August
2010 Newsletter
Top
Stories
1. From the chair: Higher education & economic
development
go hand-in-hand
2. Business
Leadership Evening to feature OHSU's Dr. Druker,
honor Judy Peppler
3. Compassion
Coupon enables downtown shoppers to give back
4. New event series connects Alliance members
with elected officials
5.
Portland Business Alliance ranks high on magazine's
2010 Green List
6.
EMERGE: Emerging and established leaders are
getting connected
7.
Vancouver launches a new branding effort
"Land Here, Live Here"
Public
Policy
8.
Senator Murray secures $42 Million for Columbia
River Crossing
9.
Good transportation infrastructure critical
for region's economic growth
10. Alliance comments on new downtown Urban
Renewal Area
11.
Alliance continues coalition work on urban
and rural land use decision
12.
City considers environmental overlay as
part of airport futures process
Downtown
13.
Downtown Clean & Safe District new name
for the Business Improvement District
14. Mike Kuykendall heads to Portland
Police Bureau
15.
Latest Downtown Census & Survey results
are out
Membership
16.
Leadership Portland Class of 2011 announced
17. Don't miss Golf Scramble in September!
18.
Market your company to business leaders
- be a Forum sponsor!
Member
News
19. DEQ seeking comments on Boardman power
plant closure
20. SolarWorld national TV ad campaign garners
considerable buzz
21. State program helps small business
22. Keeler Hospitality Group to open
Portland Prime in September
23. Westwood Shipping Lines begins
new service
24. Convergence Networks launches new
email encryption service
25. Portland's Hotel Monaco recognized
for being pet friendly
26. Schwabe's Donald Krahmer joins Regence's
board of directors
27. Gallatin Public Affairs Names
Dan Lavey Firm President
28.
Upcoming meetings
FROM
THE CHAIR
1. Higher
education & economic development go hand-in-hand
 By
Roger Hinshaw, Chair,
Alliance Board of Directors
During
our work on job creation and small business initiatives over
the past year, one topic has repeatedly come up as a critical
component in our state's economic future: higher education
and the Oregon University System.
Study
after study shows the direct link between a prosperous, growing
economy and a population's level of educational achievement.
For example, Brian Bosworth, an economic development expert
with Futureworks, recently showed the Alliance board some
statistics:
- The
most educated regions had average incomes that were 20 percent
above the national average.
- Currently,
Oregon's 25-to-34-year-old population has the lowest percentage
(35 percent) of associate or higher degrees, lower than
the national average and far below countries such as Canada,
Korea and Japan.
- Each
10 percent increase in the fraction of a region's population
with a four-year degree has the effect of increasing wages
8 percent at every education level.
With our
region's decline in per capita income over the last 10 years,
we need to reverse this downward trend, and higher education
could be the way to do it. So, led by Alliance Education Chair
Kerry Barnett from Regence, we are working with our partners
at Associated Oregon Industries, Oregon Business Association
and Oregon Business Council. Together, we are taking a long,
hard look at the state's relationship with our higher education
institutions and developing a plan that yields better results
for our region and our state.
To accomplish
this goal, we are engaging in various dialogues with the university
presidents, community college presidents and a number of other
stakeholders. Our goal is to develop and agree on a higher
education policy position that we can support and advocate
for in Salem next session in coordination with the universities.
One important
piece of the higher education debate that has already been
highlighted in our discussions is the Oregon University System's
status as a state agency. This status means the state can
put specific restrictions and requirements on the universities,
which over the years has created some real challenges for
the universities.
For example,
the state restricts the amount universities can spend to educate
their students while also dictating how the universities spend
dollars on such things as property and liability insurance-even
if lower cost alternatives are available. Another issue of
concern for us is that the state can divert university resources
and reserves to help balance the state's General Fund, which
happened in 2009 when $33 million was directed away from the
universities.
Hopefully,
by working with the various universities and key higher education
constituencies and experts, we can develop a path forward
that maximizes our state's investment in higher education
and, ultimately, increases the number of Oregonians earning
their degrees, entering the business world and helping our
economy grow.
If you
are interested in learning more about the Alliance's higher
education work, please contact Carly Riter at criter@portlandalliance.com.
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2.
Business Leadership Evening to feature OHSU's Dr. Druker,
honor Judy Peppler
On
November 18, more than 500 business and civic leaders
from around the region will come together to celebrate
the business community's leadership and civic contributions
to the Portland metropolitan area.
