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JOB FACTS*

U.S. subsidiaries in Oregon have consistently supported a significant number of jobs in the state. They now employ 48,800 Oregon workers-an increase of nearly 17% over five years.

PROMINENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN THE STATE

Bear Creek Corporation

Freightliner LLC

Honda

Philips Products

Sodexho Inc.

Sony Disc Manufacturing

Tomkins Industries

Vestas Wind Systems

Volkswagen Credit

Yamanouchi Consumer Inc.

MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS

U.S. subsidiaries support 11,600 manufacturing jobs in Oregon. Manufacturing companies tend to have a strong "multiplier" effect on the economy-stimulating a substantial amount of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand for inputs from other suppliers.

Overall, approximately 23.8% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in Oregon are in manufacturing industries.

ONE COMPANY'S STORY

Sony Disc Manufacturing, an American subsidiary of the Japanese electronics company, operates a state of the art production plant on a 120-acre site in Springfield. The company employs 400 highly skilled employees to produce audio compact discs, CD-ROMs and PlayStation CD-ROMs and provide digital authoring services to clients. Sony has been in Springfield since 1995 and provides major financial support and technical advice to the University of Oregon.
*Beginning August 2004, the Commerce Department changed the focus of its reported data on jobs supported by foreign direct investment (FDI). From this point on, all FDI statistics will refer only to companies having a majority of foreign ownership. Prior to this change, the Commerce Department followed international standards of including companies that had 10% or more foreign ownership.