Rural Perspectives on Minimum Wage and Regional Economies
RURAL PERSPECTIVES ON MINIMUM WAGE AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES A collaborative project of North Star Civic Foundation Northwest Health Foundation December 18, 2015 [ 1 ] THANK YOU This project relied heavily on the willing partnership of our local community hosts, Kathryn Brown, Mike Dickerson, Sue Kupillas and Turner Waskom. In Astoria, Pendleton, Bend and Medford they helped to identify problem solvers and thought leaders to participate in our conversations. We also would like to recognize the many individuals along the way who offered advice, ideas, context and fair warning as we set out on this project. The list (which is surely missing one or two wonderful people) includes: Andrea Miller, Andrea Paluso, Anna Kuhn, Anne Koubisch, Ashley Henry, Barbara Dudley, Bev Stein, Brian Surrat, Christian Gaston, Cheryl Myers, Chris Beck, Craig Smith, Deborah Kafoury, Doug Stamm, Duke Shepherd, Earl Blumenauer, Gun Denhart, Jack Graves, Jack Gray, Jamie Partridge, Jason Conger, Jeremy Rogers, Jim White, John Berdes, John Haines, John Horvick, John Tapogna, Josh Alpert, Josh Lehner, Karla Chambers, Karly Edwards, Ken Thrasher, Leslie Carlson, Marissa Madrigal, Martha Choe, Maud Daudon, Nancy Hamilton, Nancy Straw, Natalie Reitman-White, Nick Beliciks, Nik Blosser, Nolan Lienhart, Paul Sonn, Raahi Reddy, Ramon Ramirez, Ryan Deckert, Sarah Joannides, Sally Yee, Scott Cooper, Sheila Martin, Stephen Michael, Steve Forrester, Sue Levin, Susan Hammer, Tim Nesbitt, Wendy Willis, Willie Smith, and Zeke Smith . Whether it was a five minute phone call, a willing ear, or a word of caution – you each helped tremendously. Thank you! Finally, this would not have been possible without the sincere engagement of hundreds of people around the state.
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