The
evening's keynote speaker will be the head of OHSU's
Knight Cancer Institute, Dr. Brian Druker, who will
discuss the relationship between business and the medical
community. The Alliance will also honor Judy Peppler,
president of Qwest-Oregon, for her contributions to
the Portland region with the William S. Naito Award
for Outstanding Service.
Table
sponsorships and tickets are now available. The event
will take place at the Portland Art Museum, Thursday,
November 18, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Register
for Business Leadership Evening >>
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3.
Compassion Coupon enables downtown shoppers to give
back
If
you shop downtown, you have the chance this summer
to support a nonprofit that helps youth on the street,
New Avenues for Youth. From July through September,
shoppers can enjoy exclusive discounts at downtown
Portland restaurants and retailers with the Compassion
Coupon.
The
Portland Business Alliance, the Downtown Marketing
Initiative and the City of Portland have come together
with more than 30 downtown stores and restaurants
to create the Compassion Coupon program. For every
coupon redeemed through the program, $5 will be
donated to New Avenues for Youth to fund enhanced
outreach to street youth.
To
participate, visit the Downtown Portland website, select and print coupons from
downtown retailers and redeem the coupons on applicable
purchases. For every Compassion Coupon printed and
redeemed between July 1, 2010 and September 30,
2010, $5 will be donated to New Avenues for Youth
to fund enhanced outreach resources for street youth,
up to $10,000.
The
Compassion Coupon program is funded by the Portland
Business Alliance's Charitable Institute, which
is pledging up to $10,000, and will build upon seed
money already pledged to New Avenues for Youth:
$5,000 from the Downtown Marketing Initiative, made
possible through a sponsorship from American Express;
and $10,000 from the City of Portland.
4.
New event series connects Alliance members with
elected officials
The
Alliance is excited to announce a new event series,
"Lunch with Leaders," which will provide members
with the opportunity to meet with elected leaders
from around the region, including the City of Portland,
Multnomah County and the state legislature. The
goal for this event is to connect members with elected
officials in an informal atmosphere to talk about
policy issues important to business.
The
first "Lunch with Leaders" will take place in September
and will feature Mayor Sam Adams. More details coming
soon!
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5.
Portland Business Alliance ranks high on magazine's
2010 Green List
The
Alliance came in at number 14 out of 100 businesses
listed on Oregon Business Magazine's "The Green
List 2010." The Alliance's green practices include:
providing recycling for all paper, bottles, cans
and compost; covering recycling and waste prevention
quarterly at staff meetings; establishing systems
to effectively use the blank side of all paper printed
single-sided; use of durable dishware and durable
silverware; paperless check stubs; changing from
paper to electronic publications and more.
The
Alliance will stay committed to sustainability practices
in our office, as well as promoting sustainability
to our members. A number of Alliance member companies
were also ranked in the top 100. See
the full list >>
Congratulations
to all the businesses recognized on the Green List!
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6.
EMERGE: Emerging and established leaders are getting
connected
 About
60 emerging and established leaders rafted down
the Deschutes River together on July 14. From the
very start of the trip, new connections were made
and strengthened as the day progressed. The group
had a great time meeting new people, rafting down
the exciting rapids, eating great food and hiking
up a creek to a natural water slide.
The
raft trip was the 'Excursions' component of the
Alliance's new EMERGE program, aimed at providing
the opportunity to connect emerging and established
business and community leaders.
More
information on the EMERGE program >>
 Another
component of this program is the 'Exclusives' where
emerging leaders get the chance to hear from an
established leader about interesting aspects of
their career and industry as well as community issues
and diversity. So far, the EMERGE Exclusives have
featured Gregg Kantor, CEO of NW Natural
and Russ Danielson, CEO of Providence and
Bruce Carey, owner of the Bruce Carey Restaurant
Group.
On
September 29, we will hear from Irene Firmat,
Founder and CEO of Full Sail Brewing Company. Stay
tuned for the details on this highly anticipated
event! Register
now >>
7.
Vancouver launches a new branding effort "Land Here,
Live Here"
Vancouver
area business and civic leaders recently unveiled
a new campaign to rebrand and market the Portland-Vancouver
area in hopes of successfully luring companies to
the region.
The
campaign, spearheaded by Identity Clark County, an
advocacy group of regional business leaders, is based
on a theme that describes the region as Portland-Vancouver
USA. It features a stylized image of Mount Hood and
the Columbia River with the words "Land Here, Live
Here."
