What's New - News Releases
2008
| September | |
| 24 | PDC Board Votes to Support Labor Contract |
| 18 | City Examines Potential Neighborhood Business District Revitalization Program |
| 16 | Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area Open House on Accomplishments and Future Priorities |
| August | |
| 29 | PDC Contractor Starts Building Removal and Site Clearing Work |
| 5 | PDC Board Votes to Join City of Portland in Luba Appeal |
| July | |
| 8 | Dawson Park Gazebo Rededication Celebration |
| 2 | PDC Announces Six Community Livibility Grants in the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| June | |
| 24 | Funds Available for Projects in Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Area |
| 12 | PDC Commission Approves Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Action Plan |
| 11 | Patton Square Park Re-Opening Celebration |
| 02 | Special Meeting of PDC Budget Committee |
| May | |
| 15 | Third Open House Planned For Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Gateway and Heritage Markers Project |
| 14 | Innovative And Sustainable Shaver Green Project Groundbreaking |
| 13 | Free Lead Hazard Test Kits Available to Local Resident |
| 13 | PDC Honors Urban Renewal Advisory Committee Members |
| 09 | PDC Provides Seed Money for Craft Distillers Guild Launch |
| 05 | 4,500 Students Expected To Attend Northwest Youth Careers Expo |
| 02 | PDC to Host Fourth Annual Lents Community Resource Fair |
| April | |
| 29 | “Wherever I Rest My Head: How Housing Helps Creativity Thrive” |
| 18 | PDC Secures $20 Million To Help First-Time Homebuyers In Portland |
| 15 | Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
| 03 | Handmade Bicycle Exhibit Opens Today At PDX |
| 02 | Public Meeting On North Interstate Corridor Plan |
| March | |
| 28 | PDC Board Approves Centennial Mills Developer |
| 25 | Board Expected To Put PDC One Step Closer To Acquiring USPS Site |
| 18 | Grants Available To Reduce Lead-Based Paint in Homes |
| 11 | Centennial Mills Committee Forwards Recommendation |
| 05 | Community Livability Grants Available For Projects in Interstate URA |
| February | |
| 29 | PDC Holds Second Open House On NE Portland Gateway Project |
| 27 | PDC Increases Spending On M/W/ESBs By 82 Percent |
| 20 | Firms Present Centennial Mills Plans Wednesday Evening |
| 15 | Third Open House Scheduled For Interstate Corridor Zoning Project |
| 07 | Centennial Mills Responses Open To Public Review |
| 05 | PDC Receives First Eastside Streetcar Risk Assessment |
| January | |
| 24 | Vanport Square Phase I Celebrates Opening Today |
| 23 | Popular Storefront Program Receives Additional Funding |
| 23 | Vanport Square Phase I Celebrates Opening Tomorrow |
| 17 | PDC Begins Work On NE Portland Gateway Project |
| 15 | PDC Expands Homebuyer Assistance Programs |
| 08 | Free Lead Screening For Toys And Household Products At Fix-It Fair |
2007
| December | |
| 12 | Eastside Streetcar Risk Assessment Under Way |
| November | |
| 30 | PDC Requests Extension Of BRAC Process |
| 09 | PDC To Recommend Postponement of 511 Building RFI |
| 09 | PDC Holds Community Meeting To Discuss The Future Of Urban Renewal |
| October | |
| 30 | Public Invited To Open House For Interstate Light Rail Corridor Zoning Project |
| 24 | PDC Takes Action Giving Longtime N.E. Portland Non-Profit Hope For Capital Funding |
| 19 | Lead Safe Portland Event Offers Toy Screening, Blood Testing and Lead Awareness Workshops |
| 16 | Public Invited To Meet the Centennial Mills Development Teams |
| 10 | Blue Ribbon Committee Formed To Champion Portland Harbor Recommendations |
| 05 | Report On Green Building Products And Services Shows Economic Promise For Region |
| 02 | Portland Harbor Remediation Report To Be Rolled Out October 3 |
| September | |
| 21 | PDC Helps Sponsor Home-Buying Fairs |
| 18 | Partnership Retains Loaves & Fishes In Key Downtown Location |
| 18 | Four Housing Projects Aim To Help End Homelessness |
| 05 | Centennial Mills Developer Search Narrows to Three |
| August | |
| 09 | Mercy Corps Development Moving Forward |
| 08 | PDC Offers Free Lead Screening For Toys And Household Products |
| 06 | Albina Triangle Slates Opening Celebration |
| 06 | PDC Wins Financial Reporting Award |
| 02 | Heritage Building Welcomes New Tenants |
| 01 | PDC Announces Eight Community Livability Grants In The Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| July | |
| 27 | Economic Development Program Reaches Nearly 500 Businesses in FY 06-07 |
| 26 | PDC Sponsors Home-Buying Fairs |
| 13 | PDC Commissioners Re-Elected |
| 12 | SiC Processing announces ribbon-cutting for first US facility on Friday, July 13 |
