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Hillsboro:
New Development Activity
| Site Selection magazine recognizes Oregon as being one of the largest solar cell manufacturing sites in North America. (See Article) |
| The New York Times features Hillsboro-based SolarWorld in May 2 article. (See NY Times article.) |
| Portland named Solar America City. (See Portland Business Journal article.) |
| Intel to invest $1.5 billion in Oregon (See Portland Business Journal article.) |
| RadiSys revenue up for 2008! (See Portland Business Journal article.) |
| State energy tax credits is big boost to state and local economy. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| SolarWorld consolidates jobs in Hillsboro. Vancouver, WA plant will remain open with appx. 50 employees. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| Credence merges with LTX Corp of Massachusetts, test equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor industry. Credence employs 220 in Hillsboro. (See Oregonian article.) |
| Solar power becoming more cost effective. (see Portland Business Journal article) |
| Worksystems gives more than $7.5 million to workforce development in the metro Portland area. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| Greenlight Greater Portland predicts job growth over the next five years. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| Clean Energy industry growing. (see Portland Business Journal article) |
| REI to convert Hillsboro, Tualatin, and Clackamas stores to solar. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| SolarWorld's Hillsboro facility is listed in Top 10 North American site selection deals in 2007 by Site Selection magazine, a corporate real estate and economic development publication. (See Oregonian article) (See Site Selection Magazine article) |
| "Attracting jobs in a competitive world," an editorial by Hillsboro's Mayor Tom Hughes in the Oregonian. (See Oregonian article.) |
| Honeywell and the City of Hillsboro are partnering to power the water storage facility with solar panels. (See article) |
| Intel is named #1 of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| Portland is the greenest city in the US according to Popular Science magazine. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
| Providence building new surgery center in Hillsboro's Tanasbourne area. (See Oregonian article) |
Farmers Insurance ServicePoint operations center opens in Hillsboro! The Hillsboro Center will be the third of its kind in the nation and employ over 550. |
PGE intends to meet future demand for power with a mix of renewable resources, programs to boost energy efficiency and continued reliance on agreements to purchase power on the open market. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
Portland was the only city in the Pacific Northwest to receive a solar technology grant from the US Department of Energy. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
A poll by the Portland Business Journal discovers Arts Good for Economic Development. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
US Solar Power Industry Takes Off - including Hillsboro's SolarWorld. (See Greenbiz.com article) |
Hillsboro is now home to the nation's largest solar plant. SolarWorld Group of Germany will invest $400 million and hire up to 1000 employees. (See Portland Business Journal article) (See Oregonian article) |
Hillsboro-based Corillian is purchased by CheckFree of Atlanta for $245 million. (See Oregonian article) |
Genentech Selects Hillsboro for its Newest Facility. Genentech, a well known biotechnology firm, announced on March 17 that it will build a manufacturing facility on 100 acres in the north industrial area of Hillsboro, employing 300 at build out. (See Portland Business Journal article) |
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Hillsboro's Orenco Station is voted best new suburb by Sunset Magazine! See the Sunset Magazine article. |
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