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Top Employers

Benton County

Company Employed
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

Company Employed
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

Products 2008 – millions of dollars
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

Products 2008 – millions of dollars
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)

Company Tax Real Market Value
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)

Company Tax Real Market Value
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