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FEATURES

7Wings Bar & Grille serves up local food

for travelers on the go.

14Land near the Eugene Airport

offers possible opportunity for

industrial lands use.

16How Chamber advocacy has

continued to help and shape the

Eugene Airport.COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS

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22 EWEB12 Guaranty Chevrolet and RV6 Hershner Hunter LLP20 Home Federal Bank23 Ima gine Group2 Isler CPA

28 Kernutt Stokes Brandt17 McKe nzie-Willamett e Medical

Center18 Oregon Community Foundation2 Pacic Continental Bank5 PacicSource Health Plans

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TakingFlightEugene Airport services ascend

in a descending economy

Eugene Airport

director of

communication

and development

Cathryn Stephens,

says more Eugene-

area residents are

using their local

airport. Page 10

COVER STORY >>

10Why the Eugene Airport is seeing

increased air service even as airlines

are seeing reduced prots nationwide.

Pictured: Shannon Nill, Guaranty Chevrolet

dealer and general manager o Guaranty RV

Center

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Dean Michael Moftt, said that students in the School

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School of Law Dean Michael Moftt speaks to Chamber

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Peter Powell of Western Shelter Systems accepts an award for

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The Chamber, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and

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of Commerce recently honored two local

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As a part of its ongoing business retention

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Eugene Airport travelers get more

than a ast-ood, packaged nibble when

grabbing a bite on the go, in and out

o the airport. Wings Bar & Grille, the

Eugene Airports premier and only

restaurant located inside the acility,

makes every eort to leave its patrons

with a reason to come back or more by

oering a local experience.

Wings Bar & Grille is not your aver-

age restaurant. We buy high-quality,

resh, local oods and employ our own

baker, so the goods are made resh every

morning, says owner Spencer Kelley.

Kelley knows this airport restaurant

through and through, as he began as a

server and worked his way up to owner

11 years ago, when he set himsel the

task o renovating both the restaurant

downstairs and the grab-and-go ca

upstairs.

Te ca upstairs takes the same

high-quality, resh-oods approach, but

provides options that allow or speed,

Kelley says. ravelers dont have a lot

o time to stop and eat by the time they

make it upstairs.

Te increase in airport security over

the past several years challenged Wings

to adjust its business model as travelers

became increasingly concerned

moving through airport security

timely ashion. Kelley responded to

shit by bolstering the variety o o

ings in the ca upstairs to allow trav

access to something substantial to

beore their departure.

Te restaurant continues to se

air amount o trac, thanks to

catering we do or both ootball char

and private charters, as well as l

patrons who work nearby, Kelley s

And while travelers arent alway

lowing themselves the time they

to, business is still good, thanks to

addition o Allegiant Air.

Travelers have two food and beverage options at the Eugene Airport.

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Even as overall airline industry prots are in decline,

Eugene-area partnerships are supporting increased

ights, boding well for the local economy

and regional air service

By Tracy Ilene Miller

WHERE AIRPOR ANd AIRLINE SUCCESS is concerne, a airly

istinct list o inputs etermine profts an become the locus

o concern in eking out those profts: uel prices, capacity on

planes, number o boaring passengers an cargo services.

In a recent report, the International Air ransport Associa-

tion (IAA) owngrae its 2011 airline inustry proft orecast by 54 percent to $4

billion. Tats a 78 percent rop rom 2010 net profts o $18 billion. Fuel costs

are the most to blame. For each ollar increase in the average annual oil price,

airlines ace an aitional $1.6 billion in costs, accoring to IAA. Te averageoil price or 2011 is now expecte to increase by $4 to $110 per barrel.

Ami the ire statistics o national an international travel, however,

Eugene Airport, ranke 135 o 150 airports nationwie, has the avan-

tage o positive growth, says airport irector imothy doll, A. A. E. As

the Eugene Area Chamber o Commerce ha s continuously avocate,

a thriving airport an an improving an expaning regional air

TAKING

FLIGHT

C O V E R S O R Y

Above: Cathryn Stephens., director of

communication and development at Eugene

Airport. Left: Shannon Nill, Guaranty Chevrolet

dealer and general manager of Guaranty RV Center.


