Economic Forecast 2024--RESERVATIONS CLOSED
2024-01-08 08:45 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Douglas County Fairgrounds
Economic Forecast 2024 will be held on January 8, 2024 (rescheduled from November 13, 2023), from 8:45 to 11:00 am at the Douglas County Fairground Complex. Tickets are on sale from now through noon on January 4, 2024. Look for presenter and topic details in the chamber’s Business Perspectives newsletter and “Chamber News” member emails.
Thank you to our generous member sponsors for supporting EF 2024: Addcox Heating Center, Cardinal Services, Inc., Con-Vey, Gordon Wood Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., Marco Pharma International, Lone Rock Resources and Roseburg Forest Products.

Membership Meeting Lunch--RESERVATIONS CLOSED/NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
2024-01-08 11:45 - 13:00 | Douglas County Fairgrounds
The January membership meeting lunch program will host the State of the County Update presented by Douglas County Commissioner Tom Kress. Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Look for more details in the chamber’s January/February Business Perspectives e-newsletter and member “Chamber News” emails.
Tickets go on sale December 22. Advanced ticket purchase is required to attend the December 8 lunch. Online ticket sales only. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets is noon on Thursday, December 4.
The chamber’s January membership lunch is generously sponsored by Avista Utilities.

2023-24 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #4
2024-01-11 08:30 - 17:00
“Role of Government”

2023-24 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #5
2024-02-08 08:30 - 17:00
“Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice”

Membership Meeting Lunch
2024-02-12 11:45 - 13:00
REMINDER to our members, there is no membership lunch in February. See you on March 11.

Membership Meeting Lunch
2024-03-11 11:45 - 13:00 | Douglas County Fairgrounds
RESERVATIONS CLOSED–NO TICKETS AVAILABLE. The chamber’s March membership meeting lunch will give our members the opportunity to meet and learn about two of Roseburg’s newest community leaders. Be there to hear firsthand from Kara Carlisle, president and CEO of The Ford Family Foundation and Russell Woolley, president and CEO of CHI Mercy Health.
Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Look for more details in the chamber’s March/April Business Perspectives e-newsletter and member “Chamber News” emails.
Tickets go on sale on February 5. Advanced ticket purchase is required. Online ticket sales only. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets and ensure attendance is March 6, at noon.

2023-24 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #6
2024-03-14 08:30 - 17:00
“Role of Education”

69th Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting of the Membership--RESERVATIONS CLOSED/TICKET NO LONGER AVAILABLE
2024-03-21 17:45 - 20:15
The Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards dinner and meeting of the membership on March 21, 2024. Chamber leadership will share the organization’s activities for the past year and discuss future priorities. Small, medium and large businesses of the year will be honored and, the evening’s highlight will be the announcement of our 2023 First Citizens. Title sponsor for the chamber’s 2024 annual awards dinner is Cascade Community Credit Union! Our corporate sponsors for the event are Lone Rock Resources and Acrisure Northwest (formerly Umpqua Insurance Agency)!
Tickets are on sale now. Members will receive more details in “Chamber News” member emails and the upcoming March/April issue of Business Perspectives e-newsletter. The deadline to purchase tickets is Noon on March 18.
The March 21 event is held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Complex from 5:45 to 8:15 pm: Reception at 5:45 pm / Dinner at 6:45 pm / Program at 7:30 pm

Membership Meeting Lunch--RESERVATIONS CLOSED/TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
2024-04-08 11:45 - 13:00 | Douglas County Fairgrounds
The Roseburg Area Chamber’s April membership lunch program will feature Oregon Business & Industry president and CEO, Angela Wilhelms. Angela will provide a brief update of the recently-wrapped 2024 Oregon legislative session, offer a 2024 election preview and a preview of what business might expect from the 2025 Oregon Legislature, all with a lens on why these things matter to the statewide business conversation. Angela is also going to be interested in hearing from our business members about whatever state policy is on their minds, as part of OBI’s information-gathering for its 2025 Legislative Agenda development.
Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Look for more details in future RACC member “Chamber News” emails.
Advanced ticket purchase is required. Online ticket sales only. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets is April 3 at noon. Reservations are closed; tickets are no longer available.

2023-24 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #7
2024-04-11 08:30 - 17:00
“Medical and Human Services”

2023-24 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #8
2024-05-09 08:30 - 17:00
“Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure / Future Volunteerism & Leadership”

Membership Meeting Lunch -- SOLD OUT / NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
2024-05-20 11:45 - 13:00 | Douglas County Fairgrounds
The chamber’s final membership meeting before the summer hiatus will be Monday, May 20. The May program will include the graduation of the chamber’s 2023-24 Project Leadership class and our annual timber/wood products industry update presented by Lone Rock Resources president& CEO Toby Luther and Lone Rock Timber president Joe Newton, with a federal O&C update from Matt Hill, DTO executive director.
Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Look for more details in the chamber’s May/June Business Perspectives e-newsletter and member “Chamber News” emails. The chamber’s May membership meeting is generously sponsored by Douglas Timber Operators.
Tickets are on sale now. Advanced ticket purchase is required. Online ticket sales only. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets will be noon on May 15.

MEMORIAL DAY
2024-05-27
Chamber Closed.

