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Ashland
has a stable, diverse economy based on eleven “clusters” or industries that support the city. Those industries are education, health care, tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, real estate, technology, recreation, government, retail and the service industry. Tourism especially has had a stabilizing effect on Ashland's economy and sets it apart from other Oregon timber towns. More and more small manufacturing firms are also choosing Ashland for their place of business. Ashland has about 70 firms in the manufacturing sector. In addition, Ashland is emerging as a hotbed for technology. It boasts the city-owned and operated Ashland Fiber Network, which is a state-of-the-art HFC telecommunications infrastructure based on fiber optic rings woven throughout the city's neighborhoods. Ashland's top five employers are Southern Oregon University, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Public Schools, Ashland Community Hospital and the City of Ashland.
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