Community Impact

NEXT Renewable Fuels predicts significant positive community impacts resulting from the development of its Advanced Green Diesel refinery at Port Westward, OR. These impacts include direct, indirect, and induced impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the facility and are divided between those occurring during the two-year construction period and those occurring during the long-term operation of the facility.

Construction period impacts are estimated to include the introduction of an additional $ 1.6 billion in overall economic activity. This includes the impact of over 5,000 jobs that will be added during this period, annual labor income of $ 364 MM, and an increase in approximately $ 33 MM in annual tax receipts.

Once the facility begins operations, employment gains are estimated to total over 830 jobs, including over 200 at the refinery itself. This represents total labor income of almost $ 40 MM with total annual economic impact for the region resulting from the facility approaching $ 1.7 billion, or a 12 percent increase in output for the region over 2019 numbers. Annual state and local taxes are estimated to exceed $ 45 MM per year.

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