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Tel: 503.968.3100
Fax: 503.624.0641
E-Mail Us
10200 SW Nimbus
Avenue, Suite G-3
Portland,OR 97223
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About
Us
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Overview
Westside Economic
Alliance is
a non-profit,
member-based organization that advocates for a healthy
economic environment on the Westside of the Portland,
Oregon metropolitan region. Westside
Economic Alliance provides its members with a common
voice on local, regional and state issues, and operates
as a problem solver and a “one-stop-shop”
for the entire Westside business community.
Issues
of concern include land use regulations, urban growth
boundary expansion, transportation funding, and other
Westside
infrastructure
issues vital to economic development. Westside
Economic Alliance members are strategically located
on local, county and state public policy-making committees
to advocate for our members’ positions regarding
these issues.
A
History of Economic Success
The Westside economy represents nearly one-quarter
of all economic activity in the Oregon portion of
the five-county Portland metropolitan area. Businesses
on the Westside consistently place in the region’s
Top 100 companies in terms of sales and number of
employees. The Westside has outperformed the regional
economy in growth every year for the last three decades.
In addition, the Portland-metropolitan area and the
Westside make larger contributions to Oregon’s
revenues, compared to other regions in the state.
Challenges
The continued economic success of the Westside is
based on the ability of local companies to respond
to an increasingly globally intensive, knowledge-based
economy. Issues that must be addressed to sustain
and encourage economic development center around transportation
infrastructure and land use issues, but also include
education and the availability of skilled workers.
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