Economic Dashboard
Are We Creating Enough Living Wage Jobs? NO!
Sam Adams
The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations recently released their 2005 Northwest Job Gap study. According to this study, Oregon is not created enough living wage jobs for those who are seeking employment. What is a living wage? According to this study, it is based on what is needed to meet the basic needs and the ability to deal with emergencies plus plan ahead...
Posted by Sam Adams on November 25, 2005
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ISSUE UPDATE: Portland's Tram
Sam AdamsThe Portland tram is over budget. No one likes to deliver this kind of news. I recognize that many Portlanders struggle to meet their monthly household budgets. I seek to be frugal and value each public dollar under my oversight. I know that when the stated budget for any public...
Posted by Sam Adams on October 28, 2005
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BLOG: Above the "Flat" World
Sam AdamsI’m on my 11th of 15 hours on a Qantas flight from Los Angles to Melbourne, Australia. I think its 2:36 am Portland time. Every seat on this 747-400 is sold out. Mine, a window seat, 53C, is almost being shared by a Grey-haired and good-natured Australian woman in front...
Posted by Sam Adams on October 9, 2005
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Seebach: Portland's business-leery attitude has had an effect
Maria Lynn LimArticle for the Rocky Mountain News, September 17, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore. - This is a famously livable city, and its residents tend to be famously smug about the fact. Some of them recognize, though, that the city faces serious economic challenges. I'm in Portland this weekend, attending the annual convention...
Posted by Maria Lynn Lim on September 19, 2005
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Early Survey Results!!
Warren JimenezThank you so much for taking our on-line survey. If you haven't taken the survey, it's not too late. We look forward to collecting more surveys but we thought we would share early results. Please click here to see...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on September 8, 2005
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Take Our On-line Survey
Warren JimenezWe need your help. Help us define which economic goals are important to you through our on-line survey. Over the past few months, we've been working with economists to help us develop the Portland Area Economic Dashboard. It sets draft goals for business success and individual and family prosperity. Now,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on August 18, 2005
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Economic plan unveiled
Warren JimenezPortland Tribune - June 17, 2005 Commissioner Sam Adams this week unveiled a project he calls his “economic dashboard” — a framework that he’s spent the past five months crafting with the help of local economists, business leaders and other stakeholders. Adams says the project is still in its early...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on June 17, 2005
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What is Economic Success?
Warren JimenezHow should we define economic success for Portland and the region? This will be the central question posed to business, labor and government as part of the “Portland Area Economic Dashboard” project facilitated by Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams and local economists this summer. “Hard to believe, we have never set actual goals for business success or individual and family prosperity,” Commissioner Sam Adams stated...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on June 13, 2005
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Portland Area Economic Dashboard
Warren JimenezCommissioner Adams would like task how we should define economic success for Portland and the region? This is a draft list of indicators of a successful regional economy that our office and a team of advisors compiled. We want tknow, what goals matter most tyou?
Posted by Warren Jimenez on June 10, 2005
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