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rvice are central to the economic vitality

d viability o the local economy.

So, the entire airline industry is in a state

ux, the country is in a bad economic

wnturn and Eugene Airport is growing?

ow is that even possible? Its possible,

ys Doll, because o community support,

rtnerships between the airport and local

onomic development organizations like

e Eugene Chamber and a responsive air-

rt sta.

ying the local skies keeps airlines

endly

In bad economic times, when airline s look

r additional routes to y, they look at the

mmunities that are supporting their local

port, Doll says.

Its fne and well that Eugene Airportains 74 percent o the residents rom the

gene/Springfeld area who y, but the

ure airlines look at most is catchment,

fned as the broader ying public in 83 zip

des, rom Roseburg to the Coast and the

scades, who can (and do) bypass Eugene

their way to Portland, to y rom there

stead.

We have a competitor 110 miles up the

ad, and we were only retaining 52 percent

tchment a ew years ago, Doll says. Tat

up to 58 percent now.

Tat 6 percent upturn in only two years

ows more people are using the local

port, says Cathryn Stephens, A.A.E.,

ector o communication and development

the airport. And thats important. By the

d o August, total number o boarding

ssengers, called enplanements, at Eugene

rport already exceeded the total or all o

10. Encouraging area residents to use thecal airport has been a consistent campaign

the Eugene Airport, with the support o

e Eugene Chamber.

Granted, Doll says, the increase in catch-

ent can be in part attributed to Allegiant

rlines, the low-cost carrier added to the

gene market in 2007, bringing in more

utes and lower-are service at the airport,

hich helped build passenger numbers

especially during holidays, spring break and

summer.

Tey are bringing in more trac that

used to go out o Portland, to Southwest

Airlines, Doll says.

Tats leisure travel, mostly. Not business

travel.

But an airport is an ecosystem, and the

success o the low-cost, leisure airline inu-

ences the expansion and considerations o

the legacy airlines, the traditionally struc-

tured carriers such as United Airlines and

Delta Air Lines.

All the legacy airlines, they are ater the

business traveler, Doll says. So, back to that

ecosystem: Te more travelers overall, the

more opportunities we have to convince the

legacy airlines to expand.

Which is exactly what Delta Air Lines did

this summer, Stephens points out, by chang-

Eugene Airport Director Timothy Doll says when airlines look for additional routes to y,

they look at the communities that are supporting their local airport.

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g to a larger, two-class aircrat that is still

service this all.

Although the legacy airlines reduced the

mber o ights a ew years ago to support

higher passenger load actor, the passenger

pacity is in turnaround, and has been

creasing over the past ew years. Eugene

anes are now at 83 percent passenger

pacity, compared with the industrys 77

rcent, according to IAA.

Fewer empty seats mean higher profts,

hich makes airlines happy and more in-

ned to stick around and open new routes,

oll says.

And an increased number o ights by Al-

giant oers the business traveler increased

tions, says Shannon Nill, dealer o Guar-

ty Chevrolet and the general manager o

uaranty RV Super Centers.Ive own on Allegiant Air, says Nill, a

ember o the Airport Advisory Committee

d a private plane owner. And its going to

here business needs. For instance, it gets

you into the Bay Area without going through

San Francisco.

Community support begets

support

Every year, Doll explains, he and Ste-

phens go to an industry event that he likensto airline speed-dating. Tey get only 20

minutes to talk to each airline about requests

or service.

At the most recent event, we met six

airlines, and we let the airlines know o the

community partnerships we have and are

proud o, Doll says. It makes a dierence

that you have that partnership.

Tat partnership was the reason the

Eugene Airport was awarded out o 74

applicants rom 35 states a $500,000

Small Community Air Service Development

Program (SCASDP) grant by the Department

o ransportation or potential uture non-

stop ights to San Jose. Te ederally unded

SCASDP grant, $7 million divided among 19

recipients, was awarded to communities that

showed fnancial and other support or their

airports. Te grant application was not sup-

posed to be airport driven, but community

driven, Stephens says.

o support the proposed air service

in the grant, a public-private partnershipwas established that includes the Eugene

Chamber, which will manage the grant,

the City o Eugene, Lane County Govern-

ment, Springfeld Chamber o Commerce,

We have a competitor

110 miles up the road,

and we were only

retaining 52 percent

catchment a few years

ago. That is up to 58

percent now.

