Editing Hillsboro, Oregon (section)

===Top employers===
According to the City's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/29088/638060879017770000|title=City of Hillsboro 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=271|date=January 7, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Type of Business
! # of Employees
! Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Intel]] Corporation
| Computer Electronics and Related Devices
| 20,000
| 30.60%
|-
| 2
| [[Hillsboro School District]]
| Education
| 2,617
| 3.64%
|-
| 3
| [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]]
| County Government
| 2,306
| 3.21%
|-
| 4
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| Administrative Offices
| 1,832
| 2.55%
|-
| 5
| [[Tuality Healthcare]] and [[Oregon Health & Science University|OHSU]]
| Hospitals
| 1,300
| 1.81%
|-
| 6
| City of Hillsboro
| Local Government
| 1,226
| 1.71%
|-
| 7
| [[Tokyo Electron|Tokyo Electron America]]
| Semiconductors and Related Devices
| 1,200
| 1.67%
|-
| 8
| [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
| Retail Delivery
| 1,103
| 1.53%
|-
| 9
| [[Qorvo]]
| Semiconductors and Related Devices
| 1,085
| 1.51%
|-
| 10
| [[Kaiser Permanente]]
| Medical
| 1,064
| 1.48%
|-
|—
|'''Total employers'''
|—
|'''35,733'''
|'''49.69%'''
|}

Manufacturing is the leading employment sector in Hillsboro, employing 24% of the workforce, followed by health care, education, and social services with a total of 15%.<ref name=snapshot/> One example of a manufacturer headquartered in Hillsboro is Beaverton Foods, a family-owned [[condiment]] manufacturer since 1929, with 70+ employees and $25 million in annual sales; it moved to its current headquarters in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beaverton Foods Spices Up Sales |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/01/14/beaverton-foods-spices-up-sales.html?page=all |date=January 14, 2011 |first=Erik |last=Siemers |newspaper=Portland Business Journal |access-date=December 11, 2013 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221043047/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/01/14/beaverton-foods-spices-up-sales.html?page=all |url-status=live }}</ref> Retail employment constitutes 12%, construction makes up 7%, and 13% of workers are employed in the administrative, scientific, professional, or waste management industries.<ref name=snapshot/> 68% of workers commute alone to the workplace, and 8% use public transportation.<ref name=snapshot/> The average one-way commute time is about 24 minutes.<ref name=snapshot/>

Many technology companies operate in Hillsboro, making it the center of Oregon's [[Silicon Forest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Town closes schools early to save money |last=Silverman |first=Julia |date=June 1, 2003 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hillsboro police fold high-tech crime team |last=Frank |first=Ryan |date=November 3, 2003 |work=The Oregonian |page=B2}}</ref> In particular, [[Intel]]'s<ref>{{cite news |title=Southwest Zoner: Bedroom communities no more |last=Tims |first=Dana |date=October 10, 2002 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> largest site is in Hillsboro, and includes three large campuses: Ronler Acres, Jones Farm, and Hawthorn Farm, along with several smaller campuses that employ about 16,000 workers.<ref name=businessprofile>{{cite news |title=Intel's impact on community helps other businesses thrive |last=Suh |first=Elizabeth |date=October 28, 2007 |work=The Oregonian |page=S9}}</ref> Other high-tech companies operating facilities in Hillsboro include [[Synopsys]], Epson,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epi.epson.com/about.htm |title=About Epson Portland Inc. |publisher=Epson Portland Inc. |access-date=October 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007121545/http://www.epi.epson.com/about.htm |archive-date=October 7, 2007}}</ref> [[Salesforce.com|Salesforce]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/02/salesforce_picks_hillsboro_for.html |title=Salesforce picks Hillsboro for big Oregon outpost |work=The Oregonian |publisher=Oregon Live LLC |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408120344/http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/02/salesforce_picks_hillsboro_for.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Oracle's (formerly Sun Microsystems) High-End Operations. Hillsboro is the corporate headquarters for [[RadiSys]] and [[Planar Systems]] among others.<ref name="suh2008">{{cite news |title=Local News: Hillsboro: Big companies and big events |last=Suh |first=Elizabeth |date=January 27, 2008 |work=The Oregonian |page=S03}}</ref>

