The Business Review December 2020

CONTENTS December 2020 | VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 12

4 LEADERSHIP MATTERS A Letter from Brad Hicks, Our President & Chief Executive Officer 6 OREGON UPDATES Grocery Bag Drive 2020 The Rogue Valley Wine Scene Grange Co-Op Offers $14,000 in Scholarships for Local Students 16 CREATING A STRONG ECONOMY A Second Chance In Eagle Point Bill And Melinda Gates’ Foundation Injects Another $250 Million into the Battle Against Covid-19 15 Key Steps To Set Up A Charity 26 REPRESENTING BUSINESS ISSUES Walden Delivers Farewell Address on House Floor Updates on the COVID-19 Relief Package 31 PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY Sherm’s Donates Truckload of Food to Feed Hungry Grange Co-op and Customers Donate $50,000 to Phoenix- Talent Fire Relief Doubling Up to Help Local News 36 MEMBER NEWS ACCESS Appoints New Executive Director Carrie Borgen Profile of a Quaker – Finding A Friend in Colonial America COVID-19 Accelerates Azure Adoption Among TouchPoint Networks’ Customers December Forum Review 40 RENEWING & NEW MEMBERS 41 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

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