CONTENTS January 2021 | VOLUME 21 | ISSUE 1
4 LEADERSHIP MATTERS A Letter from Lydia Salvey, Editor In Chief 6 OREGON UPDATES Guide to Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Loans Emergency Sheltering Now Managed by State with New Hotline The Urban-Rural Divide Has Shrunk in 2020 16 CREATING A STRONG ECONOMY What Student Loan Borrowers Need To Know About Relief Ending How Coronavirus-Impacted Businesses Can Use the Employee Retention Tax Credit Jackson County COVID-19 Update Investments in Rural Communities Congressman Cliff Bentz Sworn In Merkley Sworn in for Third Term Congressman Cliff Bentz Statement on Electoral College Certification 31 PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY Wildfire Cleanup Efforts Begin Ash and Debris Removal in January 25 REPRESENTING BUSINESS ISSUES Merkley, Wyden Announce Market of Choice to Open in Medford on January 28 Rogue Creamery Introduces Cheese is Love ™ Cheddar 38 MEMBER NEWS Ambassador of the Year Profile 2021 Oregon Fringe Festival 40 MEMBER NEWS January Spotlight Exhibits JC Penney’s Building Open House and Repurposing Sale Postponed Chamber of Medford & Jackson County Forum Review 44 RENEWING & NEW MEMBERS, DIRECTORY
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