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Chamber tells council Lake Oswego added 270 businesses in 2025; asks city to fund targeted marketing
Summary
The Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce reported brisk new-business formation (270 in the first 10 months of 2025), low downtown vacancy, and urged the city to invest in coordinated shop-local marketing and a time-sensitive Travel Oregon ad; council signaled support pending budget details.
Matt Evans, representing the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce, presented the Chamber—9s third annual report under the 2022 economic development strategy at the council—9s Dec. 2 meeting.
"In the first 10 months of 2025, 270 new businesses were registered under the city's business licensing program," Evans said, pointing to steady business formation compared with 2024. He said about…
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