Projects & Programs
Prosper Portland’s projects are among the best-known in the city: Museum Place, Eastbank Esplanade, the Rose Quarter, light rail to the airport and North Interstate Avenue, the Classical Chinese Garden, Pioneer Place, Pioneer Courthouse Square, RiverPlace, Chinatown Gateway, renovation of historic Union Station, and the redevelopment of what’s now the Pearl District. Our focus is on serving all Portland residents, using intentional and inclusive economic development that closes gaps in equity by always being mindful of who benefits.
- All
- Airport Way
- Business
- Business & Workforce Equity
- Central Eastside
- Commercial Tenanting
- Community Economic Dev
- Downtown Waterfront
- Finance
- Gateway
- Industry Support
- Interstate
- Lents
- Non-profits
- North Macadam
- Oregon Convention Center
- Repair and Restore
- River District
- Support for Black-owned Businesses
- Traded Sector Industries
- Willamette Industrial
Community Workforce Navigator Program
The Community Workforce Navigator Program (CWNP) is a neighborhood-based initiative to help unemployed and underemployed residents access jobs and workforce development resources.
Inclusive Business Resource Network
The Inclusive Business Resource Network (IBRN) is a citywide program that brings multiple services for small business into a single network for entrepreneurs.
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
The Food & Beverage Manufacturing industry includes food manufacturing, beverage manufacturing, packaging, wholesaling, and equipment & machinery.
Local Small Business Expanded Repair/Restore Grants
The Local Small Business Expanded Repair/Restore Grant Program provides funding to small businesses located in the City of Portland that have sustained physical and economic damage due to break-ins and vandalism. Grants assists the eligible business to remain open and operational and contributes to maintaining a healthy street environment.
Prosper Portland’s Economic Recovery Investments Funded by the American Rescue Plan
Prosper Portland's Economic Recovery Investments Funded by the American Rescue [...]
Equitable Food Economy Collaborative
Equitable Food Economy Collaborative Contact: Shea Flaherty Betin, email [...]
The Nick Fish
A multi-partner collaboration between Prosper Portland, Portland Housing Bureau, Human Solutions and Gerding Edlen, The Nick Fish is a mixed-use, mixed-income catalytic project in the Gateway Regional Center TIF District, adjacent to Gateway Discovery Park at NE Halsey Street and NE 106th Avenue.
My People’s Market
My People's Market grew from a desire to create pathways for entrepreneurs of color to connect with the travel industry and new market opportunities.
Shop Small PDX
In the midst of a public health & economic crisis, how and where you spend your money matters. Portland’s small businesses are the very soul of the city – and many of them, owned by People of Color, could use your business. They’re showcased at Shop Small PDX, where you’ll find inspiration and excitement in a full array of products, services, experiences and gift ideas.
Community Opportunities and Enhancements Program
CONTACT: Jerrohn Jordan, EMAIL Community Opportunities and Enhancements Program [...]
Community Livability Grant
The CLG program prioritizes projects that benefit communities of color or people with low incomes, and that promote widely shared prosperity.
Metals & Machinery
The Metals & Machinery industry is represented by primary metal manufacturing, fabricated metal product manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, and transportation equipment manufacturing.
Green Cities
The Green Cities cluster is a broad category of companies producing innovative products, services, and technologies that address the climate crisis and solve environmental challenges.
Technology & Media
The Technology & Media industry is one of the fastest growing in Portland’s economy, employing more than 16,000 people in Multnomah County. Prosper Portland assists businesses through one-on-one business consultation and access to programs and resources.
Portland Means Progress
This initiative provides connections for businesses to hire local students and young professionals of color, purchase from businesses owned by people of color and create diverse workforces and vibrant company cultures.
Athletic & Outdoor
The Athletic & Outdoor (A&O) sector includes a wide array of consumer goods businesses, including apparel, footwear, bikes, gear, handmade goods and accessories.
Inspiring Diversity Grant
The Inspiring Diversity Grant offers grant funding of up to $10,000 per traded-sector company to inspire creative equity-related best practices by employers around workforce, marketing and communications.
102nd & Pacific
102nd & Pacific Project A group of property owners [...]
OHSU Center for Health & Healing South
OHSU Center for Health and Healing South The Center [...]
38 Davis
38 Davis (Block 8L) Two years after Prosper Portland [...]
OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building
OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building The South Waterfront Development [...]
Lents Commons
Lents Commons is a mixed use, mixed income project with 54 units of housing and approximately 7,500 square feet of retail space.
Williams & Russell Project
The Williams & Russell project is a collaborative effort between a community-based Williams & Russell Project Working Group (PWG), Prosper Portland, Legacy Health and the City of Portland. The project involves Legacy Health returning to the community a 1.7-acre vacant block at North Russell Street and North Williams Avenue. Historically, the site once was part of a thriving community that housed the majority of African Americans in Portland and Oregon.
