Oregon’s largest employer is expanding – big time – but it won’t be in Oregon.

Last month, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in Ohio, promising to hire 3,000 for two new factories. And that sparked big concerns in the Beaver State. But the decision wasn’t surprising.

On this bonus episode, we talked with Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive.

We talked about his recent story on what Oregon leaders were saying and thinking last year as Intel’s expansion talk heated up, what the expansion means for Oregon’s largest employer and what it may portend in the governor’s race.

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