📅 33rd Annual Economic Outlook Forum
Presented by Bay Area Chamber of Commerce & Banner Bank
🗓️ Friday, December 12, 2025
🕕 6:45 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 KoKwel Resort, North Bend, OR
🎟️ Register here:
https://bayareachamberofcommerce.regfox.com/bacc-33rd-annual-economic-outlook-forum-co-sponsored-by-banner-bank
💼 About the Event
Join us for the 33rd Annual Economic Outlook Forum, an in-person event focused on Workforce & Trades—the critical challenges and opportunities shaping our region.
This year’s forum features:
✔️ Keynote Speaker: Damon Runberg, Business Oregon
✔️ Economist Guy Tauer, Oregon Employment Department
✔️ SWOCC & SOWIB updates on diesel programs, heavy equipment simulators, and hands-on youth workforce training
✔️ Homegrown Business Spotlights
✔️ Beef Drawing! Two winners will take home a side of locally raised 4-H beef, donated by Roseburg Resources
✔️ Full buffet breakfast included with registration!
Come connect with business and community leaders, gain insights, and invest in the future of our workforce.
✨ Bonus: Need lodging? Take advantage of our special discounted room rate at Ko-Kwel Casino Resort — just $150 per night (regularly $185). Call 800-953-4800 ext. 3 and mention booking code 11096 or reference the Economic Outlook Forum to book.
🙌 Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors!
MAJOR SPONSORS:
Banner Bank, Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Bi-Coastal Media, Cardinal Services, City of Coos Bay, Energy Trust of Oregon, Epuerto, Knife River Materials, Ko-Kwel Casino Resort, Oregon Curb Appeal, Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP), Reese Electric, and Three Rivers Casino.
EVENT SPONSORS:
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay–North Bend–Charleston Visitor & Convention Bureau, CCD Business, Coos County, First Community Credit Union, Midwest Coast Flooring, NW Natural, Pacific Power, Pacific Properties, Pacific Seafood, Roseburg Resources, South Coast Development Council (SCDC), Southwestern OR Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB), South Coast Family Dentistry, Southwest OR Regional Airport, Southwestern OR Community College, and Ziply Fiber.
💬 Questions?
Contact: Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
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