Jobs & Economy
UPDATED: Yes, Wal-Mart is Eyeing Hayden Island for New Store Location: Our Fight Begins
Sam AdamsBad news, it is confirmed that Wal-Mart is on the march into Portland with a new location on Hayden Island. Soon, we will announce an organizing meeting to fight their proposal. Stay tuned. Thanks for all the blog posts and emails. To keep the dialog going, here are my thoughts...
Posted by Sam Adams on May 31, 2006
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Filed Under Front Page, Jobs & Economy, Livability & Environment, News, North Portland, Transportation, Wal-Mart
Downtown to Gain Retail Czar
Roland ChlapowskiDowntown finding its inner mall Commissioner envisions retail district to compete with suburban shopping By NICK BUDNICK Issue date: Tue, May 16, 2006 The Portland Tribune With downtown retailers increasingly competing with suburban shopping malls for customers, city Commissioner Sam Adams and the Portland Business Alliance are looking at a...
Posted by Roland Chlapowski on May 26, 2006
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Filed Under Downtown Portland, Jobs & Economy, News
Neighborhood Parking Benefit Program
Warren JimenezThe Neighborhood Parking Benefit Program (NPBP) is a parking management tool for growing business districts designed to charge market-based cost for on-street parking and return the net revenue generated to the metered districts for transportation improvements of their choice. Sam initiated this program to help business districts manage on-street parking to support economic vitality by encouraging parking turnover, improving circulation, maintaining air quality and promoting the use of alternative modes. In addition to economic vitality, the NPBP is designed to protect neighborhood livability by minimizing impacts on surrounding residents caused by spillover and commuter parking...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on April 17, 2006
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Office of Transportation, Our Initiatives, Transportation
Southeast Portland Blight to Bright
Maria Thi MaiImagine having affordable housing across the street from the New Seasons store at 20th and Division... and know that we are cleaning up one of nearly 500 Brownfield sites in Portland. Today's Oregon Live highlighted this Southeast Portland Seven Corners property Brownfield clean up. This projects' transformation from blight to affordable homes exemplifies the kind of redevelopment we need for future economic prosperity. To help jump start future redevelopment projects...
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on March 16, 2006
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Filed Under Environmental Services, Jobs & Economy, Livability & Environment
Portland Regulates Payday Lenders
Mary Jo MarkleMeet Maryann Olson. In order to pay for orthopedic shoes, she took out a $100 loan from a pay day lender. To make her payments, Maryann had to take out a series other loans. The spiral of debt continued until Maryann owed high interest loans to six different pay day...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on February 24, 2006
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Filed Under Front Page, Good Government, Jobs & Economy
Business #146: ORRCO Oil Re-Refining
Warren JimenezORRCO Oil Refining is located in North Portland close to the Portland Expo Center. We met with Bill Briggs, Founder and President and Steven Gunther. ORRCO is a leader in petroleum recycling. Through new technologies developed by ORRCO, they have the capabilities to recycle antifreeze, oil filters, oily rags, and...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on February 23, 2006
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Filed Under Environmental Services, Jobs & Economy
Worksystems Announces New Structure
Warren Jimenez"Over this past summer and fall, I wanted to work “100 hours” in Portland’s most common, lowest paying jobs. What kind of jobs did I work? I worked as a receptionist/office clerk; courtesy clerk; waiter; prep cook; groundskeeper; street paver; retail salesperson; teacher's assistant; truck driver; sidewalk ambassador; hotel room cleaner; customer service representative; cashier and janitor...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on February 22, 2006
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BLOG: The Plight of the Working Poor Gets Some In-Depth Newspaper Focus...In Seattle
Sam AdamsTo learn their plight firsthand and help put a spotlight on Portland's working poor, this summer I worked 100 hours at Portland's lowest paying jobs. I worked as a cashier, retail salesperson, waiter, receptionist, hotel maid, janitor and more. [Read More...] Based on what I learned, my staff and I...
Posted by Sam Adams on February 20, 2006
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Blog, Front Page, Jobs & Economy
Sam Helps Kick-off: CASH TAX ASSISTANCE SITE
Jane AmesCASH (Creating Assets, Savings and HOPE)Kick-Off Event: Lloyd Center, 3rd floor between the Food Court and Nordstroms. Thank you to a wonderful set of Partners: CASH; Executive Director Jim Harper; AARP; Social Venture Partners; and the IRS, with leadership from Senior Tax Specialist, Kathy Howel. We are here for the...
