Editing Washington County, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Washington County Courthouse east facade 2015 - Hillsboro Oregon.jpg|alt=|thumb|254x254px|The [[Washington County Courthouse (Oregon)|Washington County Courthouse]] in Hillsboro]]
Washington County is centered on a fertile plain that attracted farmers before the first [[wagon train]]s. In 1997, orchards covered {{convert|8,403|acre|km2}} of the county's lands and {{convert|1,163|acre|km2}} were devoted to vineyards.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Agriculture is still a major industry in Washington County, as are lumber, manufacturing, and food processing.

The development of a large electronics industry during the 1980s and 1990s is the dominating factor of the county economy, and contributing to the creation of Oregon's [[Silicon Forest]]. [[California]]-based [[Intel]], Oregon's largest private-sector employer,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intel in Oregon |url=https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/intel-in-oregon.html |access-date=February 16, 2017 |website=Intel}}</ref> has its largest concentration of employees in the county, mainly in Hillsboro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oregon's largest private employer, Intel, announces plans to expand in Europe |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/15/intel-expands-europe-plans-build-fab-facilities-diversify-chip-industry/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=opb |language=en}}</ref> Other technology companies include [[Electro Scientific Industries]], [[FEI Company]], [[Qorvo]], [[Tektronix]], [[SolarWorld]], [[Planar Systems]], and [[Seiko Epson|EPSON]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Industries {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/key-industries |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |language=en}}</ref>

[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], one of two [[Fortune 500]] corporations based in Oregon, has its headquarters in Washington County. Until it was acquired by [[IBM]], [[Sequent Computer Systems]] was headquartered near Nike. Other companies with headquarters in Washington County include optical instruments manufacturer [[Leupold & Stevens]], [[Columbia Sportswear]], and [[Reser's Fine Foods]].