Contact
Allan Berry
Public Works Director
Erika Fitzgerald
Ph: (503) 674-6206
Fx: (503) 667-7866
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fairview offers businesses many advantages including:
- Attractive sites including the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certified Birtcher Build-to-Suit industrial buildings
- Choice industrial locations with exceptional regional access
- Columbia Cascade Enterprise Zone 100% property tax abatement program
- Educated workforce
- Fast track permitting process and business friendly local government
- High quality of life features including a wide array of housing choices, recreational opportunities, highly recognized school system, and award winning pedestrian friendly neo-traditional Fairview Village Development.
Location
Fairview is conveniently located minutes from Portland PDX International Airport, Troutdale General Aviation Airport, Interstates 84, 205, & 5, Downtown Portland, and the Columbia River.
Employers
Major private sector employers include:
- NACCO Materials Handling Group – The international test facility for Yale and Hyster life trucks.
- Townsend Farms – One of the largest fresh fruit packing operations in the United States.
- Other major private sector employers include: General Pacific, Conner Manufacturing, FT Material Solutions, Thermo King, Navistar, Knight Transportation and Intertek.
Strategy for Success
The city’s
economic development strategy focuses on six action areas:
- Business recruitment
- Business retention
- Data tracking / information collection
- Existing conditions analysis
- Marketing
- Regional participation
