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Regional Consortia Links


Emerald Valley High Performance Enterprise Consortium (EV-HPEC)
Supports: Lane County
Vision: The Emerald Valley High Performance Enterprise Consortium represents a cross-section of Lane County businesses interested in sharing and disseminating information on best practices in lean and high-performance processes.
Mission: The EV-HPEC is a learning network where like-minded companies and individuals share best practices, benchmark success, and network with one another. Activities include structured learning tours, training classes, speakers, and special interest groups.
Contact: Dave Oatman
(541) 517-5501
doatman@comcast.net
High Desert Enterprise Consortium (HiDEC)
Supports: Central Oregon Region – Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties
Vision: A community of independent manufacturing businesses committed to helping each other continually strengthen their competitive position against the world's best, while maintaining a high level of corporate responsibility to the communities of Central Oregon.
Mission: HiDEC is an organization dedicated to providing access to quality training, continuing education and a creative forum for sharing ideas to assist Central Oregon enterprises in achieving world-class performance.
Contact: Eric Strobel
(541) 388-3236
eric@edcoinfo.com
Website: www.hidec.org
Mid-Willamette High Performance Consortium (MWHPC)
Supports: Marion, Polk, and Yamhill Counties
Mission: To ensure all Mid-Willamette manufacturers are high performing, profitable, and thriving in the global economy through the following objectives:
- Provide a forum for collaboration and learning among members
- Provide resources to companies for training and growth
- Help members set continuous improvement benchmarks and provide guidance
- Share information through a growing network of members
With the goal of increasing the capacity of companies currently involved in high performance activities and increasing the number of companies actively using high performance strategies.
Contact: Karen Litvin
(503) 589-7855
enterprise@chemeketa.edu
Oregon Biosciences Association High Performance Consortium (OBA HPC)
Supports: Bioscience Industry Statewide
Mission: To provide information, training, and support for companies pursuing a higher standard of performance through the implementation of lean activities. Our member companies are indeed a unique segment of Oregon’s manufacturing industry, in that they must balance their lean enterprise efforts with the stringent regulatory oversight of the FDA. Our consortium provides a platform for information exchange and benchmarking that is specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of the bioscience industry.
Contact: Bob Lanier
(503) 227-0930
bob@oregonbio.org
Southern Oregon High Performance Enterprise Consortium (SOHPEC)
Supports: Southern Oregon – Jackson County
Vision: SOHPEC is a community of independent enterprises helping each other compete with and win against the world's best, while building financially-sound, environmentally-conscious, creatively-managed, and resource-rich organizations.
Mission: Promote enterprise excellence for success in today’s and tomorrow’s competitive environment by setting performance benchmarks and sharing information, training and resources.
Contact: Tim Caswell Jr.
(541) 821-0775
tcaswell@sohpec.org
Website: www.sohpec.org
To register for an event or to learn more about NWHPEC, please contact:

Executive Director
Julie Hatten
(503) 778-6208
NWHPEC
a Nonprofit Organization
2141 N.W. 25th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97210-2578