The
idea is to spread that theme in campaign materials,
including everything from putting the logo on the
back of business cards to draping a huge banner with
the logo on it on the old Post Hospital at Vancouver
Barracks.
Planning
got under way more than 10 months ago and involved
more than 200 businesspeople. Five area design firms
provided graphic design options for the campaign.
Vancouver-based Tribe2 Studios created the winning
logo design and campaign concept.
More
about the campaign can be found here at
www.portland-vancouverUSA.com.
PUBLIC
POLICY
8.
Senator Murray secures $42 Million for Columbia River
Crossing
The
Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project got a substantial
boost in July, thanks to Washington State U.S. Senator,
Patty Murray, who secured $42 million in federal transportation
funding to support preliminary work on a new CRC. The
funding will go to support work on the Environmental Impact
Statement, preliminary engineering, start of final design
and other steps that will help move the project toward
construction. The funding represents one of the largest
single investments Senator Murray has ever made for a
Washington state project.
The
Alliance has supported the much-needed bridge connecting
the Portland-Vancouver region to the rest of the West
Coast, as it would create jobs and ease congestion at
one of the worst chokepoints along the I-5 corridor.
"Because
our region is so trade dependent, we need a new Columbia
River Crossing to move freight and connect our region
to the rest of the country," said Sandra McDonough, President
and CEO of the Portland Business Alliance. "Senator Murray's
efforts are not only helping to move freight and our transportation
system forward but also our region's economy."
The
funding that Senator Murray secured is included in the
Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD)
Appropriations bill. Murray, who chairs the THUD Appropriations
Subcommittee, helped clear the bill through subcommittee
in July. The bill was then voted out of the Senate Appropriations
committee and will move forward for full Senate consideration
later this year.
The
project continues to move forward as the Project Sponsors
Council, the group of private and public sector individuals
leading the Columbia River Crossing decision-making process,
are preparing to make a decision in the coming weeks regarding
the best path forward for the project.
The
Project Sponsors Council has reviewed input from an independent
review panel of experts appointed by the governors of
Oregon and Washington as well as consultants hired by
the City of Portland to evaluate the impacts of the project
on Hayden Island among other issues.
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9.
Good transportation infrastructure critical for region's
economic growth
A
recent Brookings Institution report, called "Export Nation:
How U.S. Metros Lead National Export Growth and Boost
Competitiveness," found that Portland/Vancouver is one
of the top metropolitan areas for exports in the nation.
This report illustrates how the region's economy and employment
is directly dependent on efficiently moving the region's
goods, thus strong and effective transportation infrastructure
is critical for the region's economic stability and growth.
The
report states that Portland is number two nationwide for
the export intensity of its economy and that more than
20 percent of the metro region's economy (measured by
gross metropolitan product) comes from exports. Additionally,
Portland has the second fastest export growth of metro
regions across the country and ranks 12th among metro
regions for total exports, even though it's 23rd in population.
The report also reveals that Portland exported more computer/electronics
products to China than ANY metro region in the nation
- ahead even of the Silicon Valley and that exports of
computer/electronics products from Portland support very
high wage jobs.
The
report specifically mentions the need to invest in port
and airport infrastructure to facilitate exports. Roads
are clearly also important for exports since it's hard
to get to a port or airport without trucking the product
on a road. The Alliance supports investment in the region's
transportation systems such as the Columbia River Crossing.
View
the report online >>
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10.
Alliance comments on new downtown Urban Renewal Area
A
new Urban Renewal Area (URA) is being considered in the
downtown area. Through the Alliance's Urban Renewal Task
Force and Mayor Sam Adams' Central City Urban Renewal
Evaluation Committee, the Alliance has been advocating
for a new urban renewal district in the central city.
