Stalled Lents Town Center Plan gets boost from recruitment of Assurety Northwest Inc. as Cornerstone Tenant
Warren Jimenez
One of the most exciting business recruitment, expansion and retention efforts this past year has been recruiting Assurety Northwest to locate in the Lents neighborhood of SE Portland.
In March, Sam and I met with Assurety to discuss this option. They were reluctant because of Portland's reputation for being bad for business. Sam was able to have them not only consider locating in Portland but to locate in Lents.
As a result of a lot of hard work between several partners through this recruitment period, Assurety decided to locate in Lents and develop the community's vision of the Town Center.
Related Documents
Community Partners
- Lents Urban Renewal Advisory Committee
- Portland Development Commission
- Assurety Northwest
- Mayor Tom Potter
- Commissioner Randy Leonard
- Ted Gilbert
Media Mentions
- Jobs, hope moving into Lents, Ryan Frank, Oregonian, Oct. 8
- Lents project gets a $2 million invite, Ryan Frank, Oregonian, Oct. 14
Weblogs
Milestones
- March 2005 - Sam meets with Assurety NW to discuss locating in Portland
- August, 2005 - Assurety NW and PDC enter in negotiations
- October 12, 2005 - PDC approves project subsidies
- November 21, 2005 - First community design meeting
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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