text: Remember all the local pols who patted themselves on the back for landing the "XYZ" call center and all the good jobs it would provide.  Call centers have minimal investment costs in where they locate and, at least in Lane County, manage to get local government to pay for the lions share of it with tax concessions.  In the end, they move to wherever the next low cost place is.  While Oregon certainly hasn't made it any easier for these mobile jobs (i.e. mandatory sick leave, huge jump in minimum wages looming), the fact is these are not companies that develop local ties and local roots.  More like economic tumbleweeds.  More of the political effort and public capital (tax breaks) need to be focused on companies that show they have some skin in the game with their own investments.