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Washington County Panel at Portland City Club

Chairman Tom Brian of the Washington County Board of Commissioners joined Jill Eiland of Intel and Gordon Brinser of SolarWorld for a panel discussion about building a bright future in Washington County.
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Release date: 05/11/2009
Sponsored by: Board of Commissioners

Streaming Audio Available of Panel at Portland City Club

Chairman Brian addressed how the rapidly urbanizing Washington County has emerged as a successful agent in attracting next-generation industries. Employers such as Intel Corporation, Genentech, Inc., and, more recently, SolarWorld have all chosen to locate substantial operations in Washington County within the last decade. But Washington County has also been able to retain existing world-class companies like Nike and Columbia Sportswear. Chairman Brian discussed the attitudes and actions behind these successes and how these activities are informing the county's approach in the current economic climate.

Streaming audio of the panel discussion is available from the Portland City Club Web site at:

http://www.pdxcityclub.org/forums-events/documents/2009.05.08CCcopy.mp3