SENSE OF PLACE: HOMEGROWN DRONE: HOW A RURAL PLACE LAUNCHED A TECH REVOLUTION

Sense of Place
with Jason Hartmann, Columbia Gorge Tech Alliance

The Gorge is known for its recreation economy, but it’s also home to more than 100 technology companies, many specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs. With Jason Hartmann of the Gorge Technology Alliance, learn about the young, footloose engineers who came to the Gorge during the windsurfing boom of the 1980s and 90s, then used their expertise in lightweight materials to build a thriving tech economy hundreds of miles from Silicon Valley.