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Economic development witnesses say Oregon needs bigger investments and site readiness to keep advanced manufacturing
Summary
Local economic development and business council witnesses told the Senate committee Oregon must modernize incentives, unlock large industrial sites and invest in energy and workforce to attract semiconductor and clean-tech manufacturing; OBC estimated roughly $2 billion needed for site readiness.
Lawmakers heard consistent testimony on Nov. 17 that Oregon—s competitiveness for advanced manufacturing depends on three constrained resources: incentive design, industrial site readiness, and access to affordable power.
Steve Curley, Redmond Economic Development director, described several local examples in Central Oregon where projects stalled or considered other states because transportation, power and infrastructure costs made development unworkable. "About three years ago a large user went under…
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