The
Alliance believes that the new URA would preserve the
central city as the regional economic center by leveraging
private sector investment in job creation and economic
development. The Alliance used a set of criteria for evaluating
what characteristics the new URA should have:
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Blight
or blighting characteristics
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Sufficient
land to provide an appropriate mix of land-use types
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Ability
to form a single, contiguous boundary
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Demonstration
of private sector participation
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Sufficient
infrastructure investments to support new development
and land-use planning strategies
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Ability
to leverage economic development and job creation
The
Alliance position also states that URA-funded projects should
result in specific public benefits, including:
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The
ability to generate an incremental increase in assessed
value
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Private
sector participation directly in the project or related
to the project
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The
ability to stimulate a local and widespread "halo effect"
of economic development and private investment
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Appropriately
timed project execution that maximizes tax increment generation
potential over the life of the district
Mayor
Adams recently released a draft proposal consisting of a
suggested geographic boundary and a 25-year investment strategy
for the new URA. The Alliance Urban Renewal Task Force has
reviewed the proposed map and investment strategy and made
comments and recommendations. The Alliance supports the
focus of the proposal on job creation and leveraging private
investment. The Alliance also recommended that some parcels
or blocks of land that are in other URAs be moved into the
new URA, or that areas that are not in any URA be included
in the new URA.
The
URA process is progressing and the Alliance will continue
to work with property owners, the city, the county and others
on the proposal moving forward.
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11.
Alliance continues coalition work on urban and rural land
use decision
The
Coalition for a Prosperous Region, a consortium of business
and labor organizations supported by the Alliance, recently
submitted comments with the State Land Conservation and
Development Commission (LCDC) challenging the amount of
land supply that the counties designated as urban reserves.
There are 45 other objections to the decision.
In
February, a group of representatives from Metro and Multnomah,
Washington and Clackamas counties decided what land in
the tri-county region would be designated as urban and
rural reserves for the next 50 years. Urban reserves are
set aside for possible development, and rural reserves
are kept for agricultural and open space purposes.
The
coalition supports regional growth that balances urban
development and natural resource protection while promoting
a vibrant regional economy. Leading up to the counties'
reserves decision, the Alliance and the coalition urged
Metro and the three counties to adopt urban reserves sufficient
to accommodate future employment growth since the region
expects to double in population and employment in the
50 years of the plan. However, the counties designated
urban reserves that the coalition believes are insufficient
to accommodate that projected growth.
For
more information on the issue, a list of the 45 objectors
and a timeline of the process, please see this website.
Read
the coalition's press release >>
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12.
City considers environmental overlay as part of airport
futures process
The
City of Portland is considering placing an environmental
overlay on properties in and surrounding the Portland
International Airport that would prohibit some types of
development and uses of lands adjacent to the Columbia
River Slough and associated wetlands.
The
overlay would expand the level of protection currently
in place for the slough and could provide a model for
environmental overlay zones in other areas of the city.
While the overlay grandfathers some existing uses, it
is not clear to what extent the existing use can change
and retain its grandfather status. The Columbia Corridor
Association and the Portland Business Alliance testified
before the Portland Planning Commission requesting clarification
of the grandfathering issue and additional time to review
the potential impacts of the city's proposed designation.
Read
the Daily Journal of Commerce article on this issue >>
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DOWNTOWN
SERVICES
13.
Downtown Clean & Safe District new name for the Business
Improvement District
 For
more than 20 years, downtown Portland has been kept clean
and safe thanks to the Business Improvement District created
and funded by downtown property owners. The board that
oversees the district recently decided that the district's
name should better reflect its work and is now calling
it the Clean & Safe District.
The
district includes 213 blocks in the central city and is
funded by property owners to support additional cleaning,
security, market research, retail recruitment and retention
efforts.
The
Clean & Safe District is managed by the Portland Business
Alliance. More
about the district >>
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14.
Mike Kuykendall heads to Portland Police Bureau
 On
August 2, about 100 people wished Mike Kuykendall well
as he ended his five-year tenure with the Alliance to
join the Portland Police Bureau as its new Director of
Services.
During
Mike's time with the Alliance, he oversaw all activities
related to the Clean & Safe District, supervising the
cleaning and security teams, navigating the Alliance through
difficult livability issues and building relationships
with many stakeholders throughout the Central City. The
Clean & Safe District board formed a search committee
to find a new Vice President of Downtown Services. The
board expects to make a new hire in the next few weeks.
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15.
Latest Downtown Census & Survey results are out
According
to the recent downtown Census & Survey, downtown is starting
to recover, with a slight increase in jobs and businesses
in 2009. But, with the significant losses in 2008, downtown
employment and business growth remains low.
The
2009 results show an increase of 54 businesses and 393
jobs in 2009. However, those numbers still do not make
up for the losses in 2008, when roughly 277 businesses
and 3,000 jobs were lost.
