Public Policy issues

• Economic Forecast with John Mitchell, Dec. 9.
• Alliance comments on draft River Plan
• Alliance comments on new sidewalk plan

Chamber news & events

• Alliance board raises more than $25,000 for Marysville School
• Come join the Alliance at our Holiday Open House, December 4
• Alliance introduces new Health Savings Card program

Downtown updates

• More Downtown Pop-up Shops to Open
• Downtown's "green" holiday lighting program launched
• For information about Downtown Portland, ask an Ambassador

Green business

• ecodrycleaner takes drycleaning to a green level
• Twelve West Building adds wind turbines

In the news

• Portland #3 in Forbes safest cities list
• Wall Street Journal ranks Portland top city hip, educated workers