Oregon State Bank Forum In Albany Next Monday

Oregon State Bank Forum
Monday, May 16th, 5:30 PM
ALBANY - Steelworker's Hall
(1400 Salem Ave. SE, Albany)

5,391 new small business and farm jobs
$1.3 billion in new lending to small businesses and family farms
$155 million in Rainy Day Fund revenue

That's what the a fully operational Bank of North Dakota-style bank in Oregon would help generate, according to a recently released study by the non-partisan think tank Demos. You can read Putting Oregon's Money to Work for Oregon on the Demos website at:

http://www.demos.org/publication_list.cfm?research=1.

But what would it mean for Oregon small businesses? How would it work? What exactly does the current legislation entail?

Please come to our forum in Albany next Monday, May 16th, at 5:30pm, at the Steelworker's Hall on 1400 Salem Ave. SE. Find out about new developments from myself and Dan Lombardi, Coalition Coordinator of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon, who will present results of a recent survey documenting unmet needs of small businesses around the state, and the support for an Oregon State Bank by small business owners.

Please pass this along to your friends! Help us spread the word about how Oregon can declare independence from Wall Street!

-Steve Hughes
Oregonians for a State Bank
www.OregoniansforaStateBank.org