
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 15, 2022
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Anna Marum
Greater Portland Inc
anna.marum@greaterportlandinc.com
971-339-2012
Erica Perez
Perez Public Relations
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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...

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...
GPI's World Athletics Championships familiarization tour wins economic development award
Nov 22 2022Greater 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...

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...

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...

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...
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...
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...

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...

Tina Kotek talks industrial land, promoting Portland and trade in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc
Oct 19 2022Oregon 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...

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...

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...

Betsy Johnson talks homelessness, reputation and business retention in Q&A with Greater Portland Inc
Oct 12 2022Oregon 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...

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...

PSU Consultant RFQ for Regional Innovation Hub
Sep 12 2022PSU 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...

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Sept. 9, 2022
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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...

Oregon receiving $83M for small business support
Aug 23 2022Business 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...

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...

Semiconductor Task Force Report Sets the Stage for Unprecedented Expansion in the Industry
Aug 17 2022MEDIA 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...

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...

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 ...

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...
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"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...

Study: Oregon's athletic, outdoor, team and recreation ecosystem generates $29 billion per year
Jun 30 2022Portland 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.
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