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Manufacturing

Oregon’s Manufacturing Specialities

January 11, 2021 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Manufacturing has a slightly larger than average footprint in Oregon (10.2% of employment compared with 8.5% nationally) and, despite relatively steeper losses leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, is growing more quickly over the long run than the nation. Since its lowest employment level in March 2010, manufacturing employment in Oregon has grown by 12.0% compared with the nation’s

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, Manufacturing, Wages

In Celebration of Manufacturing Day: Manufacturing in Oregon

October 2, 2019 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

In celebration of Manufacturing Day, here are some facts about manufacturing in Oregon.

In August 2019, 205,200 people were employed in Oregon’s manufacturing sector, making up more than 10 percent of Oregon’s total nonfarm employment.

Nearly one out of five (19.4%) of Oregon’s manufacturing workers in 2018 worked in computer and electronic product manufacturing. The next largest detailed

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, Funfacts, HIgh Tech, High Wage, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Day

Oregon’s Wood Product Manufacturing Industry Is Still Important, Especially in Rural Areas

August 22, 2019 by Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department

Once Oregon’s largest manufacturing industry, employment in the wood product manufacturing industry has gone through large, well-publicized losses since the early 1990s, with its employment dropping below computer and electronic manufacturing and food manufacturing. Despite the losses, wood product manufacturing is still a large industry in Oregon and is especially important to rural areas of the

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Employment, Manufacturing, Rural Oregon, Statewide News

SOREDI Tours Southern Oregon Companies

May 10, 2017 by Codi Spodnik

Medford OR – On Thursday, June 1, 2017, SOREDI will host a full bus of local educators and business leaders on a tour of some of the region’s most fascinating […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Industry Tour, Manufacturing

Bedslide Returns to Medford with Manufacturing Jobs

December 8, 2015 by SOREDI

Automotive Aftermarket Company Comes Home December 15, Will Hire 35 Medford, OR. – December 8, 2015:  Takit Inc. (pronounced Take It), manufacturers of Bedslide, founded and currently headquartered in Medford […]

Filed Under: Featured, Press Release Tagged With: bedslide, Employment, jobs, local economy, local jobs, Manufacturing, new business

Southern Oregon Edge Profile: Darex

December 3, 2014 by Colleen

ASHLAND,OR– If you use a drill for your profession or do-it-yourself projects, you may well know Darex. Based in Ashland, Oregon, Darex is the creator and manufacturer of the world’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ashland, Chicago, Darex, Drill Doctor, Employment, Jackson County, Manufacturing, Mission, Oregon

Southern Oregon Edge Profile: Marzi Sink Factory

September 26, 2014 by Colleen

GRANTS PASS, OR – What do dragonflies, pool balls, ferns, cave paintings and koi have in common? You can find them adorning the numerous, varied sinks in the Marzi Sink […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arizona, Belinda Marzi, Duane Marzi, Grants Pass, Manufacturing, Marzi, Nevada, OMEP, Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Rogue River, Sinks, SOREDI, Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. California, Worksource Oregon

Southern Oregon Edge Profile: Met One Instruments

June 21, 2014 by Colleen

GRANTS PASS, OR – Met One Instruments (MOI) moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1980 from the Silicon Valley, and it has been riding a rapid growth curve ever since. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asia, Business Oregon, Export, Grants Pass, Hi- Tech, Josephine County, Manufacturing, Met One Instruments, Middle East, Oregon, Oregon Business, Scientific Instruments, SOREDI

Southern Oregon Edge Profile: Quantum Innovations

June 21, 2014 by Colleen

CENTRAL POINT, OR–  After moving from Ohio to the Rogue Valley to be closer to his wife’s family, Norm Kester started a company in his garage. That was 18 years […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Attitude of Servitude, Central Point, Corporate Culture, Fishing, Hi- Tech, Jackson County, Manufacturing, Norm Kester, Opthalmic Coatings, Oregon Business, Oregon Business Magazine, SOHPEC, Southern Oregon Business Conference, Southern Oregon High Performance Enterprise Consortium, Virtuous Cycles

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