Eugene Airport director Timothy Doll

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County. Te partnership will provide sup-

port in $281,100 matching unds, including

$55,000 rom non-airport sources.

Te grant provides a minimum revenue

guarantee or an airline establishing daily

nonstop service between the Eugene Airport

and San Jose, which was identifed as the

best underserved, nonstop air service mar-

ket to pursue. San Jose is the 12th top desti-

nation o Eugene passengers, but the airport

retains only 15 percent o local passengers.

Te remaining 85 percent drive to Portland.

Grant unds will also be used to carry out

a marketing and advertising campaign to

support the service. Horizon Air is the airline

most likely to provide this service, Stephens

says, and company ocials provided a letter

o support or the grant application.

Fuel feeds the re of relationships

One o the frst things Doll did when he

became airport director nearly fve years

ago, Nill says, was engage a liaison between

the airport and private plane owners. Con-

versations between the two then addressed

the higher-than-regional uel prices at the

airport that resulted in a per-gallon reduc-tion. Tat step went a long way in creating a

united ront at the airport, Nill says.

Its the same attention to partnerships by

Doll and the airport sta with the airlines o

the Eugene Airport that helped re

when US Airways pulled out in 20

contracts are based on dividing b

participating airlines at an airpor

ings ees, space costs and other

during the year. Tose rates can b

at the end o the year. In 2008,

airlines could have been asked to

costs o the US Airways pullout.

echnically, we were allowed

the rest o the charges to the [rema

lines, Doll says. Even though th

was down, we made a decision n

our rates,

Instead, the entire managem

at the airport helped identiy wa

costs down.

It was an eort o the whole

ull-time employees, Stephens saTey had to do more with less

made it work, Doll says.

Te airport used other un

parking, concession and the over

At the most recentevent, we met sixairlines, and we letthe airlines knowof the communitypartnerships we haveand are proud of. Itmakes a differencethat you have thatpartnership.

Eugene Airport director Timothy Doll


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AREA NEAR AIRPOROFFERS POTENTIALFOR INDUSTRIALLAND USE

As Eugene continues its work looking at

how we grow over the next 20 years, the

Chambers Local Government Affairs Co

(LGAC) and the Chamber continue to sta

heavily involved in this process. As we loo

at our industrial land need for the next 20

years we know that we need to address o

current shortage of large industrial sites. T

is why the Eugene Chamber is champion

a reasonable expansion of the Eugene U

Growth Boundary to provide medium an

sites both to attract new business and all

growth of our existing business. The curre

recommendation from Eugene City mana

Jon Ruiz, is for an expansion of 400-600

of new industrial land. As you can see on

map, one area for consideration is land n

Eugene Airport.


eam, as well as put o some capital improvements, to

oid charging more money at the end o 2008, with no

te increase right up to this July.

Te airlines were very happy that we did; it helped

em make it during t he downturn, Doll says. I we had

arged them, they could have said the costs were too

gh, Lets go elsewhere, and that would have caused

ore problems.

By not raising rates, the team helped retain existing

ght schedules, giving airlines the fnancial room to add

ditional capacity when they were able.

argo and Capacity

As passenger numbers have increased at the airport

the last two years, more people have ended up sitting

the oor in the A gate. Tat led to a recent expansion

seating in the lower area, Nill says, and upstairs there

a new convenience store ater the inspection point, to

tter serve passengers who want to avoid the hassle onfscations during the security process.

Plus, the airport i s looking at other ways to support its

wn economic development, as well as that o the com-

unity with a new acility to accommodate cargo trac

t only or deliveries to the southern Willamette Valley

ea, Doll says, but also potentially as a sorter acility,

Our cargo numbers took a hit in 2008 and 2009,

d havent come back, Stephens says. We are trying to

alyze where that [business] has gone.

