ATHLETIC & OUTDOOR Living Laboratory Oregon and Washington’s legendary recreational opportunities aren’t just a perk to entice active talent; they serve as a living laboratory for testing products and observing customer behavior. The people making and marketing your products are the ones using them. TOP 10 ATHLETIC + OUTDOOR FIRMS WITH BIG BRANDS + HEADQUARTERS IN GREATER PORTLAND BEST TALENT 1. Nike 6. Nautilus #1 in US 12,000 Employees 469 Employees Portland is a major center for 2. Adidas North America 7. Danner Boots / the athletic and outdoor industry 1,700 Employees LaCrosse Footwear cluster. Portland has the highest 405 Employees 3. Columbia Sportswear concentration of athletic and Company 8. Leupold + Stevens outdoor firms of any of the 1,579 Employees 349 Employees nation’s 50 largest metro areas. 4. Leatherman Tool Group 9. Keen 503 Employees 250 Employees 5. Pendleton Woolen Mills 10. Benchmade 632 133 Employees 479 Employees Number of athletic and outdoor firms in Greater Portland. —PBJ Book of Lists 2017-18 20,616 A STEP AHEAD IN Total athletic and outdoor industry FOOTWEAR employment in Greater Portland. “Being home to the headquarters of —EMSI, 2018 Nike and Adidas, as well as Columbia, Keen and others, makes Portland the epicentre of US sneakers. The talent pool is incredible, and many brands have established offices in Portland to tap into the talent pool.” —Matt Powell, sports industry analyst, NPD Group ATHLETIC & OUTDOOR ECOSYSTEM ACCESSORIES + BAGS FOOTWEAR Belmont Blanket Adidas Orox Leather Co. Bogs Rumpl Chinook Footwear Shwood Eyewear Revant Optics Danner Boots/LaCrosse Footwear Tanner Goods Dr. Martens VERO Watch Company Keen Merrell APPAREL Nike Pensole Footwear Design Academy Columbia Sportswear Sorel Crown Trails Headwear Ulu Boot Cultural Blends Under Armour Dovetail Workwear Mountain Hardwear Nau GEAR OROS Apparel Benchmade Pendleton Woolen Mills Gerber Legendary Blades Prana GrowlerWerks Kershaw CREATIVE SERVICES Leatherman Leupold + Stevens Outdoor Project Nautilus Wieden+Kennedy Snow Peak USA Ziba Yakima CYCLING Chris King Precision Components CIVILIAN Bicycle Company Nutcase Helmets Showers Pass EDUCATED & ENGAGED Greater Portland grows top-tier talent With access to industry veterans and a host of hands-on learning opportunities, our region’s athletic and outdoor graduates are some of the best-prepared in the nation. REAL-WORLD ACADEMICS PENSOLE FOOTWEAR DESIGN ACADEMY More than 500 students have enrolled and completed courses at the academy, founded by former Nike Jordan brand manager D’Wayne Edwards. Pensole has developed partnerships with global brands such as Google, Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Puma, Cole Haan, Vans, Foot Locker, The Northface, Levis, Danner, Vibram and Under Armour. One in 10 students is African American; one in four is female. Eighty-five percent of graduates from the program have found industry employment. Pensole Footwear Design Academy PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Portland State University’s Athletic and The University of Oregon’s Masters of Science in Sports Outdoor Certificate Program began in 2013 Product Management is an 18-month, full-time program to give students in the School of Business that kicked off in 2015. Its first class graduated in 2017 the industry-specific knowledge and skills with 37 students (30 percent of them women and that would give them an upper hand in 35 percent minority representation) and 90 percent getting Athletic and Outdoor jobs. Since of them have now found jobs within the athletic and then, 153 students have enrolled in the PSU outdoor industry. The classes of 2018 (50 students) and Athletic and Outdoor program. This popular 2019 (48 students) have seen increased enrollment, as program now sees record enrollment. well as increased women and minority representation. Colleges, universities of Portlanders th among the top 50 67 and satellite 258,706 48% have at least 7 major cities in the campuses within 100 Total metro enrollment a bachelor’s degree. The U.S. for residents miles of Greater Portland in higher education national average is 30% with graduate degrees GLOBAL CONNECTIONS America’s Best Airport Portland International Airport has been voted “America’s Best Airport” in Travel+Leisure magazine’s reader survey seven years in a row (2013-2019), and was ranked No. 1 in airport satisfaction by J.D. Power (Sept. 2019). Reykjavik 16 Airlines Vancouver BC Calgary Amsterdam Toronto Key international & London domestic passenger New York Frankfurt carriers serve travelers Chicago Washington DC at Portland International San Francisco Airport: Atlanta LA Tokyo Dallas Houston Air Canada Air Cargo to Service Hong Kong San Jose del Cabo Icelandair Alaska JetBlue American Non-stop Daily non-stop Southwest 74 destinations 263 passenger departures Boutique Air Spirit Condor Sun Country GO INTERNATIONAL NON-STOP Delta 11 international non-stop destinations reachable from Portland including: United Amsterdam, Netherlands London, United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan Frontier Calgary, Canada Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Toronto, Canada WestJet Frankfurt, Germany Reykjavik, Iceland Vancouver, Canada Hawaiian Guadalajara, Mexico San Jose del Cabo, Mexico Volaris Innovata schedules for Summer 2017 MEET THE TEAM @GreaterPDX AMY JAURON BRET MARCHANT VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR [email protected] [email protected] facebook.com/ 503.445.8065 x104 503.445.8065 x103 GreaterPortlandInc GreaterPortlandInc.com linkedin.com/company/ greater-portland-inc [email protected] 111 SW Columbia St., Suite 1170 Portland, OR 97201 @GreaterPortlandInc (503) 445-8065.