AOI Business Viewpoint Manufacturing Issue

The March/April issue of Business Viewpoint features two of Oregon’s most hidden economic assets: its manufacturing sector and its workforce development system. From 2001 to 2004, Oregon’s average increase in manufacturing wages outpaced the national average by nearly two percent, and the productivity of Oregon companies and their workers placed the state among the top five in terms of productivity and value-added output. The Business Viewpoint spotlight also looks at how business and labor leaders across Oregon are working with local Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and universities to create and sustain high-performance companies and high-wage jobs.