Doll says the airport is also looking at other opportu-

ies to create jobs and bring in revenue, with perhaps

tel development on the property it owns at Hwy 99

d Aubrey Lane, to serve the airport but also other in-

tutions in the area, including the prison and hospital.

But above all, the airport, the Eugene Chamber and

her community partners will continue to promote the

cility, to increase catchment and compete with Port-

nd, especially as the price-point dierence o ticket

ces between the two airports continues to drop, mak-

g it less economical to y rom Portland.

We should all be thankul that we have a nicegional airport, Nill says. Tree years ago, it added

parallel runway, and theres never a closure unless

ere is a massive snowstorm. I you havent given the

port a try recently, we think that most people would

ve time, and save money, using it. It has the high-

ality travel that we need, whether it is business or

easure.

For more information about the Eugene Airport, go to

ww.FlyEug.com


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Te ever-changing air transportation needs o business traveler-

reates an on-going challenge or airports across the country.

Te Eugene Airport (EUG) reviews travel patterns each year

rough a Passenger Demand Analysis o local residents who travel

commercial airlines.

Among the acts highlighted in this years report, the eciency

leaving rom Eugene versus the Portland International Airport

DX). Te average domestic one-way are or calendar year 2010 at

e Eugene Airport was $179, just $4 more than Portland. In act,

gene passengers can save overall travel time, in addition to the

nvenience o using their local airport, in seven o the top 10 Eugene

rport markets that dont currently have nonstop service rom Eu-

ne. Tose include: 30 minutes time savings to Phoenix; 49 minutes

Anchorage and 37 minutes to Boston.

R A V E L P A E R N S

Eugene Airport travellers save time

EUG v. PDX

Top 10 destinations for local travelers and the

percentages leaving from the Eugene and Portland

airports.

RANK/DEsTiNATiON DEPART EUGENE DEPART PORTlAND

1. Los Angeles, CA 69% 31%

2. Las Vegas, NV 86% 24%

3. Oakland, CA 78% 22%

4. San Francisco, CA 82% 18%

5. Phoenix, AZ 60% 40%

6. Seattle, WA 86% 14%

7. Denver, CO 58% 42%

8. San Jose, CA 9% 91%

9. Phoenix, AZ (Mesa) 100% 0%

10. Orange County, CA 47% 53%

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Te Eugene Chamber is our communitys

strongest and most enduring advocate o qual-

ity air service. Our eorts extend well back in

our communitys history:

In 1919, the Chamber urged the City to

build its frst airpark at 18th and Chambers.

In 1948, after years of lobbying by Cham-

ber Aviation Committee chair Mahlon Sweet,

the City dedicated a new airport on Airport

Road.

In 1984 the Chamber, along with a num -

ber o community groups, led a successul

campaign to secure public support or a new

terminal.

In 1998 the Chamber and Eugene Airport

lead the charge to secure new air service using

an innovative tool called a ravelbank. While

not all the service has been sustained, these e-

orts added jet service to Los Angeles, Phoenix,

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on online marketing and publicity. Regan

Mulvihill has also joined the rm as its new

bookkeeper.www.cawood.com

The Eugene Active 20-30 Club h

the following ofcers: president, P

Hoseld, Oregon Bach Festival;

president, Michelle Christensen (

PeaceHealth Medical Group; seco

president, Autumn Cummings (p

SELECTEMP; secretary, Gretchen

Bredeson, Selco Community Cred

activator, Justin Dougherty, Roeh

Investment Advisors; and treasur

Singer, Umpqua Bank. Directors a

Kentera , University of Oregon; Lis

self-employed;Shannan Odum, N

Fire Fighter Corp; and Brian West

American Family Insurance.

www.eugene2030.org

Sherry Callah

has joined

Pacic Bene

Planners as se

account

administrator

www.pacifcbeneftplanners.com

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has hired the following

employees: Ryan Torres,

corporate sales manager;

Lindsay Clark, individual

business traveler sales

manager; and Monique Lane, administrative

assistant for Sales and Catering.

www.eugene.hilton.com

Citizens Bankis pleased to announce Greg

Remedios, audit risk manager, has been

promoted to vice president and audit risk

manager.

