Manufacturing
Application Process Open for Industrial Development Bond Program to Support Oregon Manufacturers
12/23/2025 Business Oregon is accepting applications for the Industrial Development Bond (IDB) program, a key financing tool designed to help Oregon manufacturers, processors, exempt facilities, and nonprofits grow, create jobs, and strengthen the state’s traded-sector economy. Oregon Industrial Development Bonds are tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by the state of Oregon that provide…
Read More
Regionally Significant Industrial Sites Program Now Accepting Applications
The RSIS program offers reimbursement of project costs to help public sector sponsors fund site readiness investments on regionally significant industrial sites. Business Oregon is pleased to announce that the Regionally Significant Industrial Site (RSIS) program is now open for applications. The RSIS program is a performance-based economic development program…
Read More
SBA Unveils ‘Make Onshoring Great Again’ Portal to Bolster U.S. Manufacturing and Economic Resilience
In a significant move to strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched the “Make Onshoring Great Again” portal. This free, searchable database connects small businesses with over one million verified U.S. manufacturers, producers, and suppliers, aiming to revitalize American…
Read More
Focus on Manufacturing : NIC Industries
NIC Industries, Inc., headquartered in White City, Oregon, is a prominent manufacturer of advanced coatings, distributing its products to nearly 90 countries worldwide. Established in 1984, the company has evolved into one of the largest privately owned enterprises in Southern Oregon and ranks among the top 25 paint and coating…
Read More
Grant Program Now Open to Support Advanced Manufacturing Businesses Competing for Federal Contracts
Up to $150,000 per eligible business will be awarded to cover approved costs in seeking to increase competitiveness to land or retain a federal contract. NOVEMBER 27, 2024 To assist small, advanced manufacturing businesses in Oregon by increasing industry competitiveness and supporting the attainment of the compliance standards required for…
Read More
Riddle Plywood wins prestigious APA Safety Improvement Award
JUNE 24, 2024 Congratulations to the team at Riddle Plywood, which recently won the APA’s Safety Improvement Award for the Plywood Division. The prestigious award is presented to the plywood mill that has three consecutive years of improving its safety incident rate and the largest percentage improvement between the first…
Read More
Oregon’s Food Manufacturing Industry – Adding Value
Jordan Macias, Oregon Employment Department Workforce Analyst, Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties Food manufacturers process livestock and agricultural inputs into products for intermediate or final consumption. The industry adds value to raw agricultural products, selling its output to wholesalers or retailers for distribution to consumers. Although wholesalers and…
Read More
Made in Oregon: A Profile of the State’s Manufacturing Sector
By Molly Hendrickson, Oregon Employment Department, Employment Economist Oregon-made products have secured a spot on store shelves around the country, and even the world. Some of these products have obvious Oregon roots, tasty things like marionberry jam, cheese, fine wines, and beers that say ‘Oregon’ right on the label. Some…
Read More
Ashland Company Opens New Possibilities for Solar Energy
Strackers Provide Maximum Solar Energy with the Smallest Footprint By Chris Cook, Capiche, capiche.us Southern Oregon has vast solar energy potential, and an Ashland-based company is leading the way with an innovative high-tech solution. With an average of nearly 200 days of annual sunshine and high irradiation levels, the climate…
Read More
Smaller Oregon companies looking for semiconductor funding
CORVALLIS— In a small laboratory on HP’s Corvallis campus, a group of Oregon State University graduates are producing a chemical that will make semiconductor chips smaller, lighter and more efficient to produce. The company, Inpria, was born out of an Oregon State University professor’s research group about 15 years ago.…
Read More
Manufacturing in the Rogue Valley
Manufacturing employed 186,367 Oregonians in 2021, which is about 12% of total private payroll coverage at the statewide level. Zooming in on the sector within the Rogue Valley, manufacturing employed 10,575 Southern Oregonians in 2021, which is about 10% of total private coverage within the Rogue Valley. The manufacturing sector…
Read More
Arcimoto Announces Latest Milestone in Nationwide Expansion Plan
By Megan Kathman Arcimoto PR Arcimoto, Inc.® (NASDAQ: FUV), makers of affordable, practical, and joyful pure electric vehicles for everyday commuters and fleets, today announced the next step in its nationwide expansion plan by opening the state of Florida for customer reservations. Today, Arcimoto began reaching out to early preorder…
Read More