| June | |
| 01 | Portland Regional Partners Will Hold Annual Meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2007 |
| May | |
| 25 | New PUBLIC parking Garage to open at riverplace |
| 16 | Small Business Advisory Council Presents Action Platform In Annual Report To City Council |
| 08 | Northwest Youth Careers Expo Scheduled |
| April | |
| 23 | PDC Board Considers Amendments to Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area |
| 19 | Third Annual Lents Resource Fair Slated for April |
| 12 | Spiffin' Up Martin Luther King Blvd. Event Scheduled |
| 11 | OHSU Release: Plan Framed to Spur Bioscience Development in the South Waterfront |
| 10 | Group MacKenzie Release: "Key Development" in Transformation of Central Eastside Opens |
| 03 | Request for Qualifications for Centennial Mills |
| March | |
| 23 | PDC Names Economic Development Director |
| 21 | Community Livability Grants Available for Projects in the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| 13 | Commission Meeting Set For Wednesday |
| 09 | Public Invited To Open House For Interstate Light Rail Corridor Zoning Project |
| February | |
| 20 | PDC Issues Request for Proposals for Development of Parcels at Riverplace |
| January | |
| 31 | PDC to Assist Carl Greve Jewelers with Move to New Retail Space |
| 11 | PDC Adopts Construction Wage Policy |
| 11 | New Business Welcome Kit Launched: City Bureaus Join with PDC to Serve Portland Business Owners |
| 09 | Workshop Scheduled to Establish Income Guidelines for Affordable Housing Set-Aside |
| 05 | Restaurant Signs Lease for Location on N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
| 04 | New Office Development in Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area |
2006
| December | |
| 27 | PDC Releases New Appraisal for Third and Oak Property |
| 19 | PDC Hires New Director of Community Relations and Business Equity |
| 12 | PDC Board to Discuss Budget, 3rd and Oak Project, Framework Plans for Ankeny-Burnside and Centennial Mills |
| 07 | PDC Board Receives Annual Report on Diversity in Contracting; Board Also Directs Staff to Develop Construction Wage Policy |
| 05 | PDC Board Meeting to Include Discussions of Annual Diversity in Contracting Report and Work Session on Construction Wage Study |
| November | |
| 20 | Portland Regional Partners Appoint Former Pacificorp VP as Executive Director |
| 20 | PDC Announces Five Community Livability Grants in the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| 16 | Public Meeting Notice: Meeting of the PDC Board of Commissioners by Conference Call |
| 13 | OBA & PDC Will Partner to Pitch Portland and Oregon to Biomed Industry at International Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany |
| 13 | Industry Breakfast Will Focus on Food Processing Initiative and Best Practices Study |
| October | |
| 27 | PDC Will Partner With Food Innovation Center To Assist In Local Business Development |
| 13 | Public Meeting Notice – PDC Board of Commissioners Conference Call |
| 06 | Portland Area Eastern European Immigrant High School Girls See High Tech Career Possibilities at SEMI High Tech U October 11-13 in Hillsboro and Portland Innovative Program Addresses State's High Tech Workforce Needs—Students See Math and Science as Link to Some of Oregon's Highest Paying Jobs |
| 06 | Vanport Project on MLK Blvd. Slates Groundbreaking |
| September | |
| 25 | Portland New Markets Fund One-Time Program |
| 13 | PDC Board Set to Initiate Broad Discussion on Construction Wages |
| 11 | Citizens Invited to Vancouver-Williams Open House |
| 07 | Special Meeting Notice |
| 05 | U.S. Barge Inks First Deal |
| August | |
| 25 | Special Meeting Notice |
| 16 | PDC Releases Biodiesel Study Report is one of several economic development initiatives to support sustainable energy industries in the metro region |
| 10 | PDC Board Kicks Off Process to Consider Construction Wage Policy |
| 01 | Special Meeting Notice: Executive Session |
| July | |
| 14 | Portland City Council Extends the Central Eastside Urban Renewal Plan Until 2018 |
| 13 | PDC July 12 Board Action |
| 11 | Mark Rosenbaum Elected Chair of Portland Development Commission |
| 07 | Special Meeting Notice: PDC Board of Commissioners Special Meeting and Election of Officers |
| June | |
| 29 | PDC's Board Adopts the FY 2006-07 Budget in Annual Meeting with Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission and MLK Action Plan |
| 14 | Community Livability Funds Available for Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| 09 | It's Getting Crowded Out There: Upcoming Industry Breakfast Zeroes in on Responses to the Cost of Congestion |
