Governor Unveils 11 'Project Ready' Industrial Sites

PORTLAND-Standing on a newly “certified” industrial site, Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Monday unveiled 11 “project ready” sites and the joint marketing effort to promote them to site selectors around the world. The sites announced have been certified by a third-party, private sector verifier to be no more than six months away from development, exceeding national standards for “project ready” status. The new marketing effort surrounding these sites is OregonProspector.com, a joint effort of the state, the Oregon Economic Development Association, Pacific Power and other private sector partners. The goal of the site is to provide the critical information necessary for those responsible for expansion and company relocation to conduct their due diligence and make final decisions about where to locate.The project ready industrial sites include government and privately owned properties on the Interstate 5 corridor as well as several sites in Central Oregon. Here is a list of the properties along with brief descriptions:

-Rivergate (N. Lombard) Ramsey Site and Rivergate 2 Site (N Leadbetter): These Port of Portland sites are 113 acres and 59 acres, respectively, and are located in the Rivergate Industrial District, which is Portland’s largest industrially zoned area and entirely inside the N/NE Portland Enterprise Zone. The area is designed for warehousing, distribution, manufacturing or processing facilities linked to the port’s marine terminal facilities.