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Welcome

Beaverton strives to be
in Oregon, the city works hard to bring Commerce does a great job promoting
a welcoming community,
our community together. Whether you’re Beaverton, while supporting our local

a city where everyone
new to the area, just visiting, or already businesses. The chamber and the city will
feels safe and at home.
a resident, you’ll discover lots of things continue to strive to make our community
Thanks to our dedicated
happening in Beaverton.
the most welcoming in Oregon. This safe

women and men of our
Inside this community guide, you’ll ind and welcoming feeling is why Beaverton
award-winning police
useful information about our city as well represents The Best of Oregon.
Denny Doyle
department, we were
as helpful tips on local hotspots, outdoor Please go and explore all there is to do
recently named the
activities and family-friendly events. and see in and around Beaverton!
Mayor
safest city in the Paciic Northwest with Beaverton prides itself on being an active

populations more than 75,000 and the city. We have terriic parks and recreational
42nd safest city in the nation!
areas, a lively historic downtown, a
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We’ve also been named one of the best renowned farmers market and countless 3
places in the country to raise a family by community events. There is so much to do gh
BusinessWeek magazine.
and see in Beaverton.
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Beaverton, “The Best
creation and revitalization in the heart of If you have a business in our area and or
of Oregon”. There
our community. Nike is staying here, and want to join forces with an active, positive, it
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are so many new and
growing their operation at home! August energetic association of business and V
exciting things going
2014, our City moved its general services to community leaders dedicated to improving Jerry Jones, Jr.
on organizationally here
the South Ofice building at the Beaverton the quality of life in the Beaverton Chair of the Board

at your Chamber and in
Round and the retail space is illing up. area....we’d love to have you! It feels
our community – things are going to be Our Creekside revitalization plan, Canyon good to make a difference and see our

very different here in the next ive years! Road improvements and other downtown efforts grow.
As the Mayor noted in his article, we are
projects are well underway. Your Chamber
a welcoming and very active community. led IMPACT*Beaverton is an economic

Whether talking about business activity, partnership with the City working on
things to do around town, or our fabulous business retention and expansion right

outdoor parks and amenities, active, here in Beaverton. We have implemented
forward-moving and visionary. that’s a Business Walk program and are working Jerry Jones, Jr.
Beaverton!
on additional initiatives that will make a Chair of the Board

The Beaverton Community Vision efforts difference here locally.
Lanphere Construction & Development
continue to evolve and thus helping shape This Guide is a tremendous tool to VP/General Manager

our community each day. It’s great to
help you support your locally owned and

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