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Advancing Equity in Hillsboro: Building an Equity Index and Geospatial Decision‑Support Toolkit

Gartrell is partnering with Esri and the City of Hillsboro to develop an Equity Index and interactive mapping toolkit that bring an equity-focused lens to local decision-making. Building on past equity engagements, the project will help City staff and residents visualize disparities, understand community needs, and guide more informed investments and policy actions that support historically marginalized communities.

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Molly Gartrell Earle, CEO Molly Gartrell Earle, CEO

2025: Reflections and Gratitude

A return to New Hampshire for Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell’s 50th anniversary inspires reflection on The Gartrell Group’s 22‑year journey of growth, resilience, and gratitude.

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Liz Gaines Liz Gaines

Building a Modern GIS Foundation: Forest Grove’s Multi‑Year Migration Journey

The City of Forest Grove, Oregon is modernizing its GIS by migrating to a cloud‑based ArcGIS Enterprise platform and transitioning electric, stormwater, sewer, and water systems into Esri’s Utility Network. Following a 2024 GIS Program Maturity Assessment, the city replatformed to AWS and completed a validated Utility Network migration for its electric utility, supported by new field apps and workflow tools. With wet utility migrations now underway, Forest Grove is rapidly becoming a model for modern, cloud‑forward municipal GIS transformation.

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Geo Strategy for Multnomah County’s Mobile Health Vans

The Gartrell Group’s Geo Strategy Team partnered with Multnomah County Health to design the strategy and architecture for a new mobile app that connects at‑risk communities to services offered by regional mobile health vans. The project brings together public health values, real‑time GIS, and ethical data practices to help providers meet people where they are and expand access to low‑barrier, high‑quality care.

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