| 06 | Columbia Knoll Celebrates Grand Opening |
| 06 | Community Open Houses Slated for Killingsworth Station Project in North Portland |
| May | |
| 23 | "First Look" at Proposed Design for Manufacturing Center will be the Focus of Upcoming Metals Industry Breakfast |
| 22 | Portland Regional Partners will Hold Annual Meeting Thursday, May 25, 2006 |
| 15 | Neighbors Gather for Fremont Groundbreaking |
| 04 | University of Oregon Signs Lease Agreement to Expand Portland Programs (related Fact Sheet) |
| 04 | 4,000 Students Expected at Northwest Youth Careers Expo — Event showcases career and skill-building opportunities for students |
| April | |
| 26 | Construction Starts on Key MLK Jr. Blvd. Commercial Project: King Food Market Site Ready for Development |
| 26 | Macy's Meier & Frank Building Renovation to Begin; Macy's to Keep Santaland & Historic Clock; Monorail on Permanent Display During Holidays |
| 24 | Northwest Youth Careers Expo Scheduled for Memorial Coliseum |
| 21 | Memorandum of Understanding Inked with Opus Northwest for Burnside Brideghead Project |
| 20 | PDC Issues Request for Qualifications for Redevelopment of Key Lloyd District Site |
| 18 | Community Partners Schedule Public Forum on Building a Pearl/River District for Families |
| 18 | Community Asked To Help Prioritize Safety Projects For Vancouver-Williams Corridor |
| 12 | Sage Hospitality Closes on Purchase of Top Floors in Meier & Frank Building |
| 12 | City of Portland release: Portland Closer to Becoming "Unwired" — MetroFi selected to build Portland wireless network |
| 11 | PDC Issues Request for Proposal for Killingsworth Station Project at Key Interstate Light Rail Station |
| 10 | Request for Proposals Issued for Key NE Portland Site |
| 7 | Special Meeting to Authorize the PDC Executive Director to Amend the South Waterfront Development Agreement in Accordance with an Amended Project Funding Plan |
| March | |
| 7 | South Waterfront Neighborhood Park Takes Shape |
| February | |
| 22 | Stimulating Innovative Manufacturing To Be Focus Of Upcoming Metals Industry Breakfast |
| 15 | Port Of Portland Commissioner Will Lead Discussion On Competitiveness At Upcoming Industry Breakfast |
| 15 | Online Success Is Focus Of E-Commerce Networking Lunch Tuesday, February 28, Mississippi Pizza Pub |
| 13 | University District Offers Development Opportunity |
| 08 | PDC Introduces "Project JumpStart" to Help Bring Homeownership Within Reach |
| 06 | PDC to Conduct February 8 Meeting in Gateway Urban Renewal Area |
| 03 | Clara Vista Townhomes Holds Grand Opening Celebration |
| 01 | PDC Releases Portland Aerial Tram Report Prepared by Pinnell/Busch Inc. |
| 01 | Grand Opening Slated for Clara Vista Townhomes |
| January | |
| 25 | February 8 Commission Meeting to Take Place in Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Area |
| 24 | Mithun Wins Prestigious AIA Honor Award for Lloyd Crossing |
| 20 | Public Invited to Review Designs for Vanport Square Redevelopment Project |
| 17 | Notice of Special Meeting |
| 6 | Design Charrette: Changes Coming to Portland's Ankeny Plaza/Skidmore Fountain District |
2005
| December | |
| 21 | Development Opportunity At Riverplace PDC Issues Request for Proposals for Full City Block in Portland’s Downtown Waterfront Neighborhood |
| 15 | Portland Development Commission Approves Four New Enterprise Zone Agreements to Retain Nearly 500 Jobs, Create 111 More, Bring More Than $41 Million In Investment To Portland Economy |
| 15 | PDC, OHSU, North Macadam Investors, Trade Unions Commit to Recruiting More Women and Minorities to Participate In Union Apprenticeship Programs |
| 2 | Produce Row Cafe Debuts Live Recording Studio on Dec. 5 with Icons of Local and National Jazz Scene |
| November | |
| 29 | Update on NW 3rd and 4th Avenue Construction; Street Trees Arrive and Much More |
| 22 | Public Walking Tour and Visioning Workshop to Discuss the Future of the Ankeny Plaza Area |
| 18 | Public Meeting Notice |
| 16 | Wentworth Building Slates Grand Opening; New Building Enhances Look of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard |
| 7 | Public Input Sought At Open Houses: Help Choose a Permanent Home for the Portland Saturday Market |
| October | |
| 27 | PDC Board Approves Disposition and Development Agreement for SW 3rd and Oak Property |
| 21 | Renovation Begins On Old Weimer Warehouse |
| 20 | City Leaders Applaud IKEA Decision to Locate A Store In The Airport Way Urban Renewal Area |
| 20 | Expanding in the U.S., Swedish Retailer IKEA Plans to Grow Pacific Northwest Presence with Portland Store as Region's 2nd |
