Governor’s State of the State Speech Aligns with Oregon Business Plan

In his State of the State speech today, Governor John Kitzhaber invoked theOregon Business Plan and its goals for Oregon: raise per capita income above the U.S. average by 2020 (currently 8-9% below), help the economy create 25, 000 new jobs per year, and reduce the poverty rate to 10% by 2020 (currently at 14%).