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Business Climate

Industrial Base
Few locations can boast of a stronger industrial and manufacturing base for the local economy than Longview. With such anchors as Weyerhaeuser, Longview Fibre Company, North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), and Solvay Interox, the economic principle of one manufacturing job creating three or four other jobs has proven true in Longview.

Financial Institutions
Numerous banking and financial institutions serve Longview's consumer, commercial, and industrial markets.

Major Employers
Longview Fibre Company 1,755
PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center 1,605
Weyerhaeuser 1,500
Longview School District 941
J.H. Kelly Inc. 900
Kelso School District 900
Foster Farms 876
Lower Columbia College 745
Safeway 553
Cowlitz County Government 550
NORPAC 447
City of Longview 325

Annual Income Per Capita (Current Dollars Inflation Adjusted)
1990 16,663 18,851
1991 17,679 19,195
1992 18,099 19,022
1993 18,449 18,899
1994 19,159 19,159
1995 19,766 20,339
1996 20,335 21,046
1997 21,057 21,773
1998 21,851 22,266
1999 NYA NYA
2000 NYA NYA

Cost of Living Index Inflation Rate
1990 127.3 5.7%
1991 130.8 5.3%
1992 136.6 4.4%
1993 144.7 3.5%
1994 148.9 2.9%
1995 153.2 2.9%
1996 158.6 3.5%
1997 164.0 3.4%
1998 167.1 1.9%
1999 172.6 3.3%
2000 178.0 3.1%
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