Technology and Innovation
Intel said it has essentially finished three years of work on the main Hillsboro factory, an addition known as Mod3. CEO Pat Gelsinger was due to attend a celebration Monday morning, despite the unseasonable April snow, along with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
Two Oregon members of Congress are among the negotiators seeking legislation to boost U.S. economic competitiveness, including billions in federal grants to promote domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which writes tax and trade legislation. Rep.
Walsh, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries Val Hoyle toured PCC's portion of the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center. Walsh, Bonamici and Hoyle — all of whom started their post-secondary education at community colleges — spoke about the need for pathways to living-wage jobs outside of a four-year college degree.
The visit follows Walsh's recent announcement of the Department of Labor's "Good Jobs Initiative," a coordinated effort by the Biden-Harris administration to improve job quality nationwide with the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed on Nov. 15, 2021. Walsh was scheduled to first join Rep.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited Oregon on Thursday to talk about the value and importance of workforce training in strengthening the nation's economy. He met with several elected leaders, including Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will visit Portland and Scappoose on Thursday to talk about the value of workforce training and promote the Biden Administration's "Good Jobs" initiative. Walsh, Rep.
The governor's tour on Tuesday comes after she, Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici announced the development of the Oregon Semiconductor Competitiveness Taskforce in early February.
"What we're going to do is make sure a portion of those funds come back to Oregon to support what we do," Al Thompson, Intel's vice president for government relations, said last week on a conference call with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. The call was part of an effort to rally support for legislation supporting the domestic semiconductor industry.