| 19 | NW 13th Avenue Reopens After Improvements; Last Unpaved Street in Downtown Opens Spurring New Private Development |
| 19 | Developers/Neighbors Kick-Off Long-Awaited Renovation of the Heritage Building on MLK Blvd. |
| 4 | Lovejoy Columns To Be Relocated To New Home |
| September | |
| 29 | Kenton's Denver Business District |
| 16 | City of Portland Seeks Wireless Service Provider |
| 16 | PDC Statement in Regard to Recent Audits |
| 16 | Audit Summary/PDC Response to City Auditor Report on PDC Internal Controls and complete text of City Auditor Report on PDC Internal Controls. (The City Auditor Report is also available from their website.) |
| 16 | Audit Summary/PDC Response to TKW Report on PDC Contracting and complete text of TKW Report on PDC Contracting |
| 15 | PDC Builds Consistency/Clarifies Methodology for Public Participation Procedures And Plans |
| 15 | Commission Board Accepts Report On Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and Formation of Economic Development District |
| 12 | Commissioner Sam Adams to Join Old Town/Chinatown Leaders for Lunch |
| 8 | PDC to Conduct September 14 Meeting In Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Area |
| August | |
| 18 | Killingsworth Street Improvement Project Holds Groundbreaking; Phase I Focuses on Connected to PCC Campus and Interstate MAX |
| 10 | Eric Parsons Elected Chair of Portland Development Commission |
| 04 | PDC to Host Second Community Meeting on Killingsworth Station Project |
| 03 | PDC Approves Settlement to Purchase Property Near the Oregon Convention Center |
| 02 | Public Meeting Notice |
| July | |
| 26 | Portland Regional Partners Elect Executive Committee Leaders For 2005-06 |
| 22 | Statement on Consulting Contract Error |
| 22 | Statement on Tracy Smith Resignation from PDC |
| 18 | UPDATE: Unwire Portland Schedules Public Workshop Keynote Speaker is City Commissioner Sam Adams (original release 7/11/05) |
| 12 | Addendum Issued to Oregon Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Selection Process |
| 11 | Unwire Portland Schedules Public Workshop Keynote Speaker is City Commissioner Sam Adams |
| 1 | PDC To Host Community Meetings On Killingsworth Station Project |
| 1 | Sal Kadri Joins PDC Commission |
| June | |
| 29 | Bruce Warner Named PDC Executive Director |
| 28 | New PDC Executive Director and Interim Executive Director Media Availability |
| 27 | Notice of Special Meeting and Executive Session |
| 22 | Oregon Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Selection Process Extension Not To Exceed 90-Days |
| 21 | Notice of Executive Session |
| 17 | Business District Information Now Available Online |
| 17 | Public Meeting Notice and Notice Of Executive Session |
| 15 | PDC Executive Director Interviews Update |
| 13 | PDC Seeking Public Comment on Draft Advisory Committee Policy |
| 13 | Statement from PDC Chair Matt Hennessee Regarding Independent Investigation |
| 13 | Four Finalists Selected for PDC Executive Director Position; and Notice of Public Meetings |
| 8 | Mark P. Rosenbaum Joins PDC Commission |
| 8 | Public Meeting Notice – Executive Session Notice of Time Change |
| 7 | Growth for Energy Technology Companies is the Focus for Panel Discussion and Lunch on Thursday, June 9 |
| 7 | PDC Hosts Public Forums for the Community to Meet Executive Director Candidates |
| 6 | Discover E-Commerce Design Trends at Networking Lunch Thursday, June 16, Mississippi Pizza Pub |
| 6 | "Shippers: Challenges and Future Variables" Topic for Upcoming Industry Breakfast |
| 6 | Historic NW 13th Avenue Due for Paving, Other Improvements |
| 3 | Public Meeting Notice for Executive Sessions of the PDC Executive Director Search Committee |
| 1 | PDC to Conduct June 8 Meeting in Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area |
| 1 | PDC Report Highlights Successes, Challenges of River District Housing Strategy |
| 1 | PDC Readies New Public Participation Policy and Manual |
| May | |
| 31 | Public Invited to Provide Input in Selecting New PDC Executive Director |
| 25 | PDC Outlines Next Steps to Consider Burnside Bridgehead Protest |
| 19 | Headquarters Hotel Developer Selection Process Extended One Month |
| 19 | Portland Regional Partners Will Hold Annual Meeting Monday, May 23, 2005 |
| 17 | EPA Awards $200,000 Grant for Cleanup of South Waterfront Park Site |
| 9 | 2,000 Students Expected at Metals Expo Showcase of Career and Skill-Building Opportunities |
| April | |
| 28 | Public Presentation of Competitive Design Proposals for Fire Station #1 |
| 27 | PDC Commissioners Select Opus Northwest for Burnside Bridgehead Project: Negotiations Slated to Begin Next Month |
