Lexington Manufacturing Plans Prineville, Oregon, Manufacturing Operations
Lexington Manufacturing, a provider of door and window components, plans to establish operations in Prineville, Oregon. The project is expected to create 50 jobs.
Oregon Project Announcements
Timberlab Plans Millersburg, Oregon, Manufacturing Operations
Timberlab Inc, a subsidiary of Swinerton Incorporated and provider of holistic mass timber systems, plans to establish operations in Millersburg, Oregon. The approximately $117 million project is expected to create 100 jobs.
Daimler Truck North America Expands Portland, Oregon, Operations
Daimler Truck North America, an automotive industry manufacturer of commercial vehicles, plans to expand its operations in Swan Island, Oregon. The $43 million project is expected to create 150 jobs.
Applied Physics Technologies Expands McMinnville, Oregon, Operations
Applied Physics Technologies, a manufacturer of thermionic, field emission, and thermal field emission cathodes, plans to expand its operations in McMinnville, Oregon. The project is expected to create 30 jobs.
British-Based Lightbox Opens First US Manufacturing Hub in Gresham, Oregon
Lightbox, a Britain based laboratory-grown diamond jewelry company, opened its $94-million advanced manufacturing facility in Gresham, Oregon.
Kelley Connect Plans Flagship in Medford, Oregon
Kelley Connect, an office technology company, is expanding its footprint in southern Beaver State by announcing the construction of a state-of-the-art, 20,000 square foot flagship location in Medford, Oregon.
Flexential Builds Data Center Near Portland, Oregon
Flexential, a leading provider of data center colocation and hybrid IT solutions, will add to its Pacific Northwest campus and build its largest data center to date, 358,000 sq. ft. on 20 acres of land outside of Portland, Oregon.
Reich Brothers Reports Amazon Leases Major Distribution Facility in Salem, Oregon
Reich Brothers, a national industrial real estate firm that specializes in the acquisition, repurposing, and management of manufacturing and distribution facilities, entered into a long term lease with Amazon for its 129,850 square foot facility in Salem, Oregon.
Edwards Opens Hillsboro, Oregon, Semiconductor Technology Center
Edwards, engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment, opened its new 75,000 square foot North America Semiconductor Technology Center at 6220 NE Century Boulevard in Hillsboro in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Amazon Expands Portland, Oregon, Tech Hub
Amazon will expand its Tech Hub in Portland, Oregon. The company plans to create 400 new high tech jobs in fields including software development, operations, IT, Support Engineering, Solutions Architects, and Product Management.
Columbia Distributing Plans Warehouse Hub in Canby, Oregon
Columbia Distributing, along with partners Meritage and Trammell Crow Company, reported Canby, Oregon, will become home to Columbia's new Portland Metro Area warehouse.
Wayfair Plans New Customer Service Center in Springfield, Oregon
Wayfair Inc., a global home furnishings online retailer, is opening a new sales and customer service center in Springfield, Oregon.
Software Company AltSource Opens New Portland, Oregon, Headquarters
AltSource, one of the fastest growing custom software development companies in the U.S., expanded with new company headquarters in Southeast Portland, Oregon.
Flexential Completes $32 Million Data Center Expansion Near Portland, Oregon
A provider of hybrid IT data center solutions, Flexential has completed the $32 million expansion of its data center at 5737 NE Huffman Street outside of Portland, Oregon.
Investors Expand Phantom Farms in Rouge Valley, Oregon
C21 Investments, Inc. announced a strategic partnership and investment of expansion capital into Phantom Venture Group and Phantom Farms in the Rouge Valley of Southern Oregon.
Partnership Buys Portland, Oregon, Industrial Complex
ScanlanKemperBard Companies, in partnership with Tryba Architects and the principals of Lorentz Bruun Construction, the Bruun Family, closed on the purchase of a 2-story, 46,000 square foot, vintage industrial complex on the Central Eastside of Portland, Oregon.
CRG Plans Industrial-Logistics Campus in Portland, Oregon
CRG, a real estate development and investment firm, plans to build The Cubes at Troutdale, a 350,000-square foot speculative industrial and logistics facility in the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, located on the eastside of Portland Oregon.
Edwards Vacuum Eyes Hillsboro, Oregon, for Technology Innovation Center
Edwards Vacuum, a British-based manufacturer of vacuum and abatement solutions, is constructing a 75,000 square foot Technology Innovation Center on 8-acres in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will serve as the company’s North American semiconductor headquarters.
DWFritz Automation Expands Wilsonville, Oregon, Headquarters
DWFritz Automation, a leading provider of custom, high-precision automation solutions for advanced manufacturing, is relocating and expanding its U.S. headquarters, approximately one mile away from its previous location in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Apple Builds New Reno, Nevada, Facility, Searches for New U.S. Campus Site
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Oregon and Massachusetts Tool Companies Form Wood Fiber Holdings
The 186-year-old Fitchburg, Mass-Based Simonds International and 115-year-old Eugene, Oregon-based Burton Saw merged into Wood Fiber Holdings, in a transaction that the companies report will create the leading producer and marketer of cutting tools and related equipment for the primary wood fiber industry.
