From company town to light rail town center

Orenco Station's two-part history can be told through its name alone, which is part historic acronym, part recognition for recent accomplishments. Once a company town for the Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco Station became a development hotspot in the early 1990s when Portland expanded the MAX blue line westward. The name not only acknowledges its past but celebrates its future proudly. And it certainly deserves to be celebrated, as evidenced by countless awards won for its availability of transit options and robust housing. Not to mention its residents routinely report high levels of satisfaction thanks to a wealth of commerce, job opportunities, nature-loving schools and vibrant parks.