| 22 | Public Meeting Notice–Executive Session |
| 21 | City Establishes New Loan Program Specifically Geared Toward the Needs of Small Business |
| 18 | Read the PDC Commissioners Statement Regarding the Selection Process for the Burnside Bridgehead Project. |
| 15 | PDC Executive Director Search Committee Formed |
| 13 | Public Meeting and Survey on Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Slated for April 20 |
| 13 | PDC Commissioners and Directors Planning Retreat |
| 6 | Compiere to Locate in Portland |
| 4 | A Win-Win for Lents Community: $1 million grant for 92nd Avenue Improvements |
| March | |
| 18 | PDC Opens Office In Lents Neighborhood |
| 17 | Portland Development Commission Budget Forum to Review Priorities and Proposed Projects for Fiscal Year 05/06 |
| 11 | Open House for Headquarters Hotel Postponed; Will be Rescheduled for April |
| 11 | NW 3rd and 4th Avenue Open House Scheduled |
| 11 | Smart Growth Open House Scheduled for the North Macadam Urban Renewal Area |
| 8 | Public Invited To Hear About Plans For Meier And Frank Building Redevelopment |
| 3 | Executive Director to Leave Portland Development Commission |
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| 1 | Construction Underway On The Strand At Riverplace |
| February | |
| 11 | NW 3rd and 4th Avenue Streetscape Project to Start Construction In March |
| 7 | Community Fair Showcases Success and Collaboration Between Lents Community and Public Agencies |
| 3 | Bertha M. Ferran joins PDC Commission |
| January | |
| 28 | Burnside Bridgehead Amended Developer Selection, Public Process and Schedule |
| 19 | PDC Economic Development Program Adds Jobs, Targets Small Business |
| 6 | PDC Closes on Land Sale to National Meeting Company (NMC); Construction to Begin Immediately on NMC's New Facility; More Than Two Dozen Jobs Will Relocate to MLK Jr. Blvd. |
| 5 | Development Teams for Burnside Bridgehead Project Present Proposals to PDC Board of Commissioners |
| 5 | PDC Launches Evaluation and Public Participation Process for Headquarters Hotel Project |
| 5 | Electronic Commerce is the Focus For Networking Lunch on Thursday, January 27 Sponsored by PDC |
| 4 | PDC Closes On Land Sale To National Meeting Company (NMC) Construction To Begin Immediately On NMC’s New Facility |
2004
| December | |
| 23 | Portland’s Best Christmas Present Ever: 137 Jobs - Physicians’ Hospital Opens Today |
| 22 | City Council to Soon Vote on Critical Next Step in Meier & Frank Building Redevelopment |
| 22 | Five Firms Submit Formal Proposals For Headquarters Hotel |
| 2 | Manufacturing and Engineering Center to Be Focus of Metals Industry Breakfast December 8 |
| November | |
| 29 | Station Place Parking Garage Opens Tomorrow; 413 New Parking Spaces Ready For Pearl District |
| 24 | City Council Approves Willamette Industrial Urban Renewal Area To Assist Businesses And Bring Jobs To Portland |
| 24 | Federal Allocation Moves Mixed Income Neighborhood In South Waterfront One Step Closer |
| 19 | Public Meeting Notice: Tue, Nov 23, 3PM Agenda. |
| 19 | Searchable Real Estate Database Now Available on PDC Website — Portland Prospector provides detailed online information on available sites and buildings for site selectors |
| 17 | PDC Board of Commissioners Moves to Two Monthly Meetings/Implements Other Public Participation Initiatives |
| 15 | Grand Opening Slated for Springwater Commons |
| 2 | PDC/PSU Construction Contracting Fair |
| October | |
| 27 | Homebuying Workshop Offered By Portland Development Commission |
| 27 | PDC Teams With Zero Waste Alliance on Sustainable Business Assistance Program — Matching grant program focuses on energy efficiencies that protect and create jobs |
| 22 | Public Open House Scheduled On OCC Blocks Development Plan |
| 19 | HUD Awards $24.6 Million in National Grants to Redevelop Brownfields and to Create Thousands of Jobs in 17 Communities — Portland $2 million grant can help create and retain 800 permanent jobs and spur $466 million in investment |
| 15 | The Oregon Clinic P.C. To Build Medical Office Complex In Gateway District |
| 15 | Enterprise Zone Agreements Will Retain 233 Jobs, Create 53, Bring Nearly $20 Million In Investment |
| 13 | Open Meadow Celebrates Grand Opening Of Newly Renovated Transition Programs Building |
| 11 | Grand Opening Of Open Meadow Transition Programs Building |
| 11 | Banks’ Role In Regional Recovery Is The Subject Of The Portland Ambassadors October 27 Business Forum |
| 11 | Arts’ Effect On Regional Economy To Be Focus Of Oct. 22 “Brown Bag” Presentation |
| 5 | BUSINESSINPORTLAND Website Adds New Features |
