Our Wins: Client Case Studies

CHALLENGE Since 1990, the Oregon Metals Initiative (OMI) has supported Oregon’s metals manufacturing industry by leveraging state dollars and Oregon’s public research universities to partner with leading metals companies to conduct beginning-stage Technology Readiness Level research. OMI has developed into a dynamic public/private partnership that allows private industry partners to conduct metals research using academic…

CHALLENGE The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ended a 10-year administrative program to give heavy trucks engaged in research and development on Oregon roads a fuel tax and weight mile tax exemption. SOLUTION Since no other state agencies were in a position to continue the tax exemption program, the PAC lobby team concluded the only…