&gt; relatively new to tech<p>- Tektronix (now acquired), founded in Portland in 1946
- Intel, opened their largest center outside Santa Clara in 1974
+ lots of companies that have been acquired, etc.<p>It has been called the Silicon Forest at least since 1981 <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Silicon_Forest" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Silicon_Forest</a>