characteristics include, but are not limited to, a minimum acreage or <br />site configuration including shape and topography, visibility, specific <br />types or levels of public facilities, services or energy infrastructure, or <br />proximity to a particular transportation or freight facility such as rail, <br />marine ports and airports, multimodal freight or transshipment <br />facilities, and major transportation routes. <br />Employers' locational decisions are an indicator of whether Eugene's land <br />base meets the needs of employers that want to expand or locate within <br />the Willamette Valley in general and in Eugene in particular. Many <br />employers have grown, expanded, and located their businesses in Eugene <br />over the past decade. Chapter 4 presents examples of businesses that <br />considered expanding or locating in Eugene, but chose to locate elsewhere <br />on sites with characteristics not available in Eugene. <br />6.2.1 Characteristics of Needed Sites <br />This sub-section identifies the characteristics of sites needed to address the <br />identified deficits of industrial land in Table 35. Eugene has deficits of <br />industrial land in all size categories larger than 10 acres. These sites are <br />necessary to provide employment opportunities in target industries that <br />are currently un-served. <br />We have already established that Eugene, as a community, has <br />characteristics that make it attractive to major employers that Eugene <br />would like to accommodate. When considering Eugene as a potential <br />location, these target industries will begin their site78 consideration by <br />seeking out developable sites (sites not prohibitively encumbered by <br />development constraints) of sufficient size. If they find such sites, they <br />will make their final site selection based largely on whether a site has the <br />specific characteristics needed to enable the successful operation of the <br />particular use. To meet the community needs, Eugene must ensure that its <br />2012-2032 Employment BLI includes sites with the characteristics needed <br />by the target industries. <br />6.2.1.1 Manufacturing <br />Eugene has identified the following types of manufacturing target <br />industries: advanced manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing <br />/processing, clean tech and renewable energy, biomedical, wood products <br />78 The definition of "site" becomes important in this analysis. A site is a cohesive property (or <br />group of adjacent properties) that functions as a single unit. <br />Part 11 - Eugene Economic Opportunities Analysis ECONorthwest Page 127 <br />