PDX Index: Google Oregon
$512 million
Google’s 2009 economic impact in Oregon, according to a May report by Google
$14.1 billion
Google’s impact in California, where it’s headquartered
2
Place earned by Team Google One in the corporate men’s open division of the 2009 Hood to Coast relay race
1, 5 & 6
Places of Nike’s three teams in the same category
75
Percent of marketing budget Portland’s Clive Coffee company spends on Google AdWords
$1.3 million
Amount of in-kind advertising Google granted to 80 Oregon nonprofits in 2009
60
Average percent that home prices rose in The Dalles in the six months following Google’s 2005 announcement that it would build a $600 million data center there
15
Number of years Google was granted tax-free status in The Dalles, beginning in 2008
100
Factor by which local Internet speed could increase if Google chooses Portland for its super-fast fiber-optics pilot project