What's New - News Releases

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

25: Study under way on possible district energy system for Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Rose Garden and Oregon Convention Center

21: Startup:PDX Launches Entrepreneurship Scorecard and Action Plan

18: City, county and PDC announce new initiatives to help small businesses and commercial areas in east Portland and Multnomah County

18: City, PDC to partner with Lucid Energy on city in-conduit hydropower system project

17: Announcement of new initiatives & resources to help small businesses and commercial areas in east Portland and Multnomah County

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

24: Oregon Sustainability Center selects Sanyo/Inspec as solar provider, announces lease commitment by Umpqua Bank

13: Mayor Sam Adams, SoloPower, Portland Development Commission Chair Scott Andrews
Announce Development of a Thin-Film Solar Panel Manufacturing Headquarters in Portland

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

29: Mayor Adams Nominates, Portland City Council Confirms Aneshka Colas-Dickson as Newest PDC Board Member

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: Vestas Chooses Portland for Permanent Headquarters, Strengthening Portland and Oregon as Nation's Capital of Sustainable Energy Businesses

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

22: Gateway Park open house

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

14: EB-5 Program REI Release

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

18: Kenton celebrates Third Thursday, library opening and completion of first phase of streetscape improvements

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

10: PDC Provides Funding for Portland State Business Accelerator to Build Lab Space in Support of Bioscience Industry

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

19: Centennial Mills and The Fields Park Public Open House

07: Portland Main Street Program Launches on January 14

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

22: National Trust for Historic Preservation Presents Preservation Honor Award for the Meier & Frank Building

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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