The
Downtown Clean & Safe District, funded by downtown property
owners in the 213-block district, conducts the Business
Census & Survey each year in coordination with the Portland
Business Alliance. The census measures all employers (referred
to as enterprises in the report) and all employees physically
located within the I-405/I-5 loop using mailed questionnaires,
personal follow-up and block-by-block canvassing to obtain
a 100 percent response rate.
The
2009 Downtown Business Census reveals that 3,973 businesses,
organizations and governmental entities were located within
the I-5/I-405 loop as of October 1, 2009, the annual baseline
for the analysis. According to the census, total employee
count in downtown is 83,387.
In
2009, the greatest employment gains were seen in government,
information and healthcare. Additionally, results show
that for the ninth year in a row, downtown business owners
said that they feel downtown is clean and safe. However,
public inebriates still exert a significant detrimental
impact on downtown and are a top factor that needs improvement.
In earlier surveys, construction was the most pressing
concern.
The
top five downtown employers in 2009 were:
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State
of Oregon (includes Oregon University System/Portland
State University)
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City
of Portland
-
U.S.
Federal Government
-
The
Standard
-
Regence
Group (BlueCross BlueShield)
MEMBERSHIP
SERVICES
16. Leadership
Portland Class of 2011 announced
 After
a rigorous application and interview process, 44 business
and community professionals will come together in September
to start the 2011 Leadership Portland program. The program
begins with a two-day retreat up at Skamania Lodge where they
will get to know each other and start determining their community
impact project teams and projects.
From October
through May, the class will meet one day a month to discuss
and get an in-depth look at issues impacting the region. A
list of program days is below. If your business is interesting
in sponsoring a program day, please contact Megan Doern at
mdoern@portlandalliance.com.
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17.
Don't miss Golf Scramble in September!
 The
Alliance's 2010 Golf Scramble, presented by West Coast Bank,
provides you with opportunities to develop new leads and grow
your business. You'll meet potential customers and clients
in an informal setting, when relationship building is most
effective. You'll have the advantage of meeting business people
such as upper management, sales executives, small business
presidents and CEOs.
The Alliance's
Golf Scramble is one of the most popular networking events
designed to provide a maximum number of networking opportunities
for the field of 144 players while maintaining a relaxed atmosphere.
Players will enjoy lunch and 18 holes of golf on Pumpkin Ridge's
award winning Ghost Creek Course, followed by a dinner and
awards reception featuring a raffle and silent auction.
Interested
in playing or sponsoring a hole? Contact Christine Gatlin
at cgatlin@portlandalliance.com
or 503.552.6742.
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18.
Market your company to business leaders - be a Forum sponsor!
Are you
looking for a new way to get your business in front of high-level
business leaders? Then consider sponsoring the Portland Business
Alliance's Forum series. Through this sponsorship, you can:
- Reach
more than 200 high-level business professionals each month.
- Increase
your company's exposure to decision makers in the Portland
region.
- Network
every month with leaders in the business community.
The Alliance
currently has sponsorship opportunities for:
- Full
and half-year 2009-2010 series sponsor. Top billing
in promotional materials to all members, promotional advertising,
signage and recognition at breakfasts, a head table seat
at all Forums, and a monthly 8-person table for your company.
Half year: $12,500 currently available
- Individual
event sponsors. Exposure in Forum promotional materials
to members, promotional advertising, signage and recognition,
a head table seat and an 8-person table at your company's
sponsored Forum: $3,000.
- Table
sponsors. Name exposure at all Forums, networking and
client relationship building opportunities, support civic
engagement at your company: $1,900 table series sponsor;
$230 for individual ticket series.
Upcoming
topics include: Public Safety in Portland, State of Venture
Capital, Building and Growing a Business in Portland, Military
and the Region's Economy.
To learn
more about this opportunity, contact Christine Gatlin at cgatlin@portlandalliance.com
or 503.552.6742.
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MEMBER
NEWS
19.
DEQ seeking comments on Boardman power plant closure
PGE has
a specific plan for shutting down the Boardman Power Plant
in 2020. PGE's plan pencils out as the lowest-cost option
for customers. But recently, the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Quality Commission rejected
PGE's plan. The DEQ has put three new alternatives for closing
the plant on the table. All of the DEQ's alternatives would
result in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unnecessary
costs that would end up on your electric bills; some might
even threaten reliability of the grid here in Oregon and the
Northwest. Businesses need to push back against these high-priced
proposals for the closure of PGE's Boardman power plant. It's
easy to say no via a new website, www.2020Boardman.com.
