This month's newsletter marks Economic Development Week, work that happens every day across Lane County. Executive Director Matt Sayre joined Oregon's delegation at the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit, where CEDO put new Lane County properties in front of international site selectors and opened conversations on Foreign Trade Zone designations for local employers. Closer to home, EmpowerPitch graduate Natalia Shchotkina continues to turn SokoLife's regenerative medicine research into real momentum, with the next cohort launching in just a month. And through the Lane County Construction Aggregate Sector Partnership, leaders like Jessica Auxier of Reynolds Electric, Plumbing, Heating and Air are connecting high school students directly to skilled trades careers, with a Talent Match event for employers coming up on May 20th.