"We need to improve the
business climate of the Portland area, because we are
racked with some of the highest unemployment rates and
the lowest job-creation rates in the country. Those are
unacceptable." Those were the words of Jonathan
Schlueter in an Oregonian interview after he was
named the executive director of the non-profit Westside
Economic Alliance in Portland. During the tech boom,
Oregon became a desirable destination for professionals
hoping to find an affordable alternative to the Bay
Area, but it ended up driving up the cost of living, and
the job market hasn't quite caught up.
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