The chamber

A voluntary membership organization of businesses, professional leaders and individuals.

Find a member business What membership gives you

Forest Grove 2417 Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove, OR 97116.
Cornelius 1370 N Adair St, Cornelius, OR 97113.Centro de Desarrollo Empresarial

Chamber board members and staff standing together outside the chamber office, a tall verdigris metal sculpture beside them and firs behind.

Board and staff outside the office at 2417 Pacific Avenue.

Why the chamber exists

A central agency that improves business and builds a better town.

Our most important resource is our members. Unlike other businesses, our members collaborate to provide services to each other.

The Forest Grove / Cornelius Chamber promotes a diverse, inclusive, and thriving business community working together to ensure an equitable and sustainable future where businesses succeed and people prosper.

The people who run it

Our goals

A strong local economy, introductions, a voice for business and a town people hear about.

Create a strong local economy

Shop locally
Bring new business in
Answer the phone with a member name
Keep the website worth reading

Provide networking opportunities

Make the introductions
Put leaders in the same room

Support the interests of business

Carry business concerns upward
Put members in front of candidates

Promote the community

Tell people what is here

The full calendar

Before you join

The member directory Searchable by name or by category, with no account needed.
At a monthly luncheon $20 for members and $22 for everyone else, on the fourth Monday.
At the Corn Roast A free day of roasted corn on a closed street, on the third Saturday in September.
At the Spring Wine Walk $30 for a punch card, an event map and a logo wine glass, one afternoon in May.
Visits before anyone asks you to join Two.
Cheapest way in $100 a year for an individual who is not joining as a business, plus a one-time $25 administrative fee on any new application.

Browse the member directory

Through the year

A monthly luncheon, the Corn Roast and the Chamber Stars Gala.

A woman and a man seated side by side at a chamber luncheon table, both laughing, plates of food in front of them. — At the monthly luncheon. Non-members are allowed two visits before joining.

A band of about six musicians in matching maroon and cream outfits performing on a park lawn with a large seated crowd behind them. — The Corn Roast has a Main Stage and a stage on the Pacific Lawn.

Wide view of a stone hall with a gothic timber arch, blue stained-glass window and brass pendant lanterns, set with round tables and guests. — The venue is at 527 East Main Street in Hillsboro.

The gala frames were shot by Courtney Couch Photography.

From here

Leadership Our board, staff, ambassadors and liaisons, and the board chair's July 2026 letter. Questions we get asked The ones we answer most, including what it costs to turn up before you join. What membership gives you What a membership includes, and what the paid extras cost.