Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

34 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 want to keep more of our residents working here so they have more time for volunteering rather than long commutes to and from work,” Rogers elaborates. Newberg’s historic paper mill was demolished in 2021, setting up a chain of events leading to a renewed effort at economic development. That paper mill until recent years had employed around 200 on the 200-acre site with easy access to local highways and roads. The redevelopment of that land, which borders the Willamette River, is designed to attract new investors and entrepreneurs who may be attracted by renewed water rights and high-generation electrical capabilities. “Once remediation is completed, the area will be attractive for manufacturers and other industrial developers, but also may include some mixed- use development including residential and retail,” Rogers says.