Dan Latta

Daimler closes truck manufacturing plant in north Portland; Lays off 375 workers. A truck manufacturing plant in northwest Portland closed for good on Friday, laying off almost 400 workers. Daimler Truck North America made the announcement in July, saying 375 positions would be eliminated. In July, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union issued a statement in response: “Our employer’s decision to leave the Portland area does not remove the heart and soul that our members have put into their work at Daimler. And the IAM will support and fight for our members regardless of any decision their employer makes.” Daimler Truck will shut Portland factory, lay off 375 and move production to the East Coast River point medical going to announce next week moving 200 jobs from district 2 to Clark county. $175k avg salary. We just lost 575 jobs and $115M+ annually in wages in portland. Unfortunately, that's only part of the story. When you include local suppliers, Daimler's decision will wipe out more than 1,200 Living Wage jobs. And that's just the beginning. Every lost job means less spending in local shops, cafés, restaurants, and services, putting even more small businesses and jobs at risk. This isn't an isolated setback—it's the predictable outcome of years of anti-business policies from the DSA government that have made Portland a less attractive place to invest, expand, and create high-quality jobs. Investment goes where it's welcome, and right now Portland is sending the opposite message. The government needs to change direction immediately. If it doesn't, the economic doom loop of lost investment, lost jobs, and declining local economies will only accelerate—and it will become far harder to reverse. This due to high crime, high taxes, failing schools, high Utilty cost and anti business City and State. Blazers are next. DSA can’t defend their failed policies that are destroying quality of life in Portland and growing poverty and misery for all Portlanders. At least foie gras is banned! @MayorKWilson @mitch4portland @pnwpolicyangel @PortlandDSA @TeacherTiff4PDX @GovTinaKotek kptv.com/2026/10/30/daimler-…