Betsy Johnson, Oregon governor candidate, visits Albany business community
Albany's business community invited all three candidates in the race for Oregon governor to speak at a forum and annual convention.A crowd of sever...
Albany's business community invited all three candidates in the race for Oregon governor to speak at a forum and annual convention.A crowd of several hundred clapped at times Wednesday, Sept. 21 during the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce event while Johnson lambasted regulations at state agencies she said smother Oregon businesses and stifle economic expansion.'DEQ, DSL, E-I-E-I-O — we are not a business-friendly state,' Johnson said in an interview before the forum.Johnson said she had toured a site with Albany's director of economic development who told her state wetlands requirements have kept investors from building houses or commercial structures.