Westside Economic Alliance
10220 S.W. Nimbus Avenue
Suite K-12
Tigard, Oregon 97223
WEA – State of the Westside 2025
The State of Business in Oregon
Presented by The Standard
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Portland Community College – Rock Creek Campus – Building 9
Please Park in Lot C, D, or E
17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229
Join us on Thursday, November 20 for the 2025 State of the Westside where we will talk with expert panelists about the state of business in Oregon, explore data findings and discuss what we can do to improve our regional – and state – competitiveness.
Earlier this year, a study was released that looked at business recruitment and retention across our state. Amongst other troubling statistics, WEA has come back to the following again and again: of the nearly 400 respondents, about one quarter reported being approached by out of state recruiters and of those 68% of them reported having moved or expanded outside of Oregon.
As Oregon – and our region – continues to face economic uncertainty, this data has drawn WEA’s focus time and again for the better part of the year. It is undeniable that out of state recruiters are having success attracting Oregon business investment. Given Oregon’s heavy reliance on income tax to fund our general fund (read: health and human services and education), WEA believes it is vital that we address the root causes of this problem, NOW.
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Agenda
11:30 am – Networking begins
12:00pm (noon) – Lunch and the State of the Westside Program
1:30 pm – Adjourn and Networking
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Thank you to our Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
The Standard
Forum Series Sponsor
Legacy Health
Major Sponsors
Dunn Carney
Genentech
Metro
Northwest Natural
PGE
Table and Event Sponsors
TriMet
CBRE
City of Beaverton
Portland Metro Association of Realtors
Comcast
Worksystems inc
Espousal Strategies
Venue Sponsor
Portland Community College


