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Volume XLIII
‘City ¿{/‘Roses’
Number 36
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Wednesday • September 18, 2013
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Daimler Trucks North America announced Friday it
would build a new corporate headquarters on Swan
Island in north Portland, bringing hundreds o f jobs
to the city. An a rtis t’s rendering shows what the
building might look like along the banks o f the
Willamette River.
Daimler Trucks to expand in north Portland
Daimler Trucks North America announced Friday it
will expand its north Portland headquarters, bringing
400 high-paying jobs to the local economy.
The economic boost comes with about $20 million in
incentives from local and state government agencies.
The company plans to construct a new building on
the com pany’s existing campus on Swan Island. The
265,000-square-foot, LEED Platinum-certified head­
quarters will cost $ 150 million and is slated for comple­
tion in 2016. It will provide space for a new workforce
of white-collar jobs paying around $80,000, including
benefits.
Daimler makes heavy-duty trucks and school buses
under brands that include Freightliner, Western Star
and Thomas Built. The German company already
employs about 2,800 people at its North American
headquarters in Portland, including about 750 people in
blue-collar manufacturing jobs.
Daimler has large operations in North and South
Carolina and had considered expanding there.
Explaining the decision to stay in Portland, Daimler
Trucks North America CEO Martin Daum cited the city's
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