Tech leaders choose Lane County for world class talent and quality of life

Businesses in our region are breaking down traditional boundaries and shaping our future with new ways of creating, interacting, and working. Trends show the sector grew after the Great Recession, gaining roughly 520 jobs between 2012 and 2014 from a variety of manufacturing, software, and computer service firms. The number of new firms in the tech sector grew by 232 between 2015 and 2021.

The UO and OSU, along with Oregon Health and Sciences University and Portland State University, are members of an alliance called “Innovate Collaborate Oregon,” a statewide network promoting and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship across Oregon. We provide industry partners and investors with a centralized resource for licensing and investment opportunities across four major Oregon universities, innovators, and entrepreneurs. For these reasons and more, the state of Oregon is ranked third in the country for its Innovation Score, and the City of Eugene was named one of the top ten cities for new tech jobs by Fast Company Magazine.