In 2006, [[Genentech#Facilities|Genentech]] announced plans to locate a packaging and distribution facility on {{cvt|100|acre|km2}} in Hillsboro.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/03/13/daily36.html |title=Genentech picks Hillsboro |date=March 17, 2006 |work=Portland Business Journal |access-date=November 24, 2008 |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225162213/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/03/13/daily36.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The $400 million facility opened in 2010, which Oregon officials hoped would eventually also be used for research and development for the [[biotechnology]] company.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |title=Genentech opens in Hillsboro, fueling Oregon's biotech aspirations |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/genentech_opens_in_hillsboro_f.html |access-date=November 12, 2012 |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=April 5, 2010 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212182444/http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/genentech_opens_in_hillsboro_f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other biotech or medical companies based in Hillsboro include [[FEI Company]] and [[Acumed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/FEIC/177345868x0x123340/333C73F6-7592-49E9-B87E-9967D8EA069F/FEIannual06.pdf |title=2006 Annual Report |publisher=FEI Company |access-date=October 8, 2007 |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025175516/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/FEIC/177345868x0x123340/333C73F6-7592-49E9-B87E-9967D8EA069F/FEIannual06.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The city is also a landing point on three fiber optic cable systems linking the United States across the Pacific Ocean: [[C2C (cable system)|C2C]], [[Southern Cross Cable]], and [[VSNL Transpacific]]. These cable landings, lower energy costs, and tax breaks led to a boom of [[data center]]s being built starting about 2010.<ref name="pbj data centers"/> Data centers include those for Adobe, NetApp, [[Umpqua Bank]], OHSU, and Fortune Data Centers.<ref name="pbj data centers">{{cite news |last=Siemers |first=Erik |title=Hillsboro's data center surge |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/10/21/hillsboros-data-center-surge.html?page=all |access-date=November 11, 2012 |newspaper=Portland Business Journal |date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221043051/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/10/21/hillsboros-data-center-surge.html?page=all |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Intel Hawthorn Farm - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Beige stucco office at Intel Corporation's Hawthorn Farm campus. Building includes the company's logo on the exterior.|Hawthorn Farm Intel campus]]
Hillsboro serves as the corporate headquarters for [[Rodgers Instruments]], [[Soloflex]], [[Norm Thompson Outfitters]], and [[Parr Lumber]], among others. Fujitsu and NEC Corporation formerly had factories in Hillsboro.<ref>{{cite news |title=Racing the world |last=Read |first=Richard |date=March 7, 2004 |work=The Oregonian |page=A1}}</ref> Hillsboro is also home to the [[Laika (company)|Laika]] stop-motion animation studio, creator of the Oscar-nominated feature films ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'' (2009) and ''[[Paranorman]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite news |author=Siemers, Erik |title=Laika Spins Off Ad Business to Focus on Feature Films |work=Portland Business Journal |date=May 20, 2014 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/laika-spins-off-ad-business-to-focus-on-feature.html |publisher=American City Business Journals |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715235901/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/05/laika-spins-off-ad-business-to-focus-on-feature.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Erickson Aero Tanker, an aviation company which operates [[McDonnell Douglas MD-87]] jetliners converted for use as aerial firefighting [[air tankers]], is based in Hillsboro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erickson Aero Tanker MD87 Fire Bomber |url=https://www.eatanker.com/ |publisher=Erickson Aero Tanker |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807133619/https://www.eatanker.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Hatfield Government Center (MAX station)|Hatfield Government Center]] in Hillsboro is the western terminus of the [[MAX Blue Line]], part of the Portland metropolitan area's light-rail system.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro West Neighbors: The early line on light rail |last=Smith |first=Jill Rehkopf |date=November 2, 2006 |work=The Oregonian |page=14}}</ref> The presence of MAX prompted the development of the pedestrian-oriented community of [[Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon|Orenco Station]] within Hillsboro.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mixed results for MAX's ultimate test |last=Oliver |first=Gordon |date=July 13, 1999 |work=The Oregonian |page=B1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eager crowds make tracks to and from Hillsboro |last=Oliver |first=Gordon |author2=Don Hamilton |date=September 13, 1998 |work=The Oregonian |page=A1}}</ref> (See also: [[Orenco, Oregon]].)

[[File:Tuality Health Care 2.JPG|thumb|alt=Tuality Healthcare's office building is a five-story red brick structure with silver colored metal and glass accents.|One of Tuality Healthcare's buildings in downtown]]
Hillsboro's primary commercial cores are concentrated along Tualatin Valley Highway and Cornell Road. Additionally, the Tanasbourne neighborhood is a regional shopping area on the eastern edge of the city.<ref name=shopping>{{cite news |title=Tanasbourne Hitting new heights |last=Bermudez |first=Esmeralda |date=November 16, 2006 |work=The Oregonian |page=17}}</ref> The neighborhood is home to the lifestyle shopping center [[The Streets of Tanasbourne]].<ref name=retail>{{cite news |url=http://nreionline.com/mag/portlands-progress |title=Portland's Progress |last=Kirk |first=Patricia L. |date=May 1, 2004 |work=Retail Traffic |access-date=January 26, 2014 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203154406/http://nreionline.com/mag/portlands-progress |url-status=live }}</ref> The $55 million outdoor complex with {{cvt|368000|sqft|m2}} of retail space opened in 2004 with [[Meier & Frank]] (later [[Macy's]]) as the anchor tenant.<ref name=shopping/><ref name=retail/>

The other large shopping center in the city is [[Sunset Esplanade|The Sunset Esplanade]], located along Tualatin Valley Highway.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunset Esplanade center to be sold for more than $20 million |last=Mayes |first=Steve |date=November 30, 1989 |work=The Oregonian |page=D1}}</ref> In November 2005, the world's largest [[Costco]], a warehouse club store, opened in Hillsboro.<ref name="WWcostco">{{cite news |url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-5099-the_day_after.html |title=The Day After |date=December 7, 2005 |author=Ryan, Joshua |work=Willamette Week |access-date=January 26, 2014 |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025090558/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-5099-the_day_after.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The store, with {{cvt|205000|sqft|m2}} of floor space, is about {{cvt|60000|sqft|m2}} bigger than the average Costco.<ref name="Bnetcostco">{{cite news |title=Costco Supersizes Warehouse |date=December 19, 2005 |work=BNET Business News}}</ref>