Oregon Business Council

Name

Oregon Business Council

Legal name

Oregon Business Council

Website

https://orbusinesscouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Oregon Business Council is a non-profit, non-partisan business roundtable founded in 1985 that convenes top Oregon executives to engage in public policy issues. It provides policy research and analysis, communication, convening, advocacy, and direct action with community partners across economic development, education and talent, economic mobility, public finance, poverty, health care, and natural resources. The organization supports the Oregon Business Plan and delivers implementation-focused work through its OBC Action Lab.

Product overview

Oregon Business Council (OBC) is a non-profit, non-partisan policy organization and business roundtable founded in 1985. Rather than offering commercial technology products, OBC provides policy research, analysis, and convening services focused on Oregon's economic development. Its work spans policy areas including economic development, education and talent development, economic mobility, public finance, poverty reduction, natural resources and environment, and health. OBC supports the Oregon Business Plan, a policy forum developed in partnership with leaders across Oregon's public, private, and civic sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oregon Business Plan

Named customers51 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon Business PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOBC supports the vision of the Oregon Business Plan, a policy forum shared nearly two decades with leaders from all sectors of Oregon life. The vision embraces three intertwined policy priorities: growing Oregon's economy with well-paying jobs, increasing education and work skills of Oregonians, and enhancing economic mobility.
• Oregon Economic Development AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Statewide Industrial Land Survey to analyze industrial land availability and development readiness across Oregon.
• League of Oregon CitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Statewide Industrial Land Survey and policy development initiatives for Oregon economic growth.
• Portland Business AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work on transportation policy, economic development, and public issues affecting Oregon's economy. Co-authored reports including PERS Litigation Amicus Brief.
• Associated Oregon IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy on public policy issues including PERS litigation and public finance reform.
• Oregon Business AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on PERS Litigation Amicus Brief and other policy initiatives affecting Oregon businesses.
• ECOnorthwestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic research partner providing analysis for Oregon Business Plan policy documents. Conducted semiconductor expansion studies and poverty reduction analysis.
• Oregon Forest Resources InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on forest resources position paper as part of the Oregon Business Plan environmental policy work.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• California Business Roundtable: CEO-led business roundtable conducting policy research and advocacy on California's economic competitiveness, education, and infrastructure — directly comparable in structure and mission to OBC.
• Massachusetts Business Roundtable: CEO-led organization working on Massachusetts' economic growth, education, and competitiveness — operates with the same executive-roundtable + policy research + advocacy model as OBC.
• Washington Roundtable: A statewide business roundtable of top CEOs focused on Washington state's economic competitiveness, education, and policy — a near-identical model to OBC operating in an adjacent Pacific Northwest state.
• Minnesota Business Partnership: Non-partisan association of Minnesota CEOs focused on advancing the state's economic vitality and quality of life through research and policy advocacy — a structurally similar state-level business council.

Regional players

• Allegheny Conference on Community Development: Pittsburgh regional CEO-led organization focused on economic development, job creation, and public policy — a comparable executive-roundtable + civic-policy model serving a single metro/region.
• Greater Houston Partnership: Houston's leading regional business organization conducting research, advocacy, and convening on economic development — a regional parallel to OBC's state-level scope.
• Bay Area Council: A public-policy and business-membership organization for the San Francisco Bay Area, with comparable policy research, convening, and advocacy functions — but operating regionally rather than at the state level.
• Detroit Regional Chamber: A regional chamber of commerce that combines policy research, advocacy, and convening on economic competitiveness — comparable to OBC but with a broader chamber-style membership and regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest U.S. business federation, representing companies across industries on federal policy — a national-scale parallel to OBC's business-league advocacy and research work.
• Business Roundtable: National association of CEOs of major U.S. companies that conducts policy research and advocacy on federal economic issues — a much larger, federally focused counterpart of OBC's state-level CEO roundtable model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCj5i1CpQSRZZad2G0rteQIg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oregon-business-council-obc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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