Posted by Jane Ames on February 16, 2006
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Filed Under Front Page, Good Government, Jobs & Economy
Local Business Celebrates 2nd anniversary: Congrats Quirks and Quandaries
Warren JimenezLocated on Mississipi, Quirkes and Quandaries had there second anniversay. Sam and I remember the first time we visited Kirsten Holstein, business owner, during Sam's first 100 days in office. It was our pleasure to go to their celebration. Congratulations...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on February 9, 2006
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Help Wanted: WSI Needs Board Members
Warren JimenezWorksystems, Inc. (WSI) is a nonprofit organization that connects job seekers with employers by funding career placement and training services. WSI is staff to the local Workforce Investment Board for Oregon Region 2. The Board sets policy, provides strategic direction and oversight for the region’s workforce development system. The region...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on February 2, 2006
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Workforce
Sam Presents Checks to Business Districts
Warren JimenezAt the quarterly Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Association (APNBA) meeting, Sam presented grants receipts with their checks. The APNBA Buisness Improvement Grant is a very effective program for improvement in our business districts. This is the reason why Sam advocated to get them an additional $100,000 last year. Here...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on January 24, 2006
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Filed Under APNBA, Jobs & Economy
Sam Fights Proposed Sellwood Wal-Mart
Roland ChlapowskiWhen Sam learned that a new Wal-Mart store was looking to set up shop near the Sellwood neighborhood and business district, his response was swift, strong and unambiguous: Wal-Mart is wrong for Portland, and especially bad for Sellwood, for a whole host of reasons. First, as a supporter of small...
Posted by Roland Chlapowski on January 4, 2006
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy
Proposed Business Fee Reduction Fails to Gain 3rd Vote on Council... Yet
Warren JimenezVisiting 100 businesses in his first 100 days in office re-enforced to Sam the need to enact a long-proposed reduction to the Business License Fee. Sam proposed increasing the owner's compensation from $57,000 to $125,000, which calculates to a $4.3 million tax relief package. This tax relief would have been...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Sam Sides with Neighbors Against Proposed Big-Box Store
Brian RussellSam sided with local neighborhood activists and business owners who opposed anchoring the Burnside Bridge redevelopment project with a big box store, like Home Depot. Sam attended most community hearings on the project, lobbied PDC for more time for additional public input and met with PDC officials to discuss concerns...
Posted by Brian Russell on December 29, 2005
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'Team Sam' & PDC Help Thortex Inc. Grow Jobs
Warren JimenezThortex Inc., an orthopedic implant manufacture, started out in Clackamas with no interest in moving to Portland. Following up on a rumor that Thortex was looking to move to Clark County, Washington, Sam went to visit owners David and Kathy Walker. He drove them to potential sites in Portland, introduced...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Stalled Lents Town Center Plan gets boost from recruitment of Assurety Northwest Inc. as Cornerstone Tenant
Warren JimenezOne 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...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Business #144: Oregon Food Bank
Warren JimenezEarly this morning, as part of his outreach to businesses and working '100 Hours at Portland's Most Common Jobs' initiative, Sam helped a driver at the Oregon Food Bank (OFB) make his rounds. The OFB is a hub of a statewide network of 894 hunger-relief agencies. It serves all of...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #143: Local Developer
Warren JimenezWho: Local Developer who wished to remain confidential When: December 3, 2005...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #142: Stormwater 360
Warren JimenezYou might not know about this company but it is a cornerstone of Portland's green industry. I visited on a very rainy November day, which was appropriate. Stormwater 360 helps its customers -- including the City of Portland -- across the U.S. achieve their water quality goals by removing pollutants...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #141: URS Engineering
Warren JimenezWho: URS Engineering When: November 9, 2005 URS is the largest global engineering design firm and a leading U.S. federal government contractor providing a comprehensive range of professional planning, design, systems engineering and technical assistance - with a focus on environmental and transportation oriented concerns. URS has 28,000 employees and...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #140: gDiapers
Warren JimenezWho: gDiapers When: October 21, 2005 Portland is well known for its green practices and environmentally conscious businesses. And now, you can now gDiapers to the growing list of green businesses located in and relocating to Portland. Sam believes it's essential for Portland to find and exploit market niches where...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #139: Pacific Crest Securities
Warren JimenezWho: Pacific Crest Securities When: October 6, 2005 Pacific Crest Securities is an independent investment bank focused exclusively on technology and technology investing. They work with some of North America’s largest institutional investors, venture capitalists and technology companies. Pacific Crest Securities has received numerous awards for its expertise, the most...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #138: Marie's Restaurant
Warren JimenezWho: Marie's Restaurant When: September 30,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #137: University of Portland