| 5 | PDC Business Loans Help 42 Local Businesses Grow |
| 1 | Formal Request For Proposals Issued For Development Of Headquarters Hotel |
| September | |
| 22 | Historic Home Treated To New Coat Of Paint This Week |
| 22 | PDC Is Moving And What’s Old Is New Again |
| 15 | Breaking Ground On First Capital Improvement Project For The Gateway Urban Renewal Area |
| 13 | PDC Taps Bob Alexander For Economic Development Director Post |
| 8 | PDC Business Retention And Expansion Program Helps Add More Than 2,000 Jobs in Fiscal 03-04 |
| 7 | Public Open House: Discuss and Learn about a Proposed New Urban Renewal Area |
| August | |
| 23 | Public Exhibition Recounting The History of Urban Renewal in Downtown Portland |
| 11 | Assistance Encourages Hispanic-Owned Businesses to Expand In Portland |
| July | |
| 28 | Fire Station Finds New Home in Old Town/Chinatown |
| 27 | Gateway Area Hospital Returns to Local Physician Owernship/Will Reopen This Fall |
| 22 | 185 Jobs Coming to the Central Eastside's Holman Building |
| 14 | PDC Announces Five Housing Projects Eligible for $1.95 Million In Funding Through Spring Rfp Process |
| 14 | Public/Private Business Recruitment Model Chalks Up Win: Oregon Steel Mills to Construct New Pipe Mill in Portland |
| June | |
| 21 | Vibrant Communities That Welcome Diversity and New Ideas Attract Young Talented Workers — The "Young and the Restless" study shows Portland holds strong appeal for young adults |
| 15 | Electronic Commerce Is The Focus For PDC-Sponsored Networking Lunch On Thursday, June 17 |
| 10 | City Council Approves Third Amendment To South Waterfront Development Agreement |
| 10 | PDC Board Updated On Opportunities Facing The Vanport Square Project - Progress, Opportunities and Constraints Guide Project Which is Seen as Catalytic Project in Northeast Portland |
| 9 | Airport Way Urban Renewal Area Reaches Major Milestone - PDC’s second largest urban renewal area reaches maximum indebtedness and begins winding down activity |
| 8 | PDC Assistance Helps Huggy Bear Cupboards Remain in Portland Area Location |
| 7 | Newsroom Launched |
| May | |
| 10 | First-Ever Metals Manufacturing Trade Fair Scheduled For May 12 |
| 7 | Portland New Markets Fund to Receive $100 Million in New Markets Tax Credits |
| 6 | Portland Emerges As One of Five Sites Considered For New Siltronic Plant |
| April | |
| 16 | Open House for Portland Pedestrian Wayfinding Signage Project |
| March | |
| 23 | Event Planned To "Launch" Holman Building Riverfront Redevelopment |
| 10 | City Council Extends The Downtown Waterfront Urban Renewal Area Four More Years |
| 8 | Ceremony Planned To Switch On New Lights At Lents Park |
| 4 | Housing Project With Focus On Sustainability Earns National Honor |
| February | |
| 12 | Portland Youth Builders To Construct New Single Family Home At Killingsworth Court |
| 10 | EDA Grant Provides Boost to Local Economic Development Efforts (photos from event) |
| 9 | New Housing Moving In Along Interstate MAX: Development team selected for "Killingsworth Station" project |
| 3 | PDC Completes Purchase Of The Grant Warehouse |
| January | |
| 26 | Lents Town Center Housing Opens |
| 8 | Integra Telecom announces consolidation in Portland |
2003
| December | |
| 18 | Construction Completed On Improvements To Union Station Forecourt & Sixth Avenue Extension |
| 17 | Not Yet Done with Downtown Waterfront: PDC Votes to Extend Urban Renewal Area Plan |
| 3 | PDC Business Loans In Fiscal Year 2002-03 Help 25 Local Businesses Grow |
| November | |
| 14 | Portland Hospital Service Corporation Celebrates Opening Of New Facility In Airport Way |
| 13 | Pacific Northwest Positioned as Central to Smart Energy Economy |
| 6 | Mayor Vera Katz Appoints Eric Parsons to the Portland Development Commission |
| October | |
| 21 | Online Tool Helps Portland Businesses Tap Into Economic Development Funding; Citizens May Find Property Information Helpful Too |
| 16 | City of Portland Proclaims October Lead Poisoning Prevention Month |
| 14 | Portland Development Commission And Fannie Mae Announce Enhancements To Community Renovation Loan |
| 13 | Work Officially Begins On Portland’s Next Great Neighborhood |
| 3 | 24 Month Rate Guarantee Program Successful, Second Round of Funds Available in City of Portland (prepared by Oregon Housing and Community Services) |
| September | |
| 29 | Portland Regional Partners Announce New Structure And Expansion To Support Economic Revitalization |
| 29 | Sprucing up Lloyd District: Derelict Parking Lot Gets a Makeover |
| 24 | Thortex To Locate In Portland |
| 17 | Industrial Redevelopment Key To Portland’s Economic Future |
