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From 2000 to 2005, the Portland-Vancouver combined ethnic minority population increased by more than 26 percent. However, the area remains less diverse than other cities in the United States or on the West Coast.

That's one of many facts about the region to be found in the 2007 Metropolitan Briefing Book published by the PSU Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies.

The Briefing Book provides leaders and citizens in six counties—Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill—with information about issues and trends. Overwhelmingly, issues of education, health care, and the economy are of concern to the public.

The book also focuses on achievements around the region, ecological landscapes, transportation issues, and questions of the future. To learn more, the 2007 Metropolitan Briefing Book is available at www.pdx.edu/ims/mbb2007.html.

From 2000 to 2005, the Portland-Vancouver combined ethnic minority population increased by more than 26 percent. However, the area remains less diverse than other cities in the United States or on the West Coast.

That's one of many facts about the region to be found in the 2007 Metropolitan Briefing Book published by the PSU Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies.

The Briefing Book provides leaders and citizens in six counties—Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill—with information about issues and trends. Overwhelmingly, issues of education, health care, and the economy are of concern to the public.

The book also focuses on achievements around the region, ecological landscapes, transportation issues, and questions of the future. To learn more, the 2007 Metropolitan Briefing Book is available at www.pdx.edu/ims/mbb2007.html.