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North Plains welcomes all businesses.

While retaining our small town feel, North Plains is ready to partner with start ups and established businesses to create jobs and provide services to our residents.  Weather you are starting a one-person shop or locating a large manufacturing facility, the City of North Plains wants to help you be successful.

Commercial development in North Plains is concentrated in the downtown area known as Commercial Street and the highway commercial area off the Glencoe Road exit of Highway 26.

North Plains’ has a large industrial area on its east side that is close in proximity to Highway 26, features flat land and few residential neighbors, and provides a utility infrastructure that can meet manufacturing demands. The City of North Plains partners with leaders of the business community and all levels of government, including Business Oregon, Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District (Col-Pac),, and North Plains Chamber of Commerce. Together, we will work cooperatively to assist with corporate relocations, expansions and start-up operations.

North Plains Offers

• No business income tax in North Plains or Washington County
• No sales tax
•  No inventory tax
• North Plains property taxes are lower than adjacent cities Washington County cities
• North Plains is not within the Metro service area, and subsequently not subject to its regulations or property taxes
• City staff is dedicated to assisting with all issues relating to manufacturing start-up, relocation and expansion
• Easy access to major highways and interstate
• Free shuttles between North Plains and transportation hubs like the affordable light rail transportation that serves most of Portland and surrounding metro area
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• Utility infrastructure to meet demand of manufacturing operations
• Available workforce skilled in service and technology industries
•  Easy access to Portland International Airport, with 450 daily flights that include 48 non-stop flights to domestic and international destinations
• Nearby access to Hillsboro Airport, a general aviation airport serving private and charter flight operations
buildings and land in a range of sizes for sale or lease