🌱 Patch AM: What Hillsboro’s mayor is saying after 74 Intel‑related layoffs

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In today's newsletter:

• What Hillsboro's mayor is saying after 74 Intel‑related layoffs
• What neighbors told Hillsboro planners about reining in data centers
• How Genentech's $750M Hillsboro expansion could reshape local biotech jobs

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Pleasant with some sun, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
• Sunday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hillsboro mayor: Tech layoffs not a harbinger for Intel partners (kgw.com) — Hillsboro officials are responding after Amentum announced 74 layoffs tied to an Intel contract ending in October, raising fresh questions about the city's dependence on the chipmaker. Mayor Beach Pace says she's seen no broader ripple effects yet, but argues the layoffs show why Hillsboro must diversify its tech‑heavy economy and strengthen support for local employers and workers.
   

2. Hillsboro Planning Commission hears testimony on proposed data center restrictions (kval.com) — Hillsboro's Planning Commission just heard passionate testimony on proposed new limits for data centers, including restrictions near schools like Liberty High. Residents pressed for clearer rules as the city weighs water, power use, and job impacts, following a 120‑day moratorium that began shortly after a major project was proposed across from the high school.
   

3. Genentech's $750M Hillsboro build adds device fill-finish capacity by 2031 (marketscale.com) — Genentech plans to pour $750 million into a new device fill‑finish facility on its Hillsboro campus, aiming to open in 2031 and add hundreds of high‑wage jobs. The plant will focus on flexible production of prefilled syringes and autoinjectors, strengthening Hillsboro's role in Genentech's U.S. manufacturing network and signaling long‑term growth in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing here.
   

4. JPR Live Session: Guitarist Tye Austin (ijpr.org) — A classical guitarist and singer who grew up in Hillsboro is touring Oregon state parks with a 30-plus show "Wilder Frets" concert series, blending music with outdoor settings. He recently stopped in Ashland for a Jefferson Public Radio live session, sharing performances and stories from his global career and Oregon roots.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• You can see the path of the new bridge now under construction as part of the Century Boulevard Extension Project.
  The top photo is looking south from the intersection of East Main Street and NE Century Boulevard. Zoom in - that bark chips pile is just outside of… (Nextdoor Lower Brookwood)
• The corporation named Sky Harbour wants to build hangers at Hillsboro Airport.
  Years ago the longtime tavern at the airport was named Sky Harbor. It was located on the "death" curved corner of the land out there. (Nextdoor Cornelius Pass NW)

• Signet Jewelers, Ltd. posted a job opening for Luxury Fashion & Timepiece Manager - Jared Jewelers - Tanasbourne in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• The Bank of America Corporation posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Bilingual Spanish Language Preferred in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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