AOI is Oregon's largest and most influential comprehensive business association working to lead Oregon to prosperity.

AOI is a non-profit association with five experienced professional lobbyists, more than any other organization in Oregon, and the organization offers its members money-saving services and discounts for their businesses.

The AOI Mission
AOI’s mission is:
To promote prosperity and the highest quality of life for all Oregonians by advancing Oregon business.

AOI’s mission statement was unanimously adopted by the AOI Board of Directors, June 14, 2006.

Business Concerns
As the state's premier non-partisan business advocate, AOI represents its members before the legislature and state agencies for issues that pertain to:

• Employment Practices
• Energy
• Environment
• General Business
• Health Care
• Retail
• Fiscal Policy
• Technology & Education
• Transportation

Core Principles
AOI's guiding principles are to support:

• A free-market economy.
• A well-educated, trained, and employable citizenry.
• Justifiable, cooperative, appropriate, fact-based regulation.
• Private property rights.
• Efficient, effective and accountable public policies that encourage private sector job creation and business prosperity
• A mutually supportive, vigorous economy and high-quality environment.