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Rosewood Community Center re-opening
The Rosewood Initiative NPI district celebrated the completion of its community center remodel on Thursday, May 25 with a gathering of friends and neighbors, music and food. The Neighborhood Prosperity...
Affordable Commercial Tenanting
Prosper Portland has created the Commercial Affordability Tenanting Program to address a recent dramatic increase in retail rents and decrease in vacancy rates in the city of Portland. The program...
National Small Business Week highlights local companies
May 1-6 marked National Small Business Week, and Prosper Portland took the opportunity to highlight local small businesses and our stellar partners working with us to create jobs, advance shared...
Portland ranked #5 in U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index
Portland joins just four other cities in having 100% renewable electricity commitment Contact: Pam Neal 2017 U.S. CLEAN TECH LEADERSHIP INDEX - METROS Portland, Ore., May 16, 2017...
Portland Development Commission Announces New Name Reflecting Strategic Shift in Direction
New name, website reflect a focus on building an equitable economy Contact: Shawn Uhlman, PDC, 503-823-7994 The Portland Development Commission announced a new name and a redesigned website today, both of...
Partnership with SE Works inspires a fresh start
Crystal Magana spent more than 10 years behind bars – a total of 198 months. A few weeks before she was released from Coffee Creek, prison staff took her on...
Alberta Commons readying retail leasing opportunities
Small, minority-owned businesses will have the opportunity to participate in the retail mix at Alberta Commons, now under construction at the corner of NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and...
Updates to Nelson Plaza Food Carts
In response to a resident survey as well as requests by current food cart operators at Nelson Plaza in the Kenton neighborhood, PDC will allow the sale of beer or...
Board supports creation of permanent low-income housing in Kenton
A property on North Argyle Street in the Kenton neighborhood will evolve from temporary use housing for homeless women to permanent housing for low-income people, following a decision by the...
