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Industrial Site Certification

Today's real estate market demands industrial sites that offer strategic advantages for project development. Oregon's Certified Industrial Lands program meets this demand by creating an inventory of highly marketable, project-ready industrial sites that are ready for construction within six months or less.

Most sites will move through a new decision-ready designation before they become certified. The decision-ready designation is a fast track tool that allows site owners and communities to quickly assess the readiness of their industrial sites and sticks to the primary tenants of certification. While the decision-ready designation does not offer the 180-day employment-ready guarantee, it does reduce risk for potential employers and developers while also helping communities and the state make policy and investment decisions.

Industrial Certification Process

Certification usually starts with the identification of an industrial site that is available for development and proceeds with the following steps.

1. Get Started

  • Make contact and meet with Business Oregon's Industrial Lands Specialist or one of its regionally-based Business Development Officers is recommended. They can further explain the benefits of certification as well as ways to make certification as easy as possible.
  • Complete a non-binding intake form to start the certification process and get Business Oregon and its state agency partners working on your site.

2. Complete the Certification Application

Completing a certification is a team effort that includes the participation of the site owner or representative, local government and Business Oregon. All of the needed information and documentation can be found in the application form. The Industrial Lands Specialist is ready to help with technical assistance. Financial aid to help complete the process may be available on a case by case basis.

3. Certification

Once the documentation for certification is compiled, Business Oregon will assign an independent consulting firm to certify that all of the programs requirements have been met. This verification includes a site visit and a meeting with the verifier. At this meeting, the final requirements for certification are determined and once these requirements are met, the site can be certified.

Recertification

Sites must be recertified every two years. Recertification is a relatively easy process and consists of a review of the original certification to see if any conditions on the site have changed. A letter from the owner and the community also are required. Contact the Industrial Lands Specialist or a Business Development Officer for more information on recertification.

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