receives national recognition for innovations in patient-centered care, patient safety,
healthcare technology, and cost efficiency.
Portland Community College
12000 SW 49th Avenue, Portland, OR 97280
971-722-6111; www.pcc.edu
As the largest post-secondary institution in
Oregon, PCC serves nearly 78,000 full-time
and part-time students. It fills a unique role,
one that offers high quality education and
opportunities for students, which in turn
contributes to the vibrancy of Portland’s
economic community.
Portland General Electric
121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97204
503-464-8000; www.portlandgeneral.com
Portland General Electric provides electricity
to over 1,800,000 customers in a 4,000-
square mile service territory. More than
742,467 customers are residential, 105,802
are commercial, and 255 are industrial. The
utility, which consistently leads the nation
in renewable power programs, including
hydropower, thermal plants, and wind
power, gets electric power from generating
plants it owns or are owned by suppliers.
PGE also owns many transmission lines to
provide the flexibility to manage facilities
with other power supplies and suppliers
on the grid. The utility’s current Integrated
Resource Plan calls for no new major power
plants in the near term beyond those now
under construction. Instead, PGE intends
to continue development of customer-side
resources to reduce demand through energy
efficiency, managed peak demand periods,
and overall system flexibility.
Portland Public Schools
501 North Dixon Street, Portland, OR 97227
503-916-2000; www. pps.k12.or.us
Portland Public Schools, founded in 1851, is
responsible for the education of more than
49,000 students in 78 schools. It is the largest
school district in the Pacific Northwest. As
of 2016-17, PPS employed 3,506 teachers,
2,088 classified represented employees, 176
licensed school administrators, 448 nonrep-resented employees, and 910 substitutes.
Portland State University
1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97207
503-725-3000; www.pdx.edu
Portland State’s 49-acre downtown campus
serves 27,000 students living in 11 residence
halls and is recognized throughout the world
for programs like Urban Planning, Social
Work, and Environmental Studies. It is ranked
as one of the nation’s “most innovative”
universities by U.S. News & World Report.
Providence Health & Services
4400 NE Halsey Street, Portland, OR 97213
503-215-4860; www.oregon.providence.org
Providence Health & Services in Oregon is
a not-for-profit network of hospitals, health
plans, physicians, clinics, home health
services, and affiliated health services. In
the Portland metro area, the organization
has three major medical centers and hospitals: Providence Portland Medical Center
in Northeast Portland, Providence Street
Vincent Medical Center in Beaverton,
Oregon, and Providence Milwaukie
Hospital in Milwaukie, Oregon. In addition,
Providence Medical Group offers a network
of caregivers and specialists at more than 90
clinic locations in Oregon.
The Standard
1100 S. W. 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
971-321-7000; www.standard.com
The Standard provides insurance coverage
to more than 6 million individuals nationwide. Their products and services make a
difference to more than 30,000 employers
who utilize their group insurance and retirement plans. In the July 2016 issue of Best’s
Review, Stand Insurance Company was
recognized for maintaining an “A” rating
Intel’s Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro is home to the company’s most advanced
research and development for manufacturing. Photo courtesy Intel Corporation
Aerodynamics testing at the
DTNA Wind Tunnel, Portland
Photo courtesy of Daimler Trucks
North America LLC
