Preston Mann

🚨 URGENT: Stand Up for Oregon’s Family Farms and Rural Businesses! 🚨 The DLCD’s recently proposed farmstand rules threaten countless agricultural livelihoods and the foundation of Oregon agriculture. These sweeping new restrictions risk shutting down beloved agritourism…

OBI President and CEO @angwilhelms addresses the disconnect between the priorities of state leaders and Oregon's worrisome economic reality. #orpol #orleg ow.ly/mMW450W75lH

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Oregon’s pandemic kindergarteners prepare for middle school with critical reading gaps oregonlive.com/education/2025…

The alarm bells are ringing...is anyone listening? #orpol

Check out Oregon Business Matters' latest interview. @jordan_pape, CEO of @PapeGroup, talks about the evolution of the family business, operating a company in Oregon and more. oregonbusinessindustry.com/oregon-busines… #orpol

Oregon has plummeted 11 places in CNBC’s widely followed America’s Top States for Business rankings, falling from 28th place in 2024 to 39th in 2025. cnbc.com/2025/07/10/top… #orpol

Oregon has received its lowest-ever overall business ranking: 39th. Just eight years ago, the state was 17th. State policymakers should be as alarmed about this ranking as employers are about Oregon's eroding business climate. #orpol #orleg oregonbusinessindustry.com/oregon-plummet…

Listen to our latest interview. Patrick Nofield, chairman of Cannon Beach-based Escape Lodging, talks about the hospitality business, doing business in Oregon and more. @OregonRLA #orpol ow.ly/KNyh50WipGO

Me and the wife last night: Man, thank goodness session is over. Time to catch up on some sleep. The one-year-old and four-year-old at 5:30am this morning:

'Policies that reduce timber harvesting in the Pacific Northwest do not exactly encourage large local investments in new sawmilling infrastructure.' And as business investment goes elsewhere, so do jobs, tax revenue and prosperity. #orpol #orleg ow.ly/NSqH50WgPSx

We're hiring! Come join one of the hardest working teams in the game 👇 oregonbusinessindustry.com/obi-hiring-for… #orpol

Cratering test scores. Self-defeating tax policies. Empty office towers. And the lingering exhaust fumes from the Oregon companies that are moving on. oregonjournalismproject.org/vanishing-act #orpol

Check out our conversation with Sen. @MikeMcLaneS of Powell Butte, an attorney who has served not only in the Legislature but also in the military and on the bench. He's even written children's books. #orpol #orleg oregonbusinessindustry.com/oregon-busines…

States that believe they should support small businesses but heavily tax and regulate them as they grow larger, will always export high quality jobs and tax revenues to friendlier states. 👇

Oregon is the 7th most heavily regulated state. OBI's Oregon Business Matters talks to Dr. Memo Diriker, who spearheaded the research on the Beaver State's stifling regulatory environment. #orpol #orleg ow.ly/rxo850W74XZ

Oregon is the seventh most heavily regulated state. Excessive regulations decrease business and job creation, increase prices for consumers and have many other unintended impacts. #orpol #orleg ow.ly/y76950W6wnn

Oregon needs a thriving private sector to create jobs and revenue for public services. By advancing SB 916, the Legislature has said, once again, that the private sector just doesn't matter. #orpol #orleg oregonbusinessindustry.com/obi-statement-…

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Giving unemployment benefits to striking workers "carries significant financial risks for school districts," says @Oregonian Editorial Board. Voting for SB 916 would be the height of irresponsibility. #orpol #orleg ow.ly/TpeW50W07j2