I’ve written about this before. It happens from time to time. I can’t confirm that this is the reason it’s happened again this time, but I can confirm that the company mentioned is not a Portland company. I can’t really even find any Portland area employees. So why does this sort of thing happen…? (Note: It was actually Google location lint, this time. The company used to be here.)
(And I’m not going to name the company. Because that stands to further the confusion.)
Again, I can’t confirm this time. But it’s often Earth Class Mail, a service that scans your physical mail and then allows you to deal with it digitally. Why? Because the address for all of that physical mail is 9450 SW Gemini in Beaverton.
It isn’t actually a Beaverton company. But it does have a Beaverton address. Because Earth Class Mail provides PO Boxes with Beaverton addresses for its customers. And then companies with Earth Class Mail addresses include that Earth Class Mail address in their terms of service. But, if the startup doesn’t bother to provide any formal contact information or details on their actual physical location on their Web site — you know, because they’re trying to appear like they’re bigger than they are or Mr. Worldwide or whatever — then unsuspecting journalists are often like “Must be a company headquartered in… [checks notes]… well, the only address I can find is in… [doublechecks notes] Beaverton, Oregon…?”
And so it goes.
So if the company happens to use Earth Class Mail as their mailing address, they appear to be a Portland company. Even though they’re not.
[UPDATE] As noted above, the company used to be here. But they don’t seem to have a presence here any longer. [/UPDATE]
That’s your trivial knowledge for the day.
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