Welcome to The Bottom Line: Community Development! This monthly issue includes stories from the Springfield Chamber and around our community, highlighting recent programs, new partnerships, local happenings, advocacy in action, and all the valuable content you’ve come to expect in The Bottom Line. Inside the Issue Featured Content Member Profiles Business News Chamber News and Programs Advocacy

We post on a monthly basis to reflect the most current new and renewed members of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Oregon. Welcome to our new members! Thank you to our renewed members!

As businesses grow through opening new locations and increasing capacity, there are significant operational and strategic factors that owners must account for across the expansion process. The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce explored this topic at the recent Chamber Roundtable, Breaking Ground: Considerations From Businesses Expanding Locally. Sponsored by Travel Lane County, the program centered on how local small business ...

One of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce‘s most important roles is connecting industry concerns to the broader policy and economic development priorities that influence how public dollars are spent and how local businesses compete. That was exactly the Chamber’s role on June 22. Several Springfield-area contractors contacted the Chamber regarding the City of Springfield’s City Hall Deferred Maintenance and ...

In collaboration with Springfield Greeters, the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the inaugural partnership edition of Small Business Solutions Hub. By combining key elements from two of the Springfield Chamber’s premier programs, the Springfield Greeters + Small Business Solutions Hub event fostered business connections and conveyed actionable information for members to apply directly to their businesses. The program, ...

The Emerald Art Center is a pillar of creativity in Springfield, and the future of the non-profit is bright with new executive director, Melissa Green. She stepped into this leadership role in December 2025, bringing an extensive background in art education and museum curation. Green has experience in teaching art across a range of mediums and institutions, including painting classes ...