Why Hillsboro and Washington County don’t need more urban reserves for large-lot industrial sites: the high-tech myth Cherry-picking industries: a flawed model Hillsboro bases its aspiration plan on building on its “success” in attracting high-tech employers in three cluster industries:  High-tech manufacturing (Intel),  solar-cell manufacturing (Solar World)  and bio-pharma (Genentech). They justify needing thousands of acres of large-lot sites to accommodate additional companies in these industries.  This is a flawed business model.  (See Allen Amabisca testimony to Metro Council, 1/20/2010) Cluster proximity less important “Tech companies in the 1990’s wanted to be in Hillsboro because they were tied to production ...