| 17 | South Waterfront Redevelopment Project Wins National Phoenix Award |
| August | |
| 12 | PDC Sponsors Metals And Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Breakfast |
| 12 | Construction Starts On Improvements To Union Station Forecourt & Sixth Avenue Extension |
| 8 | PDC Announces Five Rental Projects Receiving Funding |
| July | |
| 15 | PDC Board Approves New Economic Opportunity Fund To Stimulate Job Growth And Investment |
| 11 | Matt Hennessee Elected Chair of Portland Development Commission |
| June | |
| 23 | Portland's Local Governments Receive $700,000 in Grants From Environmental Protection Agency |
| 23 | South Waterfront Central District Project Moves Forward |
| 19 | Station Place Starts Construction; Project Brings Senior Housing, Parking and Retail to River District |
| 19 | Lents Slates Two Open Houses to Gather Input to Revitalization Strategy |
| 10 | PDC Offers Two New Resources to Help Businesses Prosper |
| 6 | Storefront Improvement Program Announces Program Changes in Select Target Areas Effective July 1, 2003 |
| May | |
| 28 | PDC Taps New Housing Director |
| 13 | Portland Development Commission Statement and Fact Sheet Regarding Pending Commission Action on Headquarters Hotel |
| 1 | PDC Website Rated One of Top Ten Economic Development Websites by Editor of Muninet Guide and Review |
| April | |
| 7 | Report to be Presented on Clean Energy Industry in the Northwest |
| March | |
| 17 | Draft Gateway Housing Implementation Strategy to Be Focus of Meeting |
| February | |
| 24 | Online Business Resource Gets New Look to Better Assist Local Businesses in Tough Economic Times |
| 14 | Draft Gateway Housing Implementation Strategy to be Focus of Meeting |
| 12 | Regional Arts and Culture Council Announces Move to Creative Services Center |
| January | |
| 23 | Planning Begins for Second River District Park |
| 14 | Food Chain Films Prospers Locally, Expands Beyond Portland |
| 10 | PDC Financial Assistance Catapults Businesses into Expanded Operations, New Territory |
| 8 | PDC to Increase Affordable Housing Production Goals; Agency Will Also Examine Increasing Production of Moderate and Market-Rate Housing |
2002
| December | |
| 17 | Portland Hospital Service Corporation Breaks Ground On New Facility In Airport Way |
| 11 | Business Retention Effort In Airport Way Retains 150 Jobs |
| November | |
| 14 | PDC's Diversity In Contracting Utilization Hits 27.5 Percent |
| 13 | Path-breaking PSU/PDC Agreement to Spark University District Development |
| 6 | City Council Unanimously Approves Old Town/Chinatown Streetscape Project; Improvements Slated for N.W. 3rd and 4th Avenues |
| 4 | PDC Offers Two Public Forums On Its Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Budget; Commission Staff Also Doing Outreach to 23 Community Groups |
| October | |
| 22 | Firms Selected For Design Of North Park Square |
| 21 | PDC Parcel Wins Design Award |
| 16 | Free Small Business Workshop Slated For Lents And Gateway Businesses |
| September | |
| 23 | Public Meeting Notice |
| 19 | PDC Commissioners Approve Enterprise Zone Contract With Cardinal Aluminum |
| 12 | PDC Contracts With Team To Recommend Opportunities For Downtown Waterfront Development |
| 10 | John Russell Named Chair of Portland Development Commission |
| 10 | Small Business Fair Offers Resources, Education |
| 2 | PDC Housing Director Announces Seven Projects Eligible For $2.73 Million In Funding |
| August | |
| 29 | Lance G. Harris Joins PDC As Director Of Business Process Technology |
| 28 | PDC Executive Director Addresses Portland Ambassadors About Regional Economic Development Initiatives |
| 19 | Public Comment Sought On City's Economic Development Strategy |
| 15 | PDC Business Finance Program Helps Three Local Businesses Grow |
| 6 | PDC Receives Federal Brownfields Grant For North Macadam District Handbook |
| 5 | First Business Participates In Interstate Loan Program |
| July | |
| 31 | Public Meeting Notice |
| 22 | Old Town/Chinatown Streetscape Project - Slates Third Public Open House |
| June | |
| 29 | Jamison Square Grand Opening Ceremony |
| 27 | Main Street Construction Starts on NE Alberta St. |
| 26 | Mayor Vera Katz Appoints Matt Hennessee and Janice Wilson to the Portland Development Commission |
| 14 | Public Meeting Notice |
| 12 | PDC Board Endorses Efforts Associated with the Columbia River Channel Deepening Project |
| 5 | Mayer/Reed Receives International Design Award for Portland's Eastbank Esplanade |
| May | |
| 29 | SBA and IRS Team Up To Provide Tax Resource for Portland Small Businesses |
| 23 | New Residential Streets in Lents Complete |
