Business Service:
Business Location Services:
Site Selection and Recruitment

Located on the Pacific Rim and bridging the states of Oregon and Washington, the Portland metropolitan area is uniquely positioned as the strategic center of trade and commerce on the U.S. West Coast. The Portland area is home to more than two million people with another 300,000 expected by the year 2010. Portland offers an unsurpassed quality of life at affordable prices.

Site Selection

Contemplating the location of a facility in metropolitan Portland? Or considering a specific investment here? PDC will prepare individual site selection studies which provide a detailed description and analysis of the area, and address issues and concerns specific to the company. Area-wide technical briefings and tours of potential sites and buildings are also available. Our database of current business statistics improve your knowledge of the Portland region and address your company’s business plan/market assessment needs, covering such topics as:

• Economic diversity
• Transportation systems
• Population and income
• Labor force and employment
• Business, land and building costs
• Tax structure
• Health and education facilities
• Climate and livability

Portland's living costs are enticingly low—key executives transferring here to a new facility may find them irresistible! Portland ranks second among the ten least expensive U.S. cities, according to a recent survey of 144 cities worldwide.

Details are available in the Portland Praises section of the web site.

Recruitment

PDC’s Economic Development team takes every opportunity to showcase Portland as a great city in which to set up shop. We partner with private sector business leaders and organizations, and utilize regional and statewide marketing strategies to help the city of Portland achieve its economic goals and welcome new business to the city. Recent recruitment successes include Genentech, Solaicx, and Finavera.

Grow your business in Portland! Contact us: business@pdc.us, or call 503-823-3342.

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