www.citizensebank.com

Cafe Yumm! has

introduced the newest

member of its business

ofce team, Jarvis

Tanquary , as project

coordinator.

www.caeyumm.com

Northwest Christian

University has announced

Glenda Gordon as the

new director of the annual

fund.

www.nwcu.edu

Carrie Gross is now director of community

outreach for Sheldon Park Assisted Living,

and Dorian Arcuri is the new director of

community relations.

www.sheldonparkseniorliving.com

Raymond Albano, associate vice president,nancial consultant with the Eugene ofce

of D.A. Davidson & Co., has completed the

intensive course work required to earn the

Certied Wealth Strategistdesignation.

Shirley Lyons, AAF, of Dandelions Flowers

& Gifts, is the rst woman president-elect of

the Society of American Florists in its 127-

year history.

www.dandelionsowers.com

U S I N E S S N E W S

Pacic Continental

Bankhas promoted

Kristin Short to

relationship banking

ofcer, with a focus on

nonprot organizations,

and has hired Marc

Steinbaugh as vice

esident, relationship banking ofcer.

chelle Webber has been promoted to the

sition of loan documentation ofcer.

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The Eugene Airport has

a new airport services

manager, Kaitlin Hunter.

www.yeug.com

Debbie Leiken

(pictured), Home

Federal Bank, is now

2012 chair of the March

of Dimes Lane County

March for Babies.

Leiken is joined on the

Leadership Cabinet by Lorenzo (Bud)

Merrill of Home Federal Bank; Dwight

Dzierzekof Northwest Community Credit

Union; Jessica San Jose of PayChex; Terry

Allen of MorganStanley SmithBarney; and

Tera Schmeling of KeyBank.

www.marchodimes.com

Ellen King, PT, has joined

Patterson Physical

Therapy and Wellness

Center as a senior

physical therapist.

www.pattersonpt.net

Frank Gibson,

shareholder in the lawrm of Hutchinson, Cox,

Coons, DuPriest, Orr

& Sherlock PC, is now

president and managing

shareholder of the rm.

www.eugenelaw.com

The Eugene Symphony has elected four

new board members: Carl Bjerre (pictured),

James Dean (pictured), Michael Lewis and

Matt McLaughlin.

www.eugenesymphony.org

Precision Funding is

proud to announce that

Joshua Kittel has joined

its team.

www.precisionunding.

com

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is

pleased to announce the addition of Andy

Vorbora , Lane Transit District, to the

organizations statewide Board of Directors.www.ltd.org

At the Eugene Water & Electric Board, were empoweringbusinesses with resources to save money and energy,like sisters Catherine and Cheryl Reinhart, owners ofSweet Life Patisserie. They partnered with EWEB toupgrade their equipment and save money. WhenSweet Life got a $50 rebate on their new ice maker,EWEB told them they could replace their cooler fansand get another $1,200 rebate. Now theyrecollaborating with EWEB to find even more ways tosave. To find out about EWEBs energy-saving programsfor your own business, visit eweb.org/saveenergy orcall 541-685-7000. Maybe yours will be the nextpowerful tale we tell.


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B U S I N E S S N E W S

New Eugene Chamber

member Diane Sibole has

opened her business, A Matter

of Time, offering on-call,

personal assistant services.

www.eugenetimesaver.com

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the

University of Oregon, has again achieved

accreditation by the American Association of

Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition

for a museum. JSMA was initially accredited in

1975.

www.jsma.uoregon.edu

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

of Lane County has received the following

foundation grants to train and support new CASA

volunteers: Churchill High School Community

101, $500; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe

of Indians, $10,000; Home Federal Foundation,

$1,000; Levi Strauss Foundation, $4,500; and

Taco Bell Foundation for Teens, $17,702.

www.casa-lane.org

Volunteers In Medicine Clinic has received

a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Meyer

Memorial Trust to provide health care services to

low-income, uninsured residents of Lane County

whose incomes fall between 85% and 200% of

the Federal Poverty Level.

