Member Profiles - Oregon Business & Industry

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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.

Daimler Truck North America Pursues Efficiency, Zero Emissions

Production of the heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadia began last year. Production of the company’s electric box truck, the eM2, will begin by the end of this year.

Hillsboro Hops Provide Affordable Family Entertainment

The economic contribution of the Hops’ new stadium will be significant. According to a recently released ECONorthwest study, construction of the facility will generate a $190 million economic impact, including almost 1,000 full-time jobs.

Blue Heron Vineyards Grows Grapes for Well-Known Oregon Labels

Headquartered just west of Roseburg, Blue Heron Vineyards grows several grape varieties on about 720 acres, including pinot gris, chardonnay and, of course, pinot noir, which accounts for about 70% of its plantings.

Duckwall Fruit Continues to Adapt to Serve the Hood River Valley

Duckwall Fruit has served Oregon’s Hood River Valley for more than a century, packing and shipping pears and other fruit while developing new markets and weathering pandemic-related disruptions and workforce shortages.

Shaver Transportation Going Strong after 143 Years

Portland-based Shaver Transportation barges grain and other cargo and provides ship-assist and other services throughout the Columbia-Snake River system. The company has 16 tugs and 22 barges.

Papé Invests in Hydrogen Technology to Power Fleet of Future

Papé has acquired an ownership stake in OneH2, which develops small-scale hydrogen-generation systems. Locally generated hydrogen can boost the efficiency of emissions-free fuel cell equipment, from forklifts to big rigs.

Greenbrier Reduces Fall Risk with Automated Rail Car Hatch

The Greenbrier Companies has developed a hatch for covered hopper rail cars that opens and closes automatically, eliminating the need for workers to climb on cars

How a Manufacturer Created a Community Child Care Program

Boardman Foods created an after-school program for employees in 2004. Then COVID happened, creating a demand for full-day child care. Company officials now run a community day care program at the Port of Morrow.

Bullseye Glass: Portland Company Combines Manufacturing and Art

Southeast Portland-based Bullseye Glass created a process to fuse glass of different colors, allowing for the creation of glass paintings. The company also produces glass for historical restoration, including the windows in the U.S. Capitol cupola.

Georgia-Pacific Juno Facility Reclaims Paper Fiber from Trash

Georgia Pacific’s Juno facility, in Toledo, separates paper fiber from about 70,000 tons of household trash every year and uses it to make cardboard used in corrugated boxes.

Looptworks: Portland Manufacturer Turns Landfill-Bound Material into Stylish Bags, Apparel

Portland manufacturer Looptworks uses material headed for landfills to produce bags, apparel and other upcycled merchandise.

Roy Manufacturing and Profile Laser: Metal Fabrication for Art and Industry

Roy Manufacturing and Profile Laser, Portland-based sister companies, serve a wide range of clients across the country. Their metal fabrication work is used by sculptors and architects as well as companies that screen seeds and aggregate.

Boeing’s Jumbo Manufacturing Role in Oregon

Boeing has a significant footprint in Oregon, machining airliner parts in Gresham, developing unmanned aerial vehicles in Hood River and improving manufacturing technology through its work with the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center in Scappoose.

Willamette Technical Fabricators

Willamette Technical Fabricators specializes in complex, custom manufacturing projects ranging from steel boats that can be squeezed between barges to complex pipes used in pumped-storage hydropower facilities.

Quality testing Riddle Engineered Wood Roseburg

Roseburg Forest Products

Roseburg Forest Products operates seven plants in Oregon and 14 elsewhere in North America. It employs about 2,200 people in Oregon and manufactures a variety of products, including engineered wood, veneer and medium-density fiberboard.

A to Z Wineworks

Most people don’t think of wine makers as manufacturing operations. But Oregon’s highly successful A to Z Wineworks shows why they should.

Miles Fiberglass & Composites

Miles Fiberglass & Composites has manufactured products in Oregon since its founding in 1963. Run by Lori Olund, the company specializes in custom work.

Wine by Joe

The art of running a wine business and the craft of winemaking are works in constant progress. It requires craftsmanship, curiosity, innovation and the careful balance of new world thinking and tradition. We respect our roots but are unafraid to take risks. We are proud to be rooted in tradition but unbound by convention.

Albina Head Start

Through their OBI membership, Albina Head Start was able to utilize the Worker Safety Fund grant from SAIF during the pandemic to increase safety measures and personal protective equipment, and now, as students plan their return to the facility, families can rest assured their children are safe from the COVID-19 virus.

Oregon Wheat Growers League

Mission of the Oregon Wheat Growers League is to represent and advocate on behalf of Oregon wheat producers at both state and federal levels.

Vigor

Tour Vigor in Portland, OR as part of Oregon Business & Industry’s annual Celebrating Manufacturers event. See for yourself how manufacturing powers our economy and supports our local communities.

Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks

Tour Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks in Sisters, OR as part of Oregon Business & Industry’s annual Celebrating Manufacturers event. See for yourself how manufacturing powers our economy and supports our local communities.

Walmart

Walmart Inc. helps people around the world and across Oregon, save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online and through their mobile devices.

A-dec, Inc.

Tour A-dec in Newberg, OR as part of Oregon Business & Industry’s annual Celebrating Manufacturers event. See for yourself how manufacturing powers our economy and supports our local communities.

ENTEK

ENTEK is a global manufacturing company headquartered in Lebanon, Oregon. We have three manufacturing companies under our umbrella. The first makes battery separators for cars, trucks, boats, golf carts, and lawn and garden equipment.

ESCO, A Weir Group Division

We engineer and manufacture technology that is used in some of the harshest environments on earth. That includes mining hard rock, which produces the copper that is essential to electric vehicles, renewable energy and large infrastructure projects in cities.