PORTLAND BUSINESS In Greater Portland, life ignites work. Young, talented and well-educated people flock here, bent on building something better, something more balanced and meaningful. Greater Portland is not only the region’s cultural hub, but it also occupies center stage in the state’s positive economic health as a hotbed for a number of industries — including technology, athletic and outdoor apparel, healthcare, and manufacturing. For example, Portland is often dubbed the “Silicon Forest” because of the plethora of technology companies that have chosen to make their home there and its proximity to high tech cities San Francisco and Seattle. Portland counts tech industry stalwarts Intel (its top-ranking private employer), Google and Oracle among the many top companies with operations in the metro area, along with newcomers such as eBay, Mozilla, Airbnb and Salesforce.com. In fact, tech companies offer a veritable cornucopia of employment opportunities for those relocating here, with companies that have chosen to establish operations in Greater Portland for its high quality of life, West Coast presence and relatively low cost of living compared to its neighbors. It’s for these reasons and more that Forbes ranked Portland third in its list of 200 best U.S. metropolitan areas for business and careers. The following is a list of the Portland area’s largest traded-sector employers, courtesy of regional economic development group, Greater Portland Inc.
TOP 15 LARGEST PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYERS 1.
Intel.............................................................www.intel.com
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Providence Health & Services..............www.providence.org
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Oregon Health & Science University...www.ohsu.edu
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Kaiser Permanente Northwest ............healthy.kaiserpermanente.org
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Fred Meyer................................................www.fredmeyer.com
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Legacy Health System............................www.legacyhealth.org
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Nike, Inc.....................................................www.nike.com
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Wells Fargo................................................www.wellsfargo.com
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PeaceHealth SW Medical Center.........www.peacehealth.org/southwest-medical-center
10. U.S. Bank...................................................www.usbank.com 11. Daimler Trucks North America.............www.daimler-trucksnorthamerica.com 12. New Seasons Market..............................www.newseasonsmarket.com 13. The Standard............................................www.standard.com 14. Cambia Health Solutions......................www.cambiahealth.com 15. Comcast....................................................www.xfinity.com
TOP 15 LARGEST PUBLIC-SECTOR EMPLOYERS 1.
Portland Public Schools........................www.pps.net
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Multnomah County................................www.multco.us
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City of Portland........................................www.portlandoregon.gov
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Beaverton School District.....................www.beaverton.k12.or.us
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Portland Community College .............www.pcc.edu
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U.S. Postal Service...................................www.usps.gov
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Portland State University......................www.pdx.edu
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs....www.va.gov
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Vancouver School District.....................www.vansd.org
10. Evergreen Public Schools.....................www.evergreenps.org 11. TriMet.........................................................www.trimet.org 12. Hillsboro School District........................www.hsd.k12.or.us
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PORTLAND TALLEST BUILDING Wells Fargo Center at 546 Feet built in 1975
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13. Portland General Electric......................www.portlandgeneral.com 14. Clackamas County..................................www.clackamas.us 15. Oregon Department of Human Services
www.oregon.gov/dhs