www.vim-clinic.org

NEW MEMBERsWelcome to these businesses that joined the

Eugene Chamber in August and September, 2011

Arport storage Center

www.airportsc.com

Anytme Ftne - sprngfed

www.anytimeftness.com

Apen Wene

www.aspenwellnessdoc.com

Bae Converon llC

www.baseconversion.com

Beemann Vaentne llP

BHs Pharmacy

www.bhspharmacy.com

Banton Turner

www.blantonturner.com

Carpe Dem Pate & Perona Tranng Center

www.carpediempilates.com

Cacade Garden Equpment llC

Cacada Marketng souton

www.cascadiamarketingsolutions.com

Daddy Do Doo

www.daddydodoo.com

ServiceMasterCommercial CleaniCarpet & Flooring Janitorial Service Specialty Clea

www.smcommercialclean.com(541) 338-0101541.342.4000

siuslawbank.com

Jeff Gusinow

Senior Vice President & ManagerMedical & Professional Banking Group

Dr. Steven Ofner

OphthalmologyEugene Oregon Eye Care

Strength. Stability. Service.

Its all about theRelationship atYour CommunityBank for Business

As part of our community,

we take pride in the personal

relationships weve developed

with local businesses. Our

loan decisions are made

locally and involve short

turnaround time. Stop by one

of our 10 Lane County offices

to see why at Siuslaw, its all

about the relationship.

Penny Sabath recently joined the staff of

Brothers Cleaning Services. In her new job

she will work in sales, marketing and customer

service.

www.brotherscleaning.com

BUSINESS NEWS

Silke Communications has completed the

siting, designing, engineering and building of a

new, full-scale communications facility at Cape

Foulweather near Otter Crest. The facility will

allow for better communications on the central

Oregon coast.

www.silkecom.com

Caf Yumm! made the 2011 Portland Business

Journals Top 100 List of Fastest-Growing

Privately Held Companies for the third year in a

row. The company ranks 42 nd with a nearly 64

percent growth rate for the three-year period

from 2008 to 2010.

www.caeyumm.com

Marvin Rvoal, Pacic Benet Planners of

Eugene, and Brad Hanson, Hanson Insurance

Group of Corvallis, have announced a joint

venture to provide businesses with a full-

service program of employee benets; group

and individual investments; and personal lines

and commercial lines of insurance.

www.pacifcbeneftplanners.com

Bob Smith, auto general sales manager;

Barbara Shipley, president-elect of the Tri-

County Chamber of Commerce; and Shannon

Nill, dealer.

Guaranty Chevrolet and RV Super Centers

received the Tri-County (Junction City,

Harrisburg, Monroe and Coburg) Chamber of

Commerce Large Business of the Year award.

www.guaranty.com


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X Wree llC

ww.edx.com

gene Photo Booth

ww.eugenephotobooth.com

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dwork Jewery Art studo

ww.goldworksart.com

mark Reort - Newport

ww.hallmarkinns.com

rd Core Yoga

ww.yogaeugene.com

rpoe Rea Etate Group

ww.HarpoleHomes.com

Jacob Fne Furnture

ww.mjacobsurniture.com

pCck.comww.chooselocal.com

etropotan Aordabe Houng

rporaton

ww.metroaordable.com

mana Woodcrat

ww.numanawoodcrat.com

OPEs Advor

www.OpesAdvisors.com

Oregon Back Bune Aance

Oregon Event Enterpre (OEE) securty

llC

www.oeesecurity.com

Pangaea Tradng Company

Pi Graphc

www.pigraphics.biz

Prepad lega servce/Barbara Newman

www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/bnewman39

Quaty Meta Fnhng, inc.

www.qualitymetalfnishing.com

RiBET llC/Vtage

www.RIBET-llc.com

sapent Prvate Weath Managementsapientpwm.com

sghtne Property inpecton

www.sightlineinspections.com

sparke Wah o lane County

www.sparklewashlane.com

sprngfed Mueum

www.springfeldmuseum.com

sub shop Wet Eugene

The Campbe Houe, A Cty inn

www.campbellhouse.com

TnT Whtewater Ratng llC

www.TnTWhiteWater.com

We at the Campbe Houe

www.campbellhouse.com

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