Oregon Economic Development

We’re second in the nation to get a taste of an ambitious, unproven, new technology called WiMAX. It beams super-fast Web access from cell phone towers all over the metro area to you, wherever you are.

When the Legislature convenes next week, Gov. Ted Kulongoski will call on lawmakers to raise taxes and fees as the state plunges deeper into recession.

Maybe they could brand Oregon as a creative capital.

Dark economic clouds shadowing businesses worldwide aren’t discouraging solar companies from considering manufacturing in Oregon.

The governor’s plan aims to expand and diversify the state’s economic base by attracting new industries and companies, building on the $28.2 million innovation plan signed into law last year.

Adams and Gov. Ted Kulongoski have vowed to make Oregon a hub for a new green economy, and Vestas could add considerable heft to their cause.

Campus leaders and professors envision large-scale research throughout Portland on cutting-edge environmental, building, business and social projects.

"Investing in transportation in tough times sets us up for success in good times."

Portland’s City Council has approved spending thousands of dollars to market the city as the American hotbed of sustainable development – and to promote local businesses specializing in “green technology.”

It is the second data center to locate along the river in Oregon’s part of the energy-rich Columbia Basin. Server farms typically use lots of electricity and water.