Warren JimenezWho: University of Portland When: September 27, 2005 The University of Portland is a Catholic college that is ranked among the Top 10 regional universities in the west. It boasts a faculty-student ratio of just 13:1 and academic offerings that include over 1,100 courses, 60 undergraduate programs of study, and...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Higher Education Industry, Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #136: Tri-Met
Warren JimenezWho: Tri-Met When: September 23, 2005 Tri-Met is greater Portland's main provider of public transportation. They run the MAX lightrail system, as well as an intricate network of bus lines....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #135: Outside In
Warren JimenezWho: Outside In When: September 16, 2005 Outside In is a non-profit which focuses on helping the homeless, with a special emphasis on transient youth. They have a variety of programs that provide a wide range of social services including medical and mental health services. They work to provide marginalized...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #134: LanPacific
Warren JimenezWho: LanPacific When: September 15, 2005 LanPacific is a team of land use planners, civil engineers, landscape and golf course architects who provide innovative land development consultation and efficient and effective design solutions to public infrastructure development. The company is only a couple of years old, and it is this...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southeast Portland (inner)
Business #133: Fred Meyer
Warren JimenezWho: Interstate Fred Meyer When: September 5, 2005 If you've lived in Portland for any period of time, you already know what Fred Meyer is - a department store that sells homegoods, clothes, and grocery; it has a pharmacy, a gardening center, and will most likely have what you need....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #132: Embassy Suites
Warren JimenezWho: Embassy Suites When: August 26, 2005 Embassy Suites, a national hotel chain, operates 251-room hotel located close to the Portland International Airport. It is billed as a higher end, full-service establishment. Read Sam's Blog on his work experience at the Embassy...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #131: DoveLewis Animal Hospital
Warren JimenezWho: DoveLewis Animal Hospital When: August 25, 2005 DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital was founded in 1973 by Mr. A.B. Lewis with the help of the Portland Veterinary Medical Association. Since June of 1992, DoveLewis has opened its doors around the clock, 24 hours a day, to treat animals requiring emergency...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #130: Oregon Council for Hispanic Achievement
Warren JimenezWho: Oregon Council for Hispanic Achievement When: August 19, 2005Read Sam's blog on OCHA. The Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) is a private, non-profit organization. It was created in 1983, when the Columbia-Willamette United Way launched a Hispanic Services Project to address the human service needs of the Hispanic...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #129: Northwest Assurety
Warren JimenezWho: Assurety Northwest When: August 15, 2005 As a leading full service insurance agency in the Pacific Northwest, Assurety NW provides its customers with a choice of insurance carriers, offering different insurance plan options for business, surety/bonding, auto, home, recreational, life and health insurance for both businesses and individuals. NW...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #128: Pho Huong Restaurant
Warren JimenezWho: Pho Huong Restaurant When: August 7, 2005 Pho Huong is a Vietnemese restaurant that serves up a mean beef-noodle soup. Sam worked an evening shift waiting tables at East Portland's Pho Huong Restaurant on Powell Blvd. While new on Pho's staff, Sam is very familiar with the food service...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #127: Oregon Iron Works
Warren JimenezWho: Oregon Iron Works When: August 3, 2005 Oregon Iron Works, Inc., is a pioneering force in the fabrication and manufacturing industries. Founded in 1944, the company began achieving success fabricating in the demanding hydroelectric, bridge and civil construction industries. From complex bridges to sophisticated military patrol craft, today the...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #126: Applied Plastics
Warren JimenezWho: Applied Plastics When: August 2, 2005 Applied Plastics has over 30 years of experience in working in the plastics industry. They offer a wide range of services, including cutting, design, fabrication, and welding, although they focus on manufacturing plastic pipes and pipe fittings. For a company profile, read on...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #125: Portland International Airport
Warren JimenezWho: Portland International Airport When: July 29, 2005 Portland International Airport offers flights, well, all over the world. With a wide range of carriers (including Air Canada Jazz, Alaska Airlines,America West Airlines, American Airlines, Big Sky Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, JetBlue Airways,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #124: Classique Floors
Warren JimenezWho: Classique Floors When: July 22, 2005Read Sam's blog on Classique Floors. Classique Floors has provided the Greater Portland with floor coverings and custom installation since 1977. They specialize in a wide range of floorings including wood, carpet, tile, vinyl, cork, linoleum and laminates....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #123: Bullivant/Houser/Bailey
Warren JimenezWho: Bullivant/Houser/Bailey When: July 19, 2005 Bullivant Houser Bailey PC is a leading multi-service West Coast law firm with nearly 200 attorneys in four states, including Oregon. Bullivant is nationally recognized for its trial experience, and is ranked among The National Law Journal’s top 250 U.S. law firms. The firm,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #122: Hillsboro Civic Center
Warren JimenezWho: Hillsboro Civic Center When: July 16, 2005 This great new building received a gold rating for its energy efficiency and overall eco-friendliness. And the Civic Center fits right into Oregon's longstanding tradition of finding ways to have a vibrant economy and a healthy ecosystem....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #121: Maverick's Gym
