Top Employers
Benton County
| Oregon State University |
9,942 |
| Samaritan Health Services |
2,486 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
2,000 |
| Corvallis School District |
800 |
| Corvallis Clinic |
620 |
| City of Corvallis |
440 |
Benton County
|
416 |
CH2M Hill
|
400 |
Children’s Farm Home
|
325 |
| Safeway |
278 |
Linn County
| Samaritan Health Services |
1,862 |
| Allegheny Oremet-Wah Chang |
1,296 |
| Greater Albany Public Schools |
1,136 |
| Linn-Benton Community College |
943 |
| Linn County |
731 |
| Target Distribution Center |
560 |
| Lowe’s Distribution Center |
553 |
| Georgia-Pacific/GP Resins |
430 |
| City of Albany |
414 |
Weyerhaeuser Co.
|
400 |
Top Agricultural Products
Benton County
| Christmas Trees |
$21.8 |
Tall fescue
|
$17.0 |
| Farm forest products |
$8.6 |
| Dairy products |
$8.3 |
| Annual ryegrass |
$6.5 |
| Orchardgrass |
$6.3 |
| Hay |
$4.4 |
| Tomatoes |
$3.8 |
Squash and pumpkins
|
$2.8 |
| Wheat |
$2.7 |
Source: OSU Extension Service
Linn County
| Annual ryegrass |
$47.0 |
| Perennial ryegrass |
$40.0 |
| Tall fescue |
$38.0 |
| Dairy |
$23.0 |
| Broilers |
$12.0 |
| Hay |
$11.0 |
Christmas trees
|
$9.2 |
Cattle and calves
|
$8.7 |
Farm forest products
|
$8.6 |
| Wheat |
$8.0 |
Source: OSU Extension Service
Top Property Taxpayers
Benton County (2008)
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
$6,321,581 |
$401,374,247 |
| NW Natural |
$427,229 |
$29,692,100 |
| Evanite Fiber Inc. |
$400,214 |
$26,401,656 |
| Qwest Corp. |
$374,269 |
$24,011,600 |
| PacifiCorp |
$330,968 |
$23,171,000 |
| Starker Forests Inc. |
$269,976 |
$29,052,734 |
Accu-Fab Systems Inc.
|
$256,827 |
$16,168,200 |
| Pioneer Telephone Co-op |
$240,920 |
$16,520,600 |
| Avery Investments LLC |
$232,402 |
$18,954,793 |
| Witham Hill Oaks Apts. |
$230,509 |
$19,606,996 |
Source: Benton County Assessor’s Office
Linn County (2008)
| IP Eat Three LLC |
$2,306,721 |
$160,016,300 |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. |
$1,359,934 |
$160,289,410 |
| Target Corp. |
$1,350,955 |
$79,260,970 |
Fort James
|
$1,340,054 |
$133,103,230 |
Wah Chang
|
$1,127,981 |
$83,215,370 |
| PacifiCorp |
$883,462 |
$63,033,000 |
Entek International
|
$776,486 |
$41,013,060 |
| NW Natural |
$725,204 |
$43,292,000 |
| Oremet |
$701,529 |
$41,044,900 |
Oregon Freeze Dry
|
$545,427 |
$31,627,930 |
Source: Linn County Assessor’s Office