LEADERSHIP MATTERS A LETTER FROM LYDIA SALVEY, EDITOR IN CHIEF
Hello and Happy Spring Everyone, I’m feeling hopeful as I write this letter, with the sun currently shining and the birds chirping outside greeting the flowers to awaken from their winter slumber. It has been one year of COVID-19 lockdown in the State of Oregon and the time has finally come now for individuals ages 16–44 to have access to the COVID-19 vaccination here. Although we are a bit behind many other states in our country, if you are in that age range and want to get vaccinated, now you can. You’ll find on the next few pages a press release from the Jackson County Public Health Division on updated vaccination eligibility, followed shortly by a separate press release from FEMA on a Pilot Community Vaccination Center which will “accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations to Oregon’s historically underserved communities at high risk of infection.” Beginning April 19th, the vaccinations will be made available for the aforementioned age group, and on April 21st is when the pilot vaccination site will open. Whether or not getting vaccinated is on your to-do list, the accessibility to the vaccine likely means that more re- openings will take place in Oregon and specifically in Jackson County. For updates on this information, please be sure to subscribe to our email communications where we forward along this information every week in our weekly newsletter, The Weekly. In this month’s issue of The Business Review we are discussing The Future of Sports. Sports, like so many other things, have been a difficult sector to navigate during the pandemic, but the future of sports is looking brighter. In this issue you’ll find updates from the Medford Rogues , a letter from the Medford School Board to Governor Brown asking her to “Let them Play,” as well as current guidelines from OSAA for school sports, grades K-12. While we certainly aren’t where any of us would like to be when it comes to sports, either for ourselves, our children, or for collegiate or professional athletes, we are moving forward again. And as a huge sports fan myself, this is the type of news I look forward to hearing more about! In next month’s issue of The Business Review we’re discussing National Tourism Month. Travel Medford is the sponsor of Forum next month, and you won’t want to miss a very special presentation from renowned economist Dr. Chris Thornberg. Dr. Thornberg will be discussing the future of tourism in the Rogue Valley as well as the trajectory of the local and national economy. This event is free for Chamber Members and you can register for the program on our website at www.medfordchamber.com/forum. Until next time readers. Thanks for stopping by!
Lydia Salvey Editor in Chief/Vice President of Communications and Programs The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County
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The Business Review | April 2021
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