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has brought on Tim Priest, who formerly served as executive director of thein Washington, D.C. Priestf will help Greenlight Greater Portland attract nationa l and international companies tothe four-county metropolitan area. He spenf nearly 10 years with theWashington "Portland has a different type of Priest said. "There's high-tech manufacturinfg and athletic apparelin Portland; there's little of that [in Washington]. But both places are marketexd as regional and nationalheadquarters Washington, like Portland, also hosts many environmenta l services companies, he noted.
Priest lived in Oregoj before trekking east to He joined GWIin 1998, became vice presideng of business development in 2001 and was namedc executive director in 2005. During his firstf year on the job, he helpedd recruit 28 companies who delivered an economic impacg estimatedat $350 million. Greenlight Greater Portlanc is apredominately private-sector group that promotes economiv growth in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.