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		<title>Upcoming Event: Operating in the Green &#8212; Foundations for Sustainable Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The University of Oregon School of Law and Lundquist College of Business is organizing a two-day symposium focusing on strengthening the American business model.  This event, which will take place on February 9th and 10th, will feture the following keynote speakers: **Dr. Stuart Graham, Chief Economist for the United States Patent and Trademark Office **Andrew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/935/upcoming-event-operating-in-the-green-foundations-for-sustainable-business/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Event: Leadership Summit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[9th Oregon Leadership Summit The Leadership Summit is the place where Oregon’s business, elected, and community leaders work together on ideas, policies, and concrete actions to strengthen Oregon’s economy.  We’re working to reach a two-part goal:  create 25, 000 more jobs per year and raise our per capita income above the national average by 2020. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/923/upcoming-event-leadership-summit/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Event: Net Impact Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Net Impact Conference, held in Portland, OR this October 27-29, explores the many unexpected places where good works. With more than 100 innovative sessions and 300+ speakers, the conference is the largest and most inspiring event in CSR and sustainability. This year, Net Impact is featuring special Portland Impact workshops, in which local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/892/upcoming-event-net-impact-conference/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Event: Go Green Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; GoGreen &#8217;11 Portland is a one-day statewide sustainability conference for business in Portland on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011.  GoGreen is built to inspire, educate and motivate business owners and professionals to deepen the commitment to sustainable practices at their organizations.  As an action-oriented, collaborative conference, GoGreen &#8217;11 Portland teaches best practices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/873/upcoming-event-go-green-conference/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Event: Business &amp; the Environment Conference and Trade Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Presented by Northwest Environmental Business Council, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and U.S. EPA &#8211; Region 10, the Business &#38; the Environment Conference is an event for today’s environmental &#38; operations managers. While regulatory compliance is the cornerstone of environmental management, other operational elements such as energy efficiency, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/867/upcoming-event-business-the-environment-conference-and-trade-show/</link>
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		<title>Nike School Innovation Fund Recognized by White House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OBA is thrilled to report that Oregon was highlighted yesterday on the national stage at a White House Education Roundtable event with President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, which focused on industry-led partnerships that are transforming the education system. Nike was recognized for its Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF) and its partnership [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/841/nike-school-innovation-fund-recognized-by-white-house/</link>
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		<title>OBA All Members Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Oregon Legislature has adjourned, we want to extend an invitation to join us on Tuesday, July 12th for OBA&#8217;s annual All Members Breakfast Meeting, where we will be recapping a remarkable 2011 Legislative Session. From education redesign to health care transformation, OBA entered the session with an ambitious agenda.  This meeting will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/810/oba-all-members-meeting/</link>
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		<title>Joint Statement on Passage of Critical Education Bills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, OBA, Stand for Children, and Chalkboard Project released a joint statement on the recent passage of 14 education reform bills: With the passage of a historic package of bills aimed at improving Oregon&#8217;s statewide education system, the Oregon Legislature made a strong statement that this state can and will do a better job of educating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/798/joint-statement-on-passage-of-critical-education-bills/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Secretary of Education to Keynote 2011 Statesman Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Oregon Legislature considers a courageous package of education reforms, OBA has teamed up with Governor Kitzhaber to secure U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as the keynote speaker at OBA&#8217;s 11th Annual Statesman Dinner on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. OBA has been tirelessly advocating for a statewide package of bills that will marry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/786/u-s-secretary-of-education-to-keynote-2011-statesman-dinner/</link>
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		<title>OBA Luncheon with Congressman Schrader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OBA organized a luncheon last week with Congressman Kurt Schrader and members of the business community. This event, the latest in a series of OBA meetings with the Oregon Congressional Delegation, provided a great opportunity for Congressman Schrader to receive feedback from business leaders on multiple issues facing Congress, including government regulation, economic recovery, trade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oba-online.org/782/oba-luncheon-with-congressman-schrader/</link>
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