Oregon rated high for business

0 Comments | Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), December, 2004

Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard

Never mind that Oregon has the second-highest jobless rate in the country - thanks, Alaska! - the Beaver State is a great place to do business, according to a new report from an economic development think tank.

Oregon ranks among the top seven states in three broad economic development indicators, earning a spot on the "honor roll" from the Corporation for Enterprise Development, based in Washington, D.C.

Other states making the roll were Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Virginia.

The study measured 68 criteria in three categories: performance, business vitality and development capacity. Oregon received B grades in performance and business vitality and an A grade in...