China-Based Leyard and Planar Expand Hillsboro, Oregon Operations
China-based Global leaders in visualization products, Leyard and Planar expanded their presence in the United States by adding the assembly, configuration and testing of LED video wall products to their manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, Ore. Next year the company will be expanding its manufacturing facilities in Hillsboro.
Ruffwear Expands Operations in Bend, Oregon
Ruffwear, an outdoor gear company is expanding its operation center in Bend, Oregon.
Amazon Plans Third Oregon Fulfillment Center in Portland
Amazon.com, Inc. plans to open its third Oregon fulfillment center in Portland, which will create more than 1,000 full-time positions.Associates at the 1-million square foot facility will pick, pack and ship larger customer items, such as sports equipment, gardening tools, and pet food.
Under Armour Creates Design Hub in Portland, Oregon
Under Armour, a leader in the performance footwear, apparel and equipment, introduced its newest center for performance innovation in Portland, Oregon, bringing footwear design and development under one roof.
Amazon Opens Second Fulfillment Center in Salem, Oregon
Amazon.com, Inc. plans to open its second Oregon fulfillment center in Salem, which will create more than 1,000 full-time positions. Associates at the one million square foot facility will pick, pack and ship larger customer items, such as sports equ
Bidding War Begins to Lure Toyota-Mazda $1.6 Billion Joint Venture Assembly Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
Cascades Inc. Opens Tissue Converting Facility in Scappoose, Oregon
Cascades Inc, leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, opened its new state-of-the-art, $64 million, 284,000-square-foot tissue converting facility in Scappoose, Oregon.
Steviva Ingredients Inc. Expands Headquarters In Portland, Oregon, Suburb
Steviva Ingredients Inc., a global ingredient supplier with a focus on all-natural, high-intensity sweeteners and custom sweetening solutions for manufacturers, will open its new, expanded, headquarters in Gresham, Oregon, 16 miles east of Portland.
BlueVolt Relocates To Larger Portland, Oregon, Quarters
BlueVolt, an eLearning solutions company, relocated its corporate headquarters to a larger operations hub on the top floor of Portland, Oregon’s Marquam Building, located at 2501 SW 1st Avenue.
SunPower Corp. Builds Solar Power Plant In Crook County, Oregon
SunPower Corp. started construction on the 56-megawatt (AC) Gala Solar Power Plant in Crook County, Oregon. The project, which is expected to be the state's largest operating solar power plant when it is completed by the end of 2017, is anticipated to create approximately 300 jobs during peak construction.
Agrinos Opens Microbial Production Facility In Clackamas, Oregon
Agrinos, a leading biological crop input provider, opened its 28,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art microbial production facility in Clackamas, Oregon
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Plural Additive Manufacturing Opens Oswego, Oregon, Operations Center
Plural Additive Manufacturing, a startup company providing industrial solutions for additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping, opened opening its new operations facility at 6455 Lakeview Blvd in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The office and production areas will support the US market with equipment and services for a new generation of industrial 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing systems.
Wacom Relocates Headquarters to Portland, Oregon
Wacom, the leading manufacturer of digital pen and touch input technologies, relocated its U.S. Headquarters to a 55,000 square foot operations center at the Pearl West building in Portland, Oregon, in the city’s energetic Pearl District.
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Plans Further Expansion Of Boardman, Oregon, Processing Plant
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston brand recently expanded its processing facility in Boardman, Oregon, into 505,000-square-foot food manufacturing hub, receiving a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification awarded by the U. S. Green Building Council.
ConAgra Foods Plans $30 Million Expansion At Lamb Weston Plant In Boardman, Oregon
ConAgra Foods, Inc. will invest $30 million to expand its Lamb Weston business in Boardman, Oregon. Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers.
Kaiser Permanente Northwest Opens Regional Contact Center In Hillsboro, Oregon
Kaiser Permanente Northwest opened its new 49,000 square foot Tanasbourne Regional Contact Center, a 400-employee facility that will house all of the region's appointing and advice nurse services, as well as a physician-led virtual care team in Hills
Agrinos Begins Construction Of Production-Laboratory Complex In Clackamas, Oregon
Agrinos, a leading biological crop input provider committed to improving the productivity and sustainability of agriculture worldwide, started construction of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in Clackamas, Oregon.
IRON Laboratories Expands Operations In Eugene, Oregon
Michigan-based medical cannabis testing lab, IRON Laboratories, is expanding operations with a new HB3460 compliant testing facility opening at 71 Centennial Loop in Eugene, Oregon.