The Stash Tea Building Leasing Opportunities
Prosper Portland offers the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program at the Stash Tea Building, a full block of commercial space in the prime West End area of downtown Portland at SW 10th Avenue and SW Yamhill Street. The revitalized building offers a variety of spaces to create a cohesive and complementary mix of tenants.
Lents Town Center Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program
Prosper Portland offers the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program at two sites in the heart of the Lents Town Center.
Broadway Corridor Redevelopment
The Broadway Corridor project offers the opportunity to demonstrate that redevelopment can be inclusive, sustainable, memorable and financially successful.
Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program
This program reduces barriers to entry for underrepresented businesses, preserves small business vitality, and advances our goal to build an equitable economy.
Portland Union Station
Over the last ten years, several critical repair and maintenance projects have been completed at Union Station - the oldest major passenger terminal on the West Coast. Additional repairs are needed to stabilize and rehabilitate the station.
Commercial Property Redevelopment Loan Program
The Commercial Property Redevelopment Loan Program provides financial assistance for property development or rehabilitation that furthers economic development in commercial areas or on commercial corridors.
Business Advancement Team
Prosper Portland’s Business Advancement Team is a catalyst for equitable economic growth. We help businesses grow by providing support and identifying opportunities that foster the creation of living wage jobs for all Portlanders.
PropertyFit Financing
PropertyFit offers long-term financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy-related building improvements.
Youth & Adult Workforce Partnerships
Prosper Portland's workforce partnerships create better access for Portlanders to connect to job training and opportunities.
Workforce Training & Hiring Program
Our goal is to ensure that Prosper Portland projects offer equal opportunity in employment and that those who have been historically underused in the construction trades have access to jobs through training programs.
Business Equity Program
Prosper Portland is committed to providing business opportunities for minority, women and emerging small businesses.
Prosperity Investment Program (PIP)
PIP Grants are awarded to support business competitiveness and/or property redevelopment in projects that meet social equity goals.
Lean Manufacturing Program
Since 2004, Prosper Portland has collaborated with the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership to provide lean/efficiency improvement consultations. We provide a 50% match of up to $12,500 for OMEP services to qualified companies.
Portland Enterprise Zone
Prosper Portland is the local sponsor for the Portland Enterprise Zone program, which uses five-year property tax exemptions to leverage significant private investment that spurs economic activity in the community.
N/NE Community Development Initiative Action Plan
The Action Plan guides the investment of $32 million in the Interstate Corridor urban renewal area to align with strategic goals that benefit the community.
Centennial Mills
Prosper Portland acquired Centennial Mills in 2000 to enhance the waterfront with public open spaces and facilitate connectivity between the River District, the Willamette River and the Willamette River Greenway.
Alberta Commons
Alberta Commons, anchored by Natural Grocers, is at a high-traffic corner and will bring new excitement to the neighborhood, offering small, minority-owned businesses the opportunity to participate in the retail mix.
Lents Town Center Development
Prosper Portland focuses on supporting growth of mixed use, mixed income communities in the Lents Town Center that contribute to improved business and resident satisfaction with the community.
Airport Way
The Airport Way Urban Renewal Area has attracted job-generating investment in the hundreds of millions and is home to the vibrant, mixed-use Cascade Station retail center.
Central Eastside
With its entrepreneurial vibe, industrial properties and proximity to the waterfront and downtown, the CES is a focal point for Prosper Portland's strategic economic development goals.
Downtown Waterfront
Prosper Portland investment continues to strengthen downtown’s role as the heart of the region’s economic growth and success.
Gateway Regional Center
Opportunities abound in Gateway to support small businesses and spark vibrant, economically healthy neighborhoods.
Interstate Corridor
Capacity-building to support business growth, job creation and social equity plays a critical role in Interstate,
Lents Town Center
Job generation, small business support, and development that fosters equitable growth and community vibrancy are the focal points for Prosper Portland’s work in Lents.
Community Economic Development
Prosper Portland takes a community-driven approach to creating thriving commercial areas, successful neighborhood businesses and equitable access to quality jobs throughout Portland.
North Macadam
Public and private investment has generated remarkable growth in the North Macadam TIF District, with new jobs, enhanced public amenities, new affordable and market-rate housing, and innovative urban living.
Oregon Convention Center
As a close-in, central city URA, OCC has multiple opportunities for commercial revitalization and community wealth building. It is home to the Lloyd District and the long-awaited Convention Center hotel, the Hyatt Regency Portland.
River District
River District is home to the flourishing Pearl District, Old Town/Chinatown, and the Broadway Corridor, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to demonstrate inclusive, sustainable, memorable and financially successful redevelopment.
Willamette Industrial
The WI TIF District was formed to help existing businesses expand, attract new employers to the area, and expand the supply of serviced, developable industrial lands.