizing broadcast television and
billboard ads were expanded. New promotion activities in Alaska Airlines Magazine
and Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
• Promotional materials for visitors were redesigned with a more modern appeal and
add Visit Roseburg header.
• Adventures Online video campaign through Comcast/Xfinity, resulted in more than
8,000 “click-thrus” to VisitRoseburg.com, higher than anticipated results.
• Increased relationships serving as an information resource with the film industry.
• Continued to dedicate maximum hotel/motel tax dollars to visitor destination
advertising and marketing due to the chamber’s financial underwriting of more than
$40,000 from its general operations budget.
• Targeted print and broadcast advertising buys resulted in more than $65,000 worth of
digital/online advertising at no cost.
Some promotion expansions and new activities the chamber has implemented already
this year and some plans for the future include growing significantly our Portland-Metro
marketing activities, expanding our 30-second broadcast ads, develop geo-target ads for
mobile devices, increasing digital marketing and enhanced search engine presence and
a number of full-page ad runs in major North American publications covering the US,
Canada and Central America.
Most of our members are aware of the long-standing partnership between the chamber,
city of Roseburg and local hospitality industry and, that in late 1996, the chamber wanted
to improve Roseburg’s image as a visitor destination and build a new chamber and visitor
information center. So, the chamber formed a Foundation, raised more than $700,000 to
build the beautiful facility we have today, affected a strategic marketing study and developed
and implemented the Land of Umpqua brand. The chamber further secured increases to
the local transient lodging tax, with local industry support, to grow the dollars available to
promote Roseburg and the Land of Umpqua as a visitor destination.
The chamber is excited about our future endeavors and about the future of the Land of
Umpqua and Roseburg, the heart of the Land of Umpqua, as a visitor destination.
On a final note, the chamber will be conducting its annual exceptional customer service
workshop for “front-line” employees working in hospitality and visitor-related service
industries. For more information check out the story on this page.
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2016 Roseburg Area Chamber
of Commerce InUmpqua
We are members of the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce in good standing and agree to purchase
a _________ page (Circle One: Full Color / Black & White) ad in the Roseburg Area Chamber of
Commerce’s InUmpqua—business directory, community profile and visitor magazine.
ADVERTISING SPACE
Back Cover (7 1/2”w x 10”h) Full Color ...................................................... $
Inside Cover (7 1/2"w x 10”h) Full Color .................................................... $
Full Page (7 1/2”w x 9 7/8”h) Full Color ..................................................... $
Full Page (7 1/2”w x 9 7/8”h) B/W ............................................................. $
2/3 Page (4 7/8”w x 9 7/8”h) Full Color ..................................................... $
2/3 Page (4 7/8”w x 9 7/8”h) B/W ............................................................. $
*1/2 Page (7 1/2”w x 4 7/8”h) Full Color ................................................... $
*1/2 Page (7 1/2”w x 4 7/8”h) B/W ........................................................... $
1/3 Page (4 7/8”w x 4 7/8”h) or (2 3/8”w x 9 7/8”h) Full Color ................ $
1/3 Page (4 7/8”w x 4 7/8”h) or (2 3/8”w x 9 7/8”h) B/W......................... $
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Bold Directory Listing ................................................................................. $
2,600.00
2,225.00
1,950.00
1,525.00
1,600.00
1,300.00
1,225.00
900.00
1,000.00
725.00
825.00
450.00
500.00
300.00
90.00
*Ad can be vertical or horizontal for price shown.
SPECIFICATIONS: Advertisement must be presented as a high-resolution pdf file. Members should contact directly
any external firm/agency used in the past for ad creation. Members are responsible for all cost associated with ad
creation.
TERMS OF CONTRACT: Invoice will be sent within 30 working days of receipt of contract. A 2% per month charge
will be added to balances over 30 days late from original invoice.
CONDITIONS: Advertisements are accepted on the representation that advertiser and its agents have the right to
publish the contents thereof. In consideration of such publication, advertiser and its agents agree to indemnify
and hold publisher harmless against any expense by reason of any claims arising out of the publication. Publisher
reserves the right to cancel any advertisement, insertion order, space reservation or position commitment at any
time. Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) will accommodate placement but it cannot be guaranteed. All
materials are the property of the publisher.
CANCELLATIONS: 25 percent of ad rate will be invoiced if RACC is not notified within five working days of the
signing of this contract.
STATEMENT: I have read and understand the terms of this contract and agree that RACC may exchange
information about my obligations with credit references, other businesses or credit reporting agencies. If it
becomes necessary to employ legal or other services to obtain payment of this account when past due, I agree to
pay reasonable charges for the same, plus court costs, in addition to the amount owed.
RESERVE YOUR SPACE BY APRIL 25, 2016
EMAIL: [email protected] or mail to PO Box 1026, Roseburg OR 97470
You will be invoiced within 30 working days of receipt of contract.
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OPPOSES INITIATIVE PETITION 28
A PROPOSED TAX ON OREGON SALES COSTING OREGON BUSINESSES & CONSUMERS
BILLIONS
What is Initiative Petition 28?
Initiative Petition 28 (IP28) is an initiative proposed (signatures being collected) for the November 2016
statewide ballot. IP28 would impose billions in new taxes on the sales of products and services that
Oregonians buy every day, such as food, electricity, insurance, health care, medicine, gasoline and other
essentials. That would especially hurt small businesses and families on fixed incomes.
Because IP28 would be a tax on gross sales  not profits  businesses would be required to pay the tax
regardless of whether they’re making a profit or not. It would force many employers to raise prices and/or
cut jobs in order to stay in business.
IP28 would impose billions in new taxes on the sales of products and services that Oregonians buy and
use every day.
IP28 is like a hidden sales tax, except worse, because it would be applied at multiple stages of the supply
chain. By the time a product goes from the manufacturer to distributor to retailer and ultimately reaches
the consumer, it may have been taxed multiple times. IP28 is a “tax on a tax.”
Why the RACC Opposes IP28:
Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce has joined the coalition of small business, local chambers and
consumers from across Oregon in opposing IP28 for the following reasons:
For many products sold in Oregon, this measure would add a new tax at each step in the production
process. By the time an Oregon product goes from manufacturer to a distributor and then to a retailer in
the state, it may have been taxed multiple times before finally reaching the consumer. This “tax on a tax”
would make our businesses’ products and services more expensive and our companies less competitive.
If passed, this would be the largest tax increase in state history. The nonpartisan Legislative Revenue
Office has estimated that IP28 would increase taxes on companies doing business in Oregon by an
additional $5.3 billion per two-year budget cycle. That’s nearly five times what they currently pay in
excise and income taxes. And when compared to the state’s current General Fund budget of $18 billion,
IP28 represents an almost 30% increase, the largest tax increase in state history.
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