The end of Oregon Trail may not be the trapping and logging region that it once was, but the Beaver State still has a thriving agriculture sector, including such products as potatoes, apples, hops, and hazelnuts (more than 90% of domestic production of hazelnuts). But the Pacific Northwest is known today as a high-tech region, with growth through both domestic relocation and foreign immigration. The lack of a sales tax in Oregon probably doesn't hurt when it comes to attracting investment and labor.

When the Motley Fool investigated investment opportunities in Oregon earlier this year, first on their list was, of course, Oregon's largest public company, Beaverton-based Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), the world's largest shoemaker. We pretty regularly cover Nike here at BloggingStocks. The Motley Fool also took a look at Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE: PCP), StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: SFG), FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), and Columbia Sportswear Co. (NASDAQ: COLM).

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