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About 3S0 people turned out to hear the lateat predictions on Lane County’s ability to attract new
Industry at Wednesday’s Lane Economic Forum.
Lane could lure industry,
but attitudes must change
By Marian Green
Of ttf EmtnU
Lane County has its work cut
out for diversifying the area's
economy, consulting represen
tatives told citizens attending
the United Lane Forum Wed
nesday night
Two representatives of Fan
tus Co , Jim Bruce and Jim
Lothian, delivered a detailed
audit and an industry screening
report for Lane County
The studies were funded by
the Lane Economic Foundation,
a non-profit corporation organ
ized to promote economic
development
Audit results indicate that
Lane County's economy has
suffered significantly because
of limited manufacturing growth
in the economy, Bruce said
"Had the growth of produc
tion kept pace with the growth
of county jobs, the county
would have had about $150 mil
lion in additional wages paid in
1982," he said
The audit also identifies the
pluses and minuses of 13 loca
tional factors, that Bruce said
are "very much on track with
those industry uses to deter
mine whether to relocate."
The pluses included relatively
high wages with low inflation
rates, good labor-management
relations, stable entry-level and
semi-skilled workforce, high
quality of life, adequate support
services, relatively cheap
transportation, adequate utility
capacity and positive educa
tional facilities, he said,
"LCC and the University of
Oregon are excellent educa
tional assets,” Bruce said
However, he said the two cam
puses could be brought into
closer contact with the indus
trial sector through seminars
and programs
Bruce also told the nearly 350
audience members that al
though Lane County's high
livability is nice, it's "not a pan
acea for other efforts that must
be made to promote economic
development
‘ It’s not a high priority It's a
medium priority ”
On the minus side, the county
lacks enough suitable industrial
sites, a firm tax structure and
needs to develop county and
state attitudes conducive to at
tracting industries, Bruce said
The "climate of uncertainty"
as far as taxation "leads to a
hesitancy of industry to make a
large commitment to an area, he
said
Moreover, attitudes toward
development by groups, such
as environmentalists, at the
state and county levels have
hindered industrial expansion,
he said
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Lothian identified 16 possible
industries that would be suited
for Lane County, based on cri
teria, such as location, possible
expansion, labor compatibility
and environmental concerns.
Fantus Co. classified the 16
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