"Hip, smart and packed with adventure" *

In a West Coast lineup from Seattle to L.A., greater Portland-Vancouver is a stand-out. Affordable, accessible and anointed with amenities urban and natural, the Portland region has become one of the nation’s most desirable places to live and work.

Straddling the Columbia River with a foot in both Oregon and Washington, greater Portland-Vancouver offers up great neighborhoods, schools and means of getting around; a creative work environment; a backyard of mountains, rivers and forests.

The region’s extraordinary assets are a constant lure for both talent and business, helping underscore greater Portland’s leadership in sectors from clean tech to green building to computer software to apparel design.

* Outside magazine

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2009 Greater Portland Prosperity Index
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