• Manufacturing 21 Coalition
• Oregon Metals Industry Council
• Economic Development Metals & Transportation Equipment Target Industry Plan
• Oregon Precision Metal Fabricators Association (OPMFA)
• Metals Industry Consortium
• Pacific Northwest Steel Fabricators Association
• Oregon Metals Initiative
• Appendix/Element of City of Portland Economic Development Strategy
• Element of the Regional Partners Six-Month Work Plan
• Metal industry economic impact and supplier linkages
• Westside Economic Strategy
• Industry Cluster Development - Metals
• Metals/Transportation Regional Workforce Investment Plan
• Clackamas Economic Development Plan
  

Manufacturing 21 Coalition
Sponsoring Organizations: 23 Companies, 9 Agencies & Institutions 
Geography: Oregon and Southwest Washington
Key Objective: create the Center for Manufacturing & Infrastructure Engineering in the Portland-Metropolitan area

Updates:  Read the March 2006 Manufacturing 21 Coalition Update
Links: Download the One Page Overview or MSNBC's coverage of the Manufacturing 21 Coalition Workforce Survey 
Date: started in early 2004
Contact: Norm Eder at (503) 802-4101

2007 Oregon Business Plan Cluster Profile: Manufacturing

Oregon Metals Industry Council
Sponsoring Organization:  ESCO, Oregon Steel Mills, Northwest Aluminum, Wah Chang, Schnitzer Steel, Boeing, Gunderson, Public Affairs Counsel
Geography: primarily in Portland Metropolitan area/ Oregon
Date: formed in 1990
Links: http://www.oregonmetalsindustrycouncil.org/
Contact: Mark Nelson, 503-363-7084
OBP 2005 Cluster Submission

Download the 2005 Oregon Business Plan Cluster Submission Summary

Economic Development Metals & Transportation Equipment Target Industry Plan
Sponsoring Organization: Portland Development Commission
Geography: Metropolitan Portland
Date: Fiscal Year 2005-2006
Contact: Kevin Johnson, 503.823.1176   
OBP 2005 Cluster Submission

Download the 2005 Oregon Business Plan Cluster Submission Summary

Industry Association Activities
Sponsoring Organization: Oregon Precision Metal Fabricators Association (OPMFA) 
Geography: Oregon
Date: established in 1988
Links: http://www.opmfa.org/
Contact: Mike Doherty or 503.692.9560

Metals Industry Consortium
Sponsoring Organization: Madden Industrial Craftsmen & Industry Members 
Geography: Portland Metropolitan Area
Date: started March 2004
Links: MIC Schedule, Minutes, Articles & Reports
Contact: Michele Hicks at 971-246-3464
Additional Info: Membership List, Description
OBP 2005 Cluster Submission

Download the 2005 Oregon Business Plan Cluster Submission Summary

Industry Association Activities
Sponsoring Organization: Pacific Northwest Steel Fabricators Association
Geography: Pacific NW
Date: established in 1989
Links: http://www.pnsfa.org/
Contact: Sandra Fisher at 503.253.9030 

Industry Association Activities
Sponsoring Organization: Oregon Metals Initiative
Geography: Oregon
Date: established in 1990
Links: http://www.oregonmetal.org/
Contact: Mark Nelson at 503.363.7084

Appendix/Element of City of Portland Economic Development Strategy
Sponsoring Organization: Portland Development Commission
Geography: Metropolitan Portland
Date: 2002/completed
Links: http://www.pdc.us/programs/ed/strategy/PDFs/metals-appendix.pdf
Contact: Colin Sears

Element of the Regional Partners Six-Month Work Plan
Sponsoring Organization: Regional Partners
Geography: Metropolitan Portland
Date: 2003/ongoing
Contact: Kevin Johnson at 503.823.1176

Metal industry economic impact and supplier linkages
Sponsoring Organization:  Impresa
Geography: Metropolitan Portland
Contact: Joe Cortright

Westside Economic Strategy
Sponsoring Organization: Westside Economic Alliance
Geography: Washington County
Date: 2003
Links: http://www.westside-alliance.org/pages/hm-pages/strategy.html
Contact: Jonathan Schlueter

Industry Cluster Development - Metals
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Regional Economic Development Partners
Geography: Metropolitan Portland
Date: April 2004 completed
Links: http://www.portlandregion4biz.com
Contact: Charlie Allcock

Metals/Transportation Regional Workforce Investment Plan
Sponsoring Organization:
Geography: Multiple Regions
Date: March 2004
Links: www.worksourceoregon.org

Clackamas Economic Development Plan
Sponsoring Organization: Clackamas County
Geography: Clackamas
Date: 2003
Links: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/dtd/buserv/docs/edc_plan_2003.pdf
Contact: Renate Mengelberg