The Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce Economic Vitality Committee was created to look at ways the chamber could help stimulate job creation, retention and capital investment in the Wilsonville area.  The committee has been focused on everything from refinements to city planning code to analyzing how to make Wilsonville more business friendly, and even defining what economic vitality means.  

When:  7:30 a.m., third Wednesday of each month
Where: Allied Waste/Willamette Resource Conference Room, 10295 SW Ridder Road, Wilsonville 97070
Chair:  Ray Phelps, Allied Waste Services of Wilsonville
Vice-Chair: Ben Altman, Distinguished Lifetime Member
Contact: Steve Gilmore, chamber CEO, 503-682-0411 or steve@wilsonvillechamber.com

2012 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Lita Colligan, Oregon Institute of Technology

Ross Connor, Norris Beggs and Simpson

Cheryl Dorman, West Coast Bank

Chad Freeman, Business Oregon

Richard Goddard, PGE/Wilsonville City Council

Cindy Hagen, Clackamas County Economic Development

Frank Lonergan, Allied Waste

Stephan Lashbrook, City of Wilsonville

Ernie Platt, HBA

Eric Postma, Bittner Hahs

Doris Wehler, Cookies By Design

Groundbreaking for the new City of Wilsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Wilsonville Area Chamber of Commerce provided the city access to its membership to help educate them about the waste water treatment plant upgrades, and even came out in support of the project. The organization sees this project as a integral part of the city’s overall economic development strategy.