The website includes a direct link to
e-mail the DEQ.
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20.
SolarWorld national TV ad campaign garners considerable buzz
In July,
SolarWorld launched a National TV ad campaign featuring Larry
Hagman, which generated a significant amount of buzz. It was
even the #1 search topic on yahoo and in the top 10 for Google.
The ads will debut on CNN as well as local TV and cable channels
in the coming weeks. For downloads, more information and to
watch the ads, click
here.
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21. State
program helps small business
The Oregon
Legislature has created a new program for small, traded sector
businesses in Oregon. The Building Opportunities for Oregon
Small Business Today (BOOST) program is a revolving loan fund
that provides term fixed-rate financing for qualifying small
businesses in need of operating capital and grants tied to
job creation. A total of $1 million is to be made available
through the BOOST grant program and $4 million available through
the BOOST loan program from the state Tax Enforcement Fund.
More
information >>
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22. Keeler
Hospitality Group to open Portland Prime in September
 Paul
Keeler, a 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry, will
open new restaurant Portland Prime in early September. Located
adjacent to the downtown Portland Embassy Suites, Keeler and
his team will focus on enhancing the design of the existing
restaurant through the addition of elements such as a private
dining room, charcuterie bar and a wine room. This Southwest
Third Avenue location housed the popular Portland Steak &
Chop House and is currently operating as Kincaid's. Keeler
completed the purchase in June. Portland Prime's menu will
feature the freshest local ingredients available. Additionally,
service and value will be hallmarks of the new venture. Portland
Prime will offer lunch, Happy Hour, dinner, weekend brunch
and private dining.
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23. Westwood
Shipping Lines begins new service
A new
shipping route from Portland's harbor will reach four ports
in Japan and one in South Korea. The new route will deliver
non-refrigerated containerized agricultural products such
as hay, as well as paper products and other commodities from
the region. Previously, Japanese and Korean markets were only
accessible by first sending cargo to larger regional ports
in Puget Sound. More
Information >>
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24. Convergence
Networks launches new email encryption service
Convergence
Networks, a leading provider of I.T. services in the greater
Portland metropolitan area, is now offering an email encryption
service to protect clients' data. Deverra Email Encryption,
powered by ZixCorp, is in the process of transforming email
content to make it unreadable to anyone except those authorized
to access it. The service scans users' outgoing emails and
automatically encrypts those with confidential data, such
as account numbers or protected health information, meeting
HIPAA standards. Additional information and downloadable fact
sheets about Deverra Email Encryption are available at http://cnwi.net/securemail/.
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25. Portland's
Hotel Monaco recognized for being pet friendly
According
to a survey conducted by TripAdvisor, Hotel Monaco is the
second-most pet friendly hotel in the US. Hotel Monaco's pet
services include special bowls and beds for pets, doggie makeovers
and a map of pet-friendly breweries. The Hermitage Hotel in
Nashville, Tennesee came in at number one. Survey respondents
said green space for walking pets as well as on-site kennels
and pet daycare are top priorities when traveling with pets.
Hotel
Monaco >>
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26. Schwabe's
Donald Krahmer joins Regence's board of directors
Krahmer,
a shareholder at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, recently joined
the board of directors of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of
Oregon. Krahmer's knowledge and experience in corporate and
securities law and his leadership role in the community will
be a great addition to Regence's board. Krahmer serves on
many other boards, including the Portland Business Alliance's
board of directors. More
information >>
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27. Gallatin
Public Affairs Names Dan Lavey Firm President
Dan Lavey
is a leading communications and political strategist in Oregon
and he has been a Gallatin Public Affairs shareholder and
partner since 2001. He assumed the role as the Firm's president
on July 1. Recognized as one of Oregon's leading public affairs
and political strategists, Lavey has provided strategic counsel
to businesses, elected officials and political candidates
for the past 15 years. From 1992 through 2008, he served as
a top advisor to U.S. Senator Gordon Smith. More
information >>
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28.
Upcoming Meetings
August
10, Transportation Committee, noon
August 13, President's Council, noon
August 18, Small Business Council, 4 p.m.
August 20, Golf Scramble Committee, 11:30 a.m.
September 8, Sustainability Committee, 7:30 a.m.
September
21, Central City Standing Committee, noon
September 22, Public Policy Committee, 8 a.m.
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