Pazoo’s Subsidiary Harris Lee Holdings To Establish Cannabis Testing Lab In Portland, Oregon
Pazoo, Inc’s subsidiary, Harris Lee Holdings, signed a lease to establish its Cannabis testing lab facility in Portland, Oregon.
Genentech Invests More Than $125 Million To Expand Its Hillsboro, Oregon, Research Facility
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group and world leader in biologics manufacturing, plans to invest more than $125 million for the expansion of its fill/finish facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Japan-Based Wacom Technology Corporation Relocates Headquarters To Portland, Oregon
Wacom Technology Corporation will expand its operations and move its Americas headquarters from its current Vancouver, Washington site to Portland, Oregon.
Eid Passport, Inc. Expands And Doubles Its Hillsboro, Oregon, Headquarters
Eid Passport, Inc., a national leader in high-assurance identity management solutions, signed a long-term lease to expand into a building adjacent to its current headquarters office at 5800 NW Pinefarm Place in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Swanson Group Manufacturing To Rebuild Plywood-Veneer Mill In Springfield, Oregon
Swanson Group Manufacturing in Springfield, Oregon, will be rebuilt, with financial incentives from the state, city and Business Oregon.
Crystalline Silicon Solar Producer, SolarWorld, Expands Its Hillsboro, Oregon, Operations Facility
SolarWorld, the largest crystalline silicon solar producer in the Americas will add a solar-panel production line in Hillsboro, Oregon, to bring the panel-assembly factory’s capacity up to 530 megawatts, expand advanced cell production capacity by 100 MW and add 200 jobs.
ConAgra Foods Completes $200 Million Expansion At Its Boardman, Oregon, Frozen Potato Facility
ConAgra Foods, Inc. celebrated the $200 million expansion of its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in Boardman, Oregon. The investment adds a new processing line to the plant, increasing capacity for making french fries and other frozen potato products, and also adds more than 100 jobs to the local economy.
Cascade Tissue Invests $30 Million To Expand Its St. Helens, Oregon, Operations Center
Cascade Tissue in St. Helens, Oregon, will expand and retool its operations and manufacturing center, adding an estimated 29 jobs. The $30 million expansion, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, will more than double its capacity and improve the facility’s efficiency.
Medolac Laboratories Opens Flagship Headquarters-Lab Facility In Lake Oswego, Oregon
Medolac Laboratories opened its newly designed headquarters and flagship center of operations in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The cutting edge facility includes corporate offices, a lab, freezer facilities and clean room environments essential for the development and processing of human donor milk derived products.
Airbnb Opens North American Operational Headquarters In Portland, Oregon
Airbnb, a worldwide community-driven hospitality company, is opening its North American operational headquarters in Portland, Oregon, with plans to employ 160 this summer.
Canadian-based APEL Extrusion Invests $12 Million To Expand Operations To Coburg, Oregon
Canadian-based aluminum manufacturer APEL Extrusion will expand its Lane County operations center in Coburg, Oregon. The Canadian aluminum extruder is the first manufacturer to move into a portion of the former Monaco Coach manufacturing complex, wit
Daimler Trucks North America Invests $150 Million In Swan Island, Oregon, Headquarters
Daimler Trucks North America plans to invest $150 million to construct a new 265,000 square foot headquarters and parking garage in Swan Island, Oregon. The new facility, which should be completed in 2016, will relocate Daimler employees in other offices near the Willamette River, creating 400 new jobs.
Pelican Brewing Invests $1.4 Million To Locate Brewery In Tillamook, Oregon
Pelican Brewing plans to open an expanded brewery in downtown Tillamook, Oregon. The $1.4 million expansion and renovation of a former warehouse will allow the brewer to offer more of its award-winning ales and create 20 new jobs by 2015. The new bre
British Children’s Bike Manufacturer, Islabikes, Chooses Southeast Portland For U.S. Headquarters
Islabikes, a United Kingdom-based children’s bicycle manufacturer and design specialist, plans to open its U.S. headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Oracle Corp Plans To Relocate Manufacturing From Mexico To Hillsboro, Oregon
Oracle Corp. plans to move production of its server systems and data servers from Mexico to Hillsboro, Oregon, where it will create 130 jobs and retail 300 positions over the next two years.
ConAgra Foods Lamp Weston Plans $200 Million Expansion Of Its Boardman, Oregon Plant With Help Of State And Local Incentives
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston plans an estimated $200 million, 192,000 square foot, expansion to its Boardman, Oregon plant, adding a new line to increase its capacity for making french fries and other frozen potato products.
Nike Considers Investing $150 Million In Expansion Of Oregon Facilities, After State Extends Tax Incentives
Nike plans could invest up to $150 million in new facilities and hire at least 500 additional employees in the Beverton, Oregon area of Washington County, as a result of state legislators voting to extend the length of time tax incentives, based on hiring quotas, are offered to the firm.
Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Invests $200 Million To Expand Operations In Boardman, Oregon
ConAgra Foods, Inc., will invest an estimated $200 million to expand its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in Boardman, Oregon, with plans to create 100 jobs.
AOS Acquires Jireh Semiconductor In Hillsboro, Oregon, Bringing 250 Jobs Back To The US
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Inc., which recently acquired Jireh Semiconductor’s Hillsboro, Oregon facility, said it decided to "on-shore" its proprietary technology, bringing 250 manufacturing jobs back to the US.
Consumer Cellular To Hire More Than 650 At Its New Redmond, Oregon Call Center
Portland Oregon-based Consumer Cellular will sublease T-Mobile USA’s 77,000-square-foot Redmond, Oregon phone bank complex, with plans to open its own call center on August 1 and ultimately hire an estimated 650 employees.
Maxim Integrated Products Invests $75 Million To Upgrade Its Oregon Semiconductor Fabrication Facility
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a semiconductor company headquartered in Silicon Valley, will invest $75 million to upgrade its integrated circuits fabrication facility in Beaverton, Oregon, where the firm said it will add to its workforce as expansion is completed and production ramps-up.
Massachusetts Is America's Most Energy-Efficient State
After four straight years of recognition as America's most energy-efficient state, California now must relinquish that enviable position to Massachusetts.
U.S. Construction Industry to Remain Flat in 2012
A new 32-page report from McGraw-Hill Construction predicts that overall U.S. construction starts for 2012 will remain "flat."
First Call Resolution Adding 250 Jobs at Coos Bay, Oregon, Call Center
First Call Resolution will create 250 jobs at a new call center in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Shimadzu U.S.A. Expanding Canby, Oregon, Site with New 54,000 S.F. Plant
Shimadzu U.S.A. Manufacturing will build an additional 54,000-square-foot facility at its Canby, Oregon, site and create at least 50 new jobs.
It's Prineville, Oregon, for Facebook Data Center
Facebook has selected Prineville, Oregon, as the site of its first company-owned data center.
Intel Budgets $9B Towards Capital Expenditures in 2011
Intel is increasing its capital expenditures budget by $3.8 billion to $9 billion in 2011, with funding going towards facilities in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Chandler, Arizona.
U.S. Economic Development Administration Offers Oregon's Portland State U. Research Grant
Oregon's Portland State University will receive a $495,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration on an economic development triple bottom line accounting project.
LaCrosse Footwear Unveils Portland, Oregon, Production Facility
LaCrosse Footwear has opened a 59,000-square-foot facility in Portland, Oregon, that will produce Danner brand shoes.
Greenbrier Hiring 260 Workers in Portland, Oregon to Support Railcar Order
Greenbrier will hire 260 employees at its Portland, Oregon, Gunderson facility to support a large order for 53-foot double-stack railcars.
DOE Grants Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Project $178M
The U.S. Department of Energy has extended a $178 million grant for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project.
EnerG2 Bringing Green Jobs to Albany, Oregon
Hybrid vehicle battery company EnerG2 will create 35 green collar jobs in Albany, Oregon.
Solar Cell Maker Solexant Locates in Gresham, Oregon
Solexant, a maker of thin-film solar cells, will locate a manufacturing plant in Gresham, Oregon.
Blue Star Begins Building Salem, Oregon Propane Distribution Center
Blue Star has begun construction on a propane distribution center in Salem, Oregon.
Oregon Crystal Technology Builds $4.35M Facility in Gresham, Oregon
Oregon Crystal Technology is building a $4.35 million solar production facility in Gresham, Oregon.
IBM to Hire 600 New Employees in Beaverton, Oregon
After its acquisition of Beaverton, Oregon-based Wilshire Credit Corp., IBM will add 600 jobs in the city.
Consumer Cellular To Hire 100 Employees at New Phoenix Call Center
Consumer Cellular, the exclusive wireless provider of AARP, will hire 100 employees to staff its new Phoenix, Arizona call center.
GE Lands $1.4 Billion Deal to Supply Turbines for Oregon Wind Farm
General Electric Company (GE) will supply wind turbines and related services for an Oregon wind farm under a contract worth $1.4 billion...
Swiss Battery Manufacturer Chooses Oregon for U.S. Headquarters
ReVolt Technology LLC, a manufacturer of rechargeable zinc-air batteries, will locate its U.S. headquarters in Portland, Oregon. A company...
SolarWorld to Expand Manufacturing Facility in Oregon
SolarWorld, a Germany-based manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and modules, will expand its factory in Hillsboro, Oregon...
Intel to Invest $7 Billion in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon Factories
Intel Corporation will invest $7 billion over the next two years to upgrade U.S. factories for its 32-nanometer (nm) chips...
