What's New - News Releases
2012
February
07: Six areas in east Portland accepted as Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative micro-districts
2011
December
05: Diversity is the Focus at Second Annual Athletic & Outdoor Industry Gathering on Dec. 6
November
16: Neighborhood leadership group will hold first meeting November 18
03: Clean Edge Report Confirms Portland and Oregon Leadership in Clean Energy Economy
October
21: Startup:PDX Launches Entrepreneurship Scorecard and Action Plan
18: City, PDC to partner with Lucid Energy on city in-conduit hydropower system project
13: Mayor Adams, PDC, Winkler Development celebrate opening of K-Station mixed-use housing development
12: October Declared Entrepreneurship Month in Portland
September
29: SBA Awards Grant to Support Collaborative Small Business Activity
August
22: Portland Development Commission and Outdoor Industry Association Announce Eco Index™ Grant Program Recipients
08: June Key Delta Community Center to celebrate grand opening on August 10
July
21: PDC awards Community Livability Grants for 2011-12
20: Local business leaders, U.S. Manufacturing Council to convene
June
07: Solar Canopy EV Charging Station Opens on NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
May
11: Oregon Sustainability Center Open House
06: Oregon Sustainability Center completes schematic design
April
20: Charge Portland Electric Vehicle Pop-up Unveiling
11: Green Features Grant program now accepting applications
08: City of Portland and Portland Development Commission Release Disparity Study Results
March
18: PDC to build links between local companies and GE
17: Community Livability Grant funds available in Lents Town Center, Interstate URAs
04: ICURA boundary expansion moves forward
February
18: Patrick Quinton named new PDC Executive Director
January
16: Oregon Sustainability Center Open House
13: PDC, Friends of Trees, Portland Parks to Plant Trees January 15 at Earl Boyles Park
2010
December
22: Oregon Sustainability Center awarded $250k grant from Meyer Memorial Trust
09: Regional Economic Development Groups Take Major Step Toward Merger
09: Oregon Sustainability Center Enters Schematic Design
08: E-Zone Boundary Expansion Allows Rentrak Participation
06: Executive Director Announces Retirement
03: Software Industry Collaborates on Action Plan to Build Local Employment
01: Mayor and PDC welcome FBI field office to Cascade Station at groundbreaking ceremony today
November
29: Portland Design Initiative moves forward with a new brand and hiring of first exec
17: City Council approves Rose Quarter development rights extension
17: PDC Hosts Final Gateway Redevelopment and Neighborhood Park Public Meeting
17: Athletic & Outdoor Industry Launches Action Plan to Build on Regional Strengths
09: Bioscience wet-lab opens today with PDC funding
October
25: Fall Economic Development Event Series Under Way
22: Financial assistance now available to businesses on Swan Island
September
22: PDC Hosts Gateway Redevelopment and Neighborhood Park Public Meeting
17: New business arrival makes a splash at Olympic Mills
09: PDC awards grant funds for Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area
August
18: Hung Far Low sign returns to Old Town/Chinatown
16: Caffe Viale opens new location
04: Mayor Adams, City Council Take Key Step Forward on Oregon Sustainability Center
July
26: Software spinoff Brand Live launches with PDC help
20: PDC awards grant funds for Interstate URA
15: PDC issues RFI for Burnside Bridgehead Sites
14: Portland Center for Design & Innovation launches
June
18: PDC hosts Gateway Park open house
18: Mayor Adams announces first three "Main Street" districts
17: Mayor to announce inaugural Portland Main Street districts on June 18
May
28: "Green" Grant funds now available in Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area
26: PDC accelerates funding for Crisis Center
25: Pivotal Leaders Network selects inaugural class
21: PDC expands community livability grant funds to Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area
20: CAC approves changes in two URAs
19: Kenton Street Fair on May 22 celebrates new look for historic neighborhood
17: Metro-area collaboration will promote wind industry expertise at world's largest wind power event
13: PDC to remain in Old Town location
07: 5,200 students expected to attend Careers Expo at Oregon Convention Center
April
19: PDC’s Economic Opportunity Initiative holds Portland business recognition event
15: Revised storefront program guidelines open door to more businesses
01: PDC-supported Ziba headquarters building earns LEED Gold
March
29: PDC launches new program to support job creation
29: PDC funding greenlights construction for north community center
19: Directory trumpets region's strength in activewear industry
12: Deadline nears for Pivotal Leaders nominations
10: PDC releases Community Livability Grant funds for Interstate URA
01: PDC launches four key initiatives for start-ups and entrepreneurs
February
23: Five Coliseum Concepts Presented Tonight at PDC
01: Portland Main Street Application Workshops to be held on February 2 and 3
January
25: Burnside Bridgehead Workshop Wednesday Night
22: Oregon delegation seeks federal partnership for the Oregon Sustainability Center
21: Kenton Open for Business for Third Thursday Event
2009
December
15: Portland Main Street Program Launches on January 14
08: PDC Partnership Supports a Double Win: Affordable Green Housing and Youth Career Skills
01: PDC Funding Greenlights New Restaurant Grüner
November
25: Centennial Mills & The Fields Park Public Open House
16: Burnside Bridgehead Public Workshop
October
29: PDC's Economic Opportunity Initiative receives national award
12: Community meeting tonight on Central City Study
09: Consultant team selected for Burnside Bridgehead plan
09: Iverson named PDC General Counsel
September
24: Federal grant gives Gateway Neighborhood Park the go-ahead
22: Innovation Quadrant sparks City's application for federal transportation funds
18: Erin Flynn elected chair of Portland-Vancouver Regional Partners Council
16: Pardee Commons Grand Opening
10: Jazz on the Mississippi this Saturday
09: Ramona Street Fair / MAX Green Line Opening Celebration
August
24: Historic Kenton Main Street to Get Makeover
18: North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative meetings begin
10: Developer selected for 92/H project
July
28: Interstate Green Features Grant Recipients Announced
June
29: PDC board holds annual election of officers
26: Mayor Adams and the Portland Development Commission to focus on small business at Town Hall meeting
24: Sustainability Center Open House Thursday
17: Lents Town Center URAC Special Meeting
10: City's Economic Development Strategy presented to PDC Board
May
19: Posies Cafe celebrates opening May 21
14: International Road Show, Part of World Trade Week, Launches in Portland May 18-19
14: Mayor's International Business Award Winners to Be Honored May 19
12: Lents RFQ: 92nd and Harold Project Next Steps
04: 6,000 Students Expected to Attend NW Youth Careers Expo May 7
April
24: Denver Streetscape Project Approved for Kenton Neighborhood
17: Mayor Adams Announces International Business Awards
09: Ararat Grocery Grand Opening
08: Oregon Sustainability Center Open House
06: 3rd Annual Spiffin' Up Martin Luther King Blvd. Event
March
30: PDC Seeks Proposals for Interstate Green Features Grant
27: PDC Announces Historic MWESB Contracting numbers
13: PDC Revises Assistance Guidelines to Stimulate Small Business Expansion
10: PDC Releases Community Livability Grant Funds for Interstate URA
09: PDC announces reorganization
February
17: PDC issues 2009 Sustainability Report
04: Redevelopment Funds Available in Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area
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