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2010 Annual Meeting: Moving Business Forward
On April 27, 2010, The Portland Business Alliance hosted its annual meeting, with more than 900 business people, government officials and community members in attendance. The keynote speaker, Brian Carolin, Senior Vice President for Nissan North America, spoke about the all-electric Nissan LEAF that will be coming to Portland in the fall. Portland is going to be one of a few test markets for the LEAF, and people are already lining up to buy the only zero-emissions vehicle on the market. Carolin also spoke about Electric Vehicles being the wave of the future, highlighting Oregon's innovation in advancing electric vehicle and charging station infrastructure regionally and nationally. The Alliance's board chair, Charles Wilhoite, commended Portland business for being smart, innovative and sustainable, even during tough economic times. Wilhoite called on attendees to tell their business's story and share their successes as philanthropists, innovators and employers. A video, called "We are Portland Business," was shown that illustrated the core of business success - the hundreds of thousands of employees that keep the region's economy going. Wilhoite spoke about the Alliance's mission to encourage private-sector job growth, and the public-private partnership that is critical for that mission. The Alliance also recognized business leaders who make significant contributions to the Alliance's work and to the community with these volunteer awards:
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