| 15 | Mayor Katz, Business Community Kick Off New Economic Development Strategy |
| 9 | PDC Acquires Best Western Hotel In Lloyd District |
| 8 | PDC Partners With Bosco-Milligan Foundation to Preserve Historic Cast Iron Collection |
| 7 | Portland Area Receives State Designation as Electronic Commerce Zone |
| April | |
| 23 | New Business Loan Program to Aid N. Interstate Businesses |
| 3 | Vestas Wind Systems to Enter Into Final Negotiations to Establish a North American Headquarters in Portland |
| March | |
| 12 | Urban Renewal Property Information Now Available on Web Site |
| 8 | PDC Acquires Airport Way Property to Encourage Quality Job Creation |
| February | |
| 22 | Public Forum of the Oregon Supreme Court Decision of Shilo vs. Multnomah County et al. |
| 12 | Mayor Selects "Blue Ribbon Panel" to Create City's New Economic Development Strategy |
| 8 | Old Town / Chinatown Streetscape Project Slates Second Public Open House |
| January | |
| 31 | PDC Hires Small Business Advocate |
| 10 | Portland Development Commission adopts comprehensive Green Building Policy |
2001
| December | |
| 12 | Norris Lozano Joins PDC as Resource Development Director |
| 10 | Tree Lighting, Open House Brings Holiday Cheer to Lents Neighborhood |
| 6 | Strategy to Bolster Downtown Retail Underway |
| 4 | Oppportunity Gateway to Hold Presentation and Discussion on Gateway's Urban Future |
| 3 | Old Town / Chinatown Streetscape Project Holds Kick Off - Lion Dancers to Perform Twice |
| November | |
| 20 | PDC Business Finance Program Helps Local Businesses Thrive in Tough Economic Times |
| 16 | Poised for Profit' Report: Clean Energy Industry to Power New Job Surge In Portland and the Pacific Northwest |
| 8 | PDC Taps Economic Development Director, Promotes Key Staff and Selects Small Business Manager |
| 6 | Planning for NW 3rd and 4th Avenues Streetscape Improvements Kicks off With Public Involvement Events |
| 1 | PDC's Popular Storefront Improvement Program Expands to Three New Areas of the City |
| 1 | Lewis C. Bowers Joins PDC as Senior Development Manager |
| October | |
| 10 | Minority-owned businesses earn greater percentage of Portland Development Commission contract dollars |
| September | |
| 8 | Rosemont Commons Opens in the Piedmont Neighborhood |
| 7 | Public Invited to Eastbank Esplanade Urban Fair and Illuminata Parade |
| August | |
| 10 | Portland Development Commission Opens New Customer Service Center August 14 |
| 8 | Henry (Chip) Lazenby Named PDC General Counsel |
| July | |
| 24 | Community Forums to Focus to Focus on Empowerment Zones |
| 6 | Public Meeting Notice |
| June | |
| 22 | City Council Approves Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Area |
| 20 | PDC Seeks Proposals for $3.2 million in Improvements Along the Portland Streetcar Line from West Burnside to SW Market |
| 14 | New Vision Outlined for Lloyd District |
| May | |
| 30 | PDC Names Wyman Winston as new Director of Housing |
| 25 | Eastbank Esplanade Phase I and II along with Steel Bridge Walkway and Public Boat Dock Open to the Public |
| 23 | PDC Seismic Loan Helps Ecotrust "Support" New Home |
| 22 | Regional Investment Board allocates $1.7 million in Economic and Community Development Funds 2001 Community & Economic Development Projects approved for funding under Oregon's Regional Investment Program |
| 18 | PDC Taps Baruti Artharee for Deputy Director Post |
| April | |
| 3 | PDC Selects Don Mazziotti Executive Director |
| March | |
| 14 | PDC to Acquire Airport Way Property to Encourage Quality Job Creation |
| 6 | Three Finalists Selected for PDC Executive Director Position |
| 5 | Public Meeting Will Discuss Site for Replacement Housing for the Danmoore Hotel |
| February | |
| 15 | Public Invited to Share Centerpiece Ideas for Downtown Lents |
| 14 | PDC Authorizes Master Predevelopment Agreement for "Museum Place" |
| January | |
| 22 | Portland Development Commission Announces Housing Projects Chosen for $2.3 million in Funding |
| 10 | PDC Commissioners Accept "Fremont/MLK Vision Study" |
2000
| November | |
| 8 | 333 Oak Building Holds Completion Ceremony; Building is the First to be Rehabilitated Under City's Housing Preservation Policy |
| October | |
| 16 | PDC's Business Loan Programs Continue Their Popularity/Show Results for the City |
| September | |
| 14 | Mayor Vera Katz Appoints John Russell to PDC |
| 13 | Creative Services Center Building Renovation Begins |
| August | |
| 21 | PDC Engages National Consultants for Rose Quarter District Urban Design |
| 17 | Citizen Input to be Gathered on New Vision for the Lloyd District |
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