The CEO of Greater Portland Inc. called on voters to evaluate governor candidates on their willingness to work to attract new semiconductor investment in Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Intel is Oregon’s largest corporate employer with 22,000 employees. It’s at the heart of Oregon’s “Silicon Forest” in Washington County, but when Intel announced it was making a $20 billion investment in a massive chip manufacturing facility, that investment went to Ohio, not Oregon.
How did Oregon miss out?
Wake-up call
Monique Claiborne, CEO of Greater Portland Inc., said Oregon is the heart of research and development for Intel, but that the state doesn’t do
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