Accepting Applications for 2024-25 Project Leadership Roseburg
2024-05-30, 2024-06-01, 2024-07-01
The chamber is accepting applications for its 2024-25 year of the acclaimed leadership program. The chamber’s 35th year of Project Leadership Roseburg begins on September 12. For details about this distinguished leadership program, check out the chamber’s May/June issue of Business Perspectives newsletter. For 2024-25 curriculum, program specifics and application forms, CLICK HERE!
Mail your application and a check for the $50 application fee early enough to make sure the chamber receives the application by the 5:00 pm deadline on Thursday, August 22, 2024. You may also mail your application and pay the application fee with a credit card, below. The balance ($725 for RACC Members and $925 for non-members) will be billed if accepted into the program. If paying application fee online your application must be received within seven days of payment.
If the class reaches capacity before August 22, the deadline may close early.

Membership Meeting Lunch
2024-06-17, 2024-07-15, 2024-08-19 08:00 - 17:00
The RACC’s membership meeting lunches are on hiatus for the summer. We will return on Monday, September 16.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Chamber Closed
2024-07-04

July 4th Holiday Weekend - Chamber Closed
2024-07-05

2024-25 Project Leadership Roseburg Application Deadline Nears
2024-08-01 00:00 - 2024-08-21 23:30
The chamber is accepting applications for its 2024-25 year of the acclaimed leadership program. The chamber’s 35th year of Project Leadership Roseburg begins on September 12. For details about this distinguished leadership program, check out the chamber’s May/June issue of Business Perspectives newsletter. For 2024-25 curriculum, program specifics and application forms, CLICK HERE!
Mail your application and a check for the $50 application fee early enough to make sure the chamber receives the application by the 5:00 pm deadline on Thursday, August 22, 2024. You may also mail your application and pay the application fee with a credit card, below. The balance ($725 for RACC Members and $925 for non-members) will be billed if accepted into the program. If paying application fee online your application must be received within seven days of payment and before the deadline.
If the class reaches capacity before August 22, the deadline may close early.

2024-25 Project Leadership Application Deadline
2024-08-22 17:00

Labor Day Holiday - CHAMBER CLOSED
2024-09-02

2024-25 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #1
2024-09-12 09:00 - 16:30

Membership Meeting Lunch
2024-09-16 11:45 - 13:00
The Roseburg Area Chamber’s September 16 membership lunch program will feature a presentation on Measure 118. Measure 118, which will be on the November ballot, would implement a massive new $6.8 Billion tax on sales in Oregon, driving up costs on even staples like food and medicine for Oregon consumers. It also would make Oregon’s businesses less competitive, eroding job growth and harming family farms and local businesses across the state. The Roseburg Area Chamber actively opposes Measure 118.
If passed by Oregon voters, Measure 118 would impose a 3% tax on businesses with gross Oregon sales over $25 million per year. The measure is essentially a gross receipts tax: It would tax sales, not profits – and businesses would be forced to pay the tax regardless of whether they were making a large profit, small profit, or were losing money.
Measure 118’s tax would apply at every step in the production and selling process. By the time an Oregon product went from raw materials to a manufacturer to a packaging company to a distributor and then to a retailer, it might be taxed five times before it finally reached the consumer, thereby driving up the cost far more than a typical sales tax.
Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Look for more details in future RACC member “Chamber News” emails and the chamber’s September/October Business Perspectives newsletter.
Advanced ticket purchase is required. Online ticket sales only. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets is September 11 at noon.
The chamber’s September membership lunch program is generously sponsored by CSO Financial, Inc.

2024-25 Project Leadership Roseburg / Workshop #2
2024-10-10 08:00 - 17:00

Membership Meeting Lunch--RESERVATIONS/TICKET SALES ARE CLOSED
2024-10-21 11:45 - 13:00 | Douglas County Fairgrounds
The program at the chamber’s October 21 membership meeting lunch will be a candidate forum for the U.S. 4th Congressional district. The chamber confirms the attendance of Pacific Green Party candidate Justin Filip and Republican Party candidate Monique DeSpain. Democrat incumbent Congresswoman Val Hoyle has declined due to a schedule conflict and Libertarian Party candidate Dan Bahlen has been invited, but not confirmed.
Attendees will hear directly from the candidates in attendance. There will also be an opportunity to submit questions to the candidates. The chamber encourages members to come prepared with business-related, business-relevant questions. Also, be prepared to write your questions down. As most of our members are aware, the chamber will provide notecards on dining tables for attendees to submit questions for consideration. The chamber does not take questions from the floor during candidate forums.
Chamber membership lunches are held from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm at the Douglas County fairgrounds. Advanced online ticket purchase is required. Tickets are not sold at the door. The last day to purchase tickets and secure attendance is Noon on Wednesday, October 16, no exceptions. The chamber’s October membership meeting lunch is generously sponsored by Rogue Credit Union.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
2024-10-31
Happy Halloween from the Roseburg Area Chamber!

NOMINATIONS OPEN for 2024 Businesses of the Year, First Citizens & More
2024-11-01
For more information and links to download nomination forms, please see the article on our “Current News” page. The nomination deadline is February 3, 2025.
