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Oregon Fail – Hard times for business and real estate out West.

"We give lip service to the economy here," admits Klapper, a longtime Portland entrepreneur and a former official with the Port of Portland. "But, really, business is not a priority here."

There is something about Oregon that ignites something close to poetic inspiration, even among the most level-headed types. When I asked Hank Hoell recently about the state, he waxed on about hiking the spectacular Cascades, the dreamy coastal towns and the rich farmlands of the green Willamette Valley.

Joel Kotkin

Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/16/oregon-jobs-unemployment-opinions-columnists_0217_joel_kotkin.html

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