Q&A with Outgoing OBI Board Chair Lori Olund
OBI asked Lori to talk about the role of OBI, the challenges Oregon businesses face, what motivated her to join OBI’s board, and more.
Epson
Epson’s Hillsboro facility produces all of the ink and ink cartridges the company sells in the western hemisphere. The plant opened in 1986 to manufacture dot matrix printers and circuit boards.
Hampton Lumber
Portland-based Hampton Lumber employs about 800 people in Oregon, where it operates three mills. In 2023, the company was the seventh largest softwood lumber producer in the United States.
Beaverton Foods
Founded nearly a century ago, Hillsboro-based Beaverton Foods has established itself as the nation’s largest manufacturer of gourmet condiments.
Gunderson Marine & Iron
Gunderson Iron & Marine builds barges, recovery vessels, specialized military ships and manages other complex projects at its 58-acre shipyard in Portland, where the company employs about 350 people.
OBI Member Profile: NIC Industries
NIC Industries manufactures high-quality powder coatings as well liquid-ceramic coatings used in a wide range of applications, including firearms, sporting goods, medical, automotive, aerospace and defense.
OBI Member Profile: Cv International
Bend-based Cv International manufactures mobile nitrogen generators, nitrogen maintenance kits and a wide array of maintenance platforms for military and civilian aircraft.
Oregon Flowers, Inc. Grows Millions of Lilies and Tulips Every Year
Martin and Helene Meskers came to the Willamette Valley from northern Holland in 1979. The cut-flower farm they established produces lilies, tulips and other varieties in 10 acres of state-of-the-art greenhouses in Aurora.
Nuance Systems Inc. (NSI)
NSI manufactures precise gas and chemical delivery systems for the semiconductor, LED and solar-panel industries
QB Fabrication & Welding Plays Key Role in Northwest Power Grid
Ben Quach, who escaped Vietnam with his family in 1976, started the company in the back yard of his Vancouver home and focused initially on emergency contract work.