Metro area. About 42% of Salem's vacant industrial land is in sites <br />20 acres and larger.74 <br />Based on this information, it is reasonable to assume that, if Eugene had a <br />larger base of vacant, suitable industrial sites, Eugene would attract a <br />share of the businesses considering locating or expanding in Western <br />Oregon and the Southern Willamette Valley. The City's economic <br />development policies (see sub-section 4.7) will support development of <br />these industries (including those that require sites larger than 10 acres) <br />and development of the necessary land base. <br />Table 30 presents a forecast of the employment growth that is projected to <br />occur on industrially-designated land, by site size, starting with the <br />number of new employees forecasted to be located on industrial land in <br />Table 23, which projects 11,423 new employees over the course of the <br />planning period. <br />Table 30. Industrial employment forecast by site size, <br />Eugene 2012-2032 <br />Site size Percent of Number of <br />(Suitable Acres) New Jobs Jobs <br />Less than 10 acres 55% 6,283 <br />10 to 20 acres <br />20 to 50 acres <br />50 to 75 acres <br />12% 1,371 <br />12% 1,371 <br />11 % 1,257 <br />75 acres and larger 10% 1,142 <br />Total 100% 11,423 <br />Source: City of Eugene Technical Resource Group review and analysis; <br />Calculations by ECONorthwest. <br />74 Salem-Keizer Metropolitan Area Regional Economic Opportunities Analysis 2012-2032, <br />ECONorthwest, 2011. <br />Part 11 - Eugene Economic Opportunities Analysis ECONorthwest Page 119 <br />