City of Hillsboro

Nestled in the Tualatin Valley between Portland and the Pacific Ocean, Hillsboro was founded in 1842 . High-tech companies arrived in the 1980s, including Intel, and later Jireh, Qorvo, Tokyo Electron, ASML, Applied Materials and over 40 other companies in the semiconductor ecosystem employing more 25,000 in Hillsboro. Now Oregon’s fifth largest city with more than 110,000 residents, Hillsboro enjoys award-winning urban planning, an affordable cost of living, a strong economic base and one of the state’s most diverse populations. The City of Hillsboro continually supports business expansion and retention through strategic alliances and strong community support. The City’s Economic Development Department offers businesses one point of contact for serving their needs in site location and acquisition, business financing, incentives, data and demographics and permitting. As the hub of Oregon's Silicon Forest, Hillsboro is one of the country's leading R&D and manufacturability centers.