Warren JimenezWhere: Mavericks Fitness Club When: July 15, 2005 Mavericks is not a gym, it's a fitness center. Like gyms, Mavericks does focus on sweat and excersize to take off the pounds, but unlike traditional gyms, it also focuses on nutrition. There is a cafe inside called Real Food for Real...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #120: Burgerville
Warren JimenezWho: Burgerville When: July 8, 2005 Burgerville, USA is a privately held chain of restaurants found only in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Reflecting its limited presence, the chain has used the slogan Inconveniently located for most of America. Although at first glance Burgerville looks like a fast food restaurant, the...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southeast Portland (inner)
Business #119: Oregon Clinic
Warren JimenezWho: The Oregon Clinic When: July 6, 2005 The Oregon Clinic is a group of physicians and staff working to meet Portland's healthcare needs within and across specialties. It was founded in 1994 with the merger of several clinical groups in Portland and has continued to grow, offering specialty care...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #118: Volt Temp Agency
Warren JimenezWho: Volt Temp Agency When: July 1, 2005 Volt is an employer of professionals in a wide range of job classifications with expertise in providing job seekers with challenging and rewarding employment opportunities and matching them with customers who are seeking qualified contingent staff. Volt is recognized as one of...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #117: SE Works
Warren JimenezWho: SE Works When: July 1, 2005 SE Works is a community-based workforce development organization located which offers employment and training services to youth and adult job seekers. They also work with area businesses to fill vacant positions. SE Works's mission is to strengthen the economic health and well being...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #116: Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington
Warren JimenezWho: Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington When: June 23, 2005 The Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington was created in an effort to prevent kidney and urninary tract disease, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Businesses, Jobs & Economy
Business #115: Halton Caterpillar
Warren JimenezWho: Halton Caterpillar Date: June 21, 2005 Halton Caterpillar is a full service Caterpillar dealer which can boast that almost every commercial business in Portland has been touched, at some point, by Caterpillar and Halton Co.. They specialize in daily weekly and short term rentals offering both earthmoving and industrial...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Own Your Equity: The Lease-to-Own Initiative
Warren JimenezIn the Portland Metro Area, more than 95% of all firms are small businesses. In Multnomah County alone there are 20,654 small businesses that employ 125,032 people with a payroll of $1.1 billion. Of these, almost 13,000 - or more than half - are micro-enterprises with 5 employees or fewer....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 19, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy
Dashboard: What Exactly is Economic Success?
Warren JimenezHow should we define economic success for Portland and the region? This is the central question posed to business, labor and government as part of the “Portland Area Economic Dashboard” project launched by Sam Adams and local economists. “Hard to believe, we have never set actual goals for business success...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 19, 2005
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Worksystems, Inc. Makes Changes
Warren JimenezWorksystems, Inc. (WSI) is a nonprofit organization that connects job seekers with employers by funding career placement and training services. WSI is staff to the local Workforce Investment Board for Oregon Region 2. The region consists of the City of Portland, Multnomah and Washington Counties. Sam is the local elected...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 19, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy, Workforce
Business Association Grant Program Expansion
Warren JimenezOur small and neighborhood business associations are a vital part of the Portland’s business culture. Although the city has made a small investment in our business district through the APNBA Grant Program, Sam wanted to increase their opportunity to expand on their past success. We increased this program by $100,00...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 19, 2005
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Central City Sidewalk Scrubbing and Street Cleaning Spared the City Budget Axe
Sam AdamsAs part of their Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budget request, the Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) proposed a signifcant reduction in downtown sidewalk scrubbing and street cleaning services with a proposed cut of $767,000. Working with Commissioner Erik Sten, we proposed denial of PDOT’s request and funding was continued. Related Documents...
Posted by Sam Adams on December 19, 2005
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New Study Identifies Effect of Wal-Mart on Local Economies
Roland ChlapowskiThere has been a lot of debate about the effect that Wal-Mart has on the communities it moves into - in particular, whether or not it affects the overall employment and wages of the localities that allow Wal-Mart into their borders. A recent academic study from October, 2005 tries to...
Posted by Roland Chlapowski on December 14, 2005
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Filed Under Front Page, Jobs & Economy, Wal-Mart, Workforce
BLOG: Support Proposed Portland Freight Master Plan
Sam AdamsInitiated in January 2003 by then City Commissioner Jim Francesconi, the Proposed Portland Freight Master Plan provides strategies to address the relationship, conflicts, and needs for local delivery and freight movement within the City of