Portland, Oregon’s biggest city, surrounded by Columbia and Willamette rivers, looked upon by a snow-covered Mount Hood. It is world-famous for its astonishing parks, bicycle lanes, and bridges, as well as for its creative atmosphere, eco-friendliness and hundreds of cozy coffee shops. Fantastic Washington Park has its famous Japanese Garden and Oregon Zoo. The city hosts numerous thriving events and music festivals. It seems like in Oregon there is no need for manufactured attractions because it has it all: breathtaking coastline, fascinating mountain peaks, and riverbanks, forests, and deserts. These are reasons that provided for Oregon's economy boom thanks to natural-resource based industries. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and personal income growth, along with the beneficial geographic location provides easy access to international markets, particularly to Asia. Supported by the strong and stimulating high-tech environment, Oregon's innovation culture is mind-blowing. There are many cities famous for their vibrant and eclectic, creative and quite bohemian spirits, and then there is Portland, the place that welcomes the “weird and different.” And thank this fact, such inventive giants like Nike, Mercer, Columbia Sportswear, call this place home. Plus, there are hundreds of talented entrepreneurs, artistic and freelancing communities.
