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Bob Warren

Bob Warren retired in 2012 as the regional business development officer for Business Oregon for Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton Counties. Prior to that, he was senior policy advisor on forest policy for Gov. Barbara Roberts and district aid and natural resource advisor for Rep. Peter DeFazio. He is currently a member of the board of directors for McKenzie River Trust.

Author: Bob Warren

It’s The Yurts

A small business with large effects

Viewpoint 7 years ago

Mary and I are at Treebones Resort, perched on the western slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains, at the end of the road on the … Continue reading →

Pearl Street Sand and Gravel

Starting to miss that old City Hall

Viewpoint 7 years ago

It’s been five years since the Eugene City Council tore down the Eugene City Hall for no apparent reason. Heading south on Pearl Street from … Continue reading →

My Favorite Place

What makes Eugene home

Viewpoint 7 years ago

What’s your favorite place? Sounds like a simple question, but it’s not. It was the first day of class in University of Oregon Professor Shaul … Continue reading →

They Saved Our Butts

A generation ago, activists protected Lane County from a proposed nuclear plant

Viewpoint 7 years ago

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead … Continue reading →

The Long Con

Oregon government and the land of make-believe

NewsOpinion 7 years ago

My son Chris recently gave me a poster from the 1973 movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as a couple of conmen … Continue reading →

What is Business ‘Recruitment’ Anyway?

Local economic development agencies don’t actively recruit companies

Viewpoint 8 years ago

There is a major business “recruitment” project going on right now in our community, it’s called Project Titan, and I have absolutely no clue about … Continue reading →

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

It was bad under Reagan, but this is much worse

Viewpoint 8 years ago

My biggest fears from a presidential election gone horribly wrong are coming to pass.  For me, the major issue for a president has always been … Continue reading →

A River Runs Through Us

There's something magical about the McKenzie River

Viewpoint 8 years ago

I like to float rivers. That’s a huge understatement. There is almost nothing that I would rather be doing than floating on a river. There … Continue reading →

It’s The Jobs, Stupid

Economic development should be about stable employment

Viewpoint 8 years ago

Why write a column about economic development? Lots of people just yawn when they hear the term. But, as they say, write about what you … Continue reading →

Bottom Feeders

Two kinds of business development

Viewpoint 8 years ago

Here’s the deal: If you care about your community, you cannot afford to ignore economic development.  Economic development is not a benign program implemented by … Continue reading →

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Bob Warren

Bob Warren retired in 2012 as the regional business development officer for Business Oregon for Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton Counties. Prior to that, he was senior policy advisor on forest policy for Gov. Barbara Roberts and district aid and natural resource advisor for Rep. Peter DeFazio. He is currently a member of the board of directors for McKenzie River Trust.

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