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    Jan Mason named chair of Greater Portland Economic Development District Photo

    Jan Mason named chair of Greater Portland Economic Development District

    Dec 15 2022
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 15, 2022 Media Contacts Anna Marum Greater Portland Inc anna.marum@greaterportlandinc.com 971-339-2012 Erica Perez Perez Public Relations Erica@perezpublicrelations.com 503-473-5282   Jan Mason named chair of Greater Portland Economic Development District Mason is Director of Communications and Equitable Development at Portland design firm Mackenzie, and also serves as the president of Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore. – Th...Continue Reading
    Oregon State researchers take key step toward improving lives of people with epilepsy Photo

    Oregon State researchers take key step toward improving lives of people with epilepsy

    Nov 29 2022
    CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have taken a key step toward improving the lives of patients with epilepsy by developing a sensor system for quickly testing their saliva to see if they have the correct level of anti-epileptic medicine in their system. The study, funde...Continue Reading
    GPI's World Athletics Championships familiarization tour wins economic development award Photo

    GPI's World Athletics Championships familiarization tour wins economic development award

    Nov 22 2022
    Greater Portland Inc is proud to share that its familiarization tour, held in tandem with the 2022 World Athletics Championships, won an award for exceptional economic development marketing and promotions from OEDA, the Oregon Economic Development Association. (Full press release included below.) The location of this year's championships in Eugene, Oregon...Continue Reading
    OSU researcher seeking battery 'paradigm shift' wins $3M federal grant Photo

    OSU researcher seeking battery 'paradigm shift' wins $3M federal grant

    Nov 17 2022
    An Oregon State University researcher will use a $3 million federal grant to study a battery technology that avoids the use of elements that could come into short supply as electric vehicle adoption expands. Xiulei “David” Ji, professor of chemistry at Oregon State, will lead a team that includes researchers from Howar...Continue Reading
    Meet the companies leading Portland’s sustainable apparel cluster Photo

    Meet the companies leading Portland’s sustainable apparel cluster

    Nov 15 2022
    Footwear and apparel makers are becoming more conscious of the environmental impact of products that contain polyester-based and synthetic materials that will live on for centuries in landfills, unable to decompose. Portland is a footwear and apparel industry mecca, home to three industry leaders — Nike, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear &mdash...Continue Reading
    CBC asks what B.C. cities can learn from Portland ending single-family zoning Photo

    CBC asks what B.C. cities can learn from Portland ending single-family zoning

    Nov 11 2022
    As British Columbians prepare to welcome a new premier on Nov. 18, many are waiting to find out how much David Eby's proposal to end single-family zoning will help with the housing shortage. Eby, a former housing minister, became premier-designate in October after being acclaimed as leader of the New Democrats. He ended up as th...Continue Reading
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    Twist Bioscience sees impressive revenue growth as firm preps Wilsonville factory for new antibody discovery program

    Nov 10 2022
    Synthetic biology firm Twist Bioscience has seen its revenue expand quickly in recent years. According to a recent Forbes article, newly promoted President and COO Patrick Finn is on track to grow sales to $203 million for 2022, up from $2 million in 2016. This is good news for San Francisco-base...Continue Reading
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    Portland, Multnomah County and Metro tax alignment to reduce business tax burden

    Nov 9 2022
    In October, the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and Metro voted to pass a tax alignment effort, effective January 2023 tax year. According to Portland Business Alliance President Andrew Hoan, the agreement will help level the playing field for Greater Portland businesses. The changes will have several, positive impacts, h...Continue Reading
    Greater Portland Inc, Moss Adams discuss Oregon gubernatorial candidates Photo

    Greater Portland Inc, Moss Adams discuss Oregon gubernatorial candidates

    Oct 26 2022
    Oregon voters will elect a new governor on Nov. 8. Over the last several weeks, Monique Claiborne, president & CEO of Greater Portland Inc, the regional economic development organization, sat down with each of the three candidates in a series of interviews. The conversations cover key economic issues, including business recruitmen...Continue Reading
    Tina Kotek talks industrial land, promoting Portland and trade in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc Photo

    Tina Kotek talks industrial land, promoting Portland and trade in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc

    Oct 19 2022
    Oregon voters will elect a new governor on Nov. 8. Over the last several weeks, Monique Claiborne, president & CEO of Greater Portland Inc, the regional economic development organization, sat down with each of the three candidates in a series of interviews. The conversations cover key economic issues, including business recruitmen...Continue Reading
    GPI releases Q3 Greater Portland Market Insights Report Photo

    GPI releases Q3 Greater Portland Market Insights Report

    Oct 14 2022
    Greater Portland Inc is proud to present its Q3 Greater Portland Market Insights Report, featuring bi-state regional data on employment, business expansions and industrial and office activity. As the only public-private organization dedicated to recruiting businesses to the entire region, the GPI team is constantly seeking out key community, economi...Continue Reading
    Op-ed: Oregon leaders must prioritize CHIPS funding now Photo

    Op-ed: Oregon leaders must prioritize CHIPS funding now

    Oct 14 2022
    This op-ed, written by Greater Portland Inc CEO Monique Claiborne, appeared in the Portland Business Journal. Through the new CHIPS for America Fund, the federal government is offering $39 billion to incentivize one of Oregon’s most important industries, but we are on track to miss out if state leaders don’t ac...Continue Reading
    Betsy Johnson talks homelessness, reputation and business retention in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc Photo

    Betsy Johnson talks homelessness, reputation and business retention in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc

    Oct 12 2022
    Oregon voters will elect a new governor on Nov. 8. Over the last several weeks, Monique Claiborne, president & CEO of Greater Portland Inc, the regional economic development organization, sat down with each of the three candidates in a series of interviews. The conversations cover key economic issues, including business recruitmen...Continue Reading
    Christine Drazan talks political leverage, repealing Measure 110 and business recruitment in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc Photo

    Christine Drazan talks political leverage, repealing Measure 110 and business recruitment in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc

    Oct 5 2022
    Oregon voters will elect a new governor on Nov. 8. Over the last several weeks, Monique Claiborne, president & CEO of Greater Portland Inc, the regional economic development organization, sat down with each of the three candidates in a series of interviews. The conversations cover key economic issues, including business recruitmen...Continue Reading
    PSU Consultant RFQ for Regional Innovation Hub Photo

    PSU Consultant RFQ for Regional Innovation Hub

    Sep 12 2022
    PSU released a RFQ seeking a consultant to provide a needs assessment for a Regional Innovation Hub for the metro region. PSU received funding from Business Oregon to support this planning process. The hub was identified as a potential action in the recently adopted Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). GP...Continue Reading
    Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to highlight importance of public-sector leadership at 2022 Greater Portland Economic Summit Photo

    Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to highlight importance of public-sector leadership at 2022 Greater Portland Economic Summit

    Sep 9 2022
    ­­ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 9, 2022 Media Contact Anna Marum Greater Portland Inc anna.marum@greaterportlandinc.com 971-339-2012 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to highlight importance of public-sector leadership at 2022 Greater Portland Economic Summit Tickets are still available for the Sept. 21 event. PORTLAND, Ore. – Greater Portland Inc (GPI) is pleased to announce its annual Greater Portland Economic Summit wil...Continue Reading
    Oregon receiving $83M for small business support Photo

    Oregon receiving $83M for small business support

    Aug 23 2022
    Business Oregon, the state's economic development agency, is set to receive as much as $83.5 million through the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative Program, or SSBCI. According to The Oregonian, half the grant will go to programs that support early stage innovative companies, including venture capital and venture deb...Continue Reading
    City of Troutdale Announces RFQ for The Confluence at Troutdale Development Photo

    City of Troutdale Announces RFQ for The Confluence at Troutdale Development

    Aug 19 2022
    TROUTDALE, OREGON – The City of Troutdale Urban Renewal Agency is extending an invitation to visionary developers to submit their qualifications to design an entirely new riverfront district from the ground up at the gateway to the Columbia River Gorge.  The Confluence at Troutdale is a roughly 20-acre site including nearly 1...Continue Reading
    Semiconductor Task Force Report Sets the Stage for Unprecedented Expansion in the Industry Photo

    Semiconductor Task Force Report Sets the Stage for Unprecedented Expansion in the Industry

    Aug 17 2022
    MEDIA ADVISORY August 17, 2022 Media Contacts: Andrew Desmond, andrew@orbusinesscouncil.org, (253) 677-3230 Bart Eberwein, eberweinb@gmail.com, (503) 880-7877   Semiconductor Task Force Report Sets the Stage for Unprecedented Expansion in the Industry (Hillsboro, OR) – Today, Senator Ron Wyden, Governor Kate Brown, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Maria Pope, CEO of Portland General Electric, held a press conference t...Continue Reading
    Signed CHIPS Act a boon to Greater Portland's Silicon Forest Photo

    Signed CHIPS Act a boon to Greater Portland's Silicon Forest

    Aug 10 2022
    President Joe Biden signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing Tuesday, part of his administration’s push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China.  Flanked by scores of lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, Biden feted the legislation, a core part of his economic agenda that wil...Continue Reading
    SICDRONE to Open a New Manufacturing Facility at Scappoose Airport Photo

    SICDRONE to Open a New Manufacturing Facility at Scappoose Airport

    Jul 28 2022
    COLUMBIA CITY, OREGON – July 28, 2022 – Robotic aircraft systems manufacturer SICDRONE is set to open a new facility in Scappoose by the fourth quarter of 2022. The company signed a license agreement for 6,000 square feet of corporate hangar space at the Scappoose Airport with plans for ...Continue Reading
    GPI releases Q2 Greater Portland Market Insights Report Photo

    GPI releases Q2 Greater Portland Market Insights Report

    Jul 20 2022
    Greater Portland Inc is proud to present its Q2 Greater Portland Market Insights Report, featuring bi-state regional data on employment, business expansions and industrial and office activity. As the only public-private organization dedicated to recruiting businesses to the entire region, the GPI team is constantly seeking out key community, economi...Continue Reading
    Finnish Company SIQ Basketball Chooses Portland for New HQ Photo

    Finnish Company SIQ Basketball Chooses Portland for New HQ

    Jul 5 2022
    "SIQ Basketball, which makes a technology to give amateur and pickup players the same technological insights as the pros, is the latest startup to pick Portland for a headquarters. CEO Erik Anderson grew up in Los Angeles and went to school at Oregon State University. When he took over the startu...Continue Reading
    Study: Oregon's athletic, outdoor, team and recreation ecosystem generates $29 billion per year Photo

    Study: Oregon's athletic, outdoor, team and recreation ecosystem generates $29 billion per year

    Jun 30 2022
    Portland Business Alliance and Coalition Partners Unveil the Largest Economic Study of Its Kind in the State   The new report showcases how Oregon is winning nationally in the Athletic, Outdoor, Team and Recreation Ecosystem. CONTACT: Vanessa Briseño  Senior Director, Strategic Communications, Portland Business Alliance news@portlandalliance.com or call (503) 224-8684? The Portland Business Alliance, in partnership wit...Continue Reading

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