INITIATIVE TRACKER:

Industrial Lands Advisory Committee

The advisory committee, created pursuant to House Bill 2011 adopted by Oregon's 72nd Legislative Assembly, has the mandate of identifying 25 industrial sites of "statewide significance" that offer, in particular, a high potential for job creation. These premium "opportunity sites" will be chosen from an inventory of identified locations prepared by regional development officers with Oregon Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD).

Committee Members:

• Lindsay Berryman, Mayor of Medford

• Greg Specht, President, Specht Properties in Portland

• Tom Zelenka, Vice President, environmental and public affairs, The Schnitzer Group in Portland

• Mike McArthur, Sherman County Judge

• Jean Wood, Vice President, Mhi Real Estate Development and Asset Management in Redmond

• Steve Clark, President and Publisher, Community Newspapers in Beaverton

• Jim Mark, CEO, Melvin Mark Companies in Portland

• Dick Sheehy, Manager of Site Selection, IDC-CH2MHill in Portland

• Chuck Rouse, formerly of Pioneer Bank in Baker City.

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