PDC Launches...

Visitors to the Portland Prospector page on the PDC website (www.pdc.us/sitesearch) are now able to search for available sites by property type, size, for sale or lease. Portland Prospector is the Portland-area version of Oregon Prospector, the website launched by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to showcase Oregon’s certified, project-ready sites and other available property. The database expands upon the site selection services PDC currently provides, which include customized site searches using a proprietary database available only by subscription. Through a search on Portland Prospector, visitors can also access information on the area surrounding a site, including demographics, labor force, and available housing. Users can also print maps and download custom reports for each listed property.

More E-Commerce Networking Lunches Scheduled for 2005

If your business is engaged in commercial or retail Internet transactions, this event is for you. Please be our guest on Thursday, January 27, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N. Mississippi Avenue. We’ll have a special guest speaker and time for Q&A and networking. And you can learn more about how PDC’s E-Commerce Zone program can benefit your business. Space is limited—reserve yours with Melanie Rund at 503-823-3323 or email rundm@pdc.us by January 21.

PDC's Business Services Program Reaches Out to Women-Owned Business

The Portland-Vancouver area has the highest percentage of woman-owned businesses in the country, according to a report released in September (Center for Women’s Business Research in Washington DC) using U.S. Census Bureau data. 57.7 percent of privately-held businesses here are 50 percent or more woman-owned. PDC’s Business Retention & Expansion program reaches many of those businesses: And 23% of our business contacts in 03/04 were to woman/minority owned companies. With your help we’d like to make that percentage higher—visit www.pdc.us/connect for an online visit request form, or contact Melanie Rund to schedule an appointment: 503-823-3323; or email rundm@pdc.us.

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Reminder: PDC's New Address

PDC has relocated its offices to 222 N.W. 5th Avenue in Old Town/Chinatown. Phone numbers remain the same.

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