Comments on: More manufacturing jobs require more land /news/2010/06/25/more-manufacturing-jobs-require-more-land/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 By: Old Town /news/2010/06/25/more-manufacturing-jobs-require-more-land/#comment-29831 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:08:32 +0000 /?p=55590#comment-29831 There is an erroneous mixture of Portland the city and Portland Metro or “greater Portland.” This leads to the implication, or inference, that the city is responsible for loss of industrial land that is, in fact, beyond city’s control.

It should not be a surprise though that manufacturing is not Portland’s focus for economic growth. The city has turned its efforts to the “creative” industries for its economic future. This can be seen in the city’s economic development strategy plan at .

Active links would have been nice.

A Perspective

]]> By: Jeff Cole /news/2010/06/25/more-manufacturing-jobs-require-more-land/#comment-29817 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:03:44 +0000 /?p=55590#comment-29817 What exactly does “industrial” mean these days? Portland should move mountains to bring in manufacturing jobs – if they are really good jobs and not just warehouse jobs – way stations for goods made overseas. Anything that creates added value and a true inflow of capital to our region is a plus – manufacturing does this. Casinos do not. (Jeff Cole aka PeasantPundit)

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