Oregon Business Matters

About Oregon Business Matters

A biweekly podcast produced by Oregon Business & Industry, Oregon's statewide chamber of commerce, that focuses on insights, issues and initiatives that affect Oregonians' shared prosperity and the state's economic health.

Publisher

Oregon Business & Industry

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Community Bank Week, a conversation with Julia Beattie of the People's Bank of Commerce and Scott Bruun of the Oregon Bankers Association

   From Oct. 18-23, Oregon will celebrate community banks across the state during Community Bank Week. To talk about the important work that community banks do – and how they differ from other banks – two Oregon banking industry leaders have joined this episode of Oregon Business Matters. They are Julia Beattie, president and CEO of the Medford-based People's Bank of Commerce, and Scott Bruun, president and CEO of the Oregon Bankers Association.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Amy Prosenjak, President and CEO of A to Z Wineworks LLC

   Amy Prosenjak moved to Oregon from Ohio in 2007 to join A to Z Wineworks as chief financial officer. She is now president and CEO of A to Z Wineworks LLC, representing the brands A to Z, Erath and Rex Hill. In this episode, she talks with Oregon Business Matters about her nearly 20 years in the Oregon wine business, the history and evolution of the brands she manages and the changing tastes of consumers. Amy also explains why Oregon is such a great place to grow wine grapes and what state policymakers can do to support this important industry.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Ivy Quach, president and CEO of QB Fabrication & Welding

   QB Fabrication & Welding may not be a household name, but odds are most Oregonians are familiar with its work. The Clackamas-based company makes transmission towers and substation structures that help move electricity throughout the Pacific Northwest. In this episode, President and CEO Ivy Quach talks with Oregon Business Matters about the family-owned company's founding by her father, Ben Quach, its evolution and its transition to second-generation family leadership.

Who has been a guest on Oregon Business Matters

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Patrick Nofield
• Doug King
• Mike McLane
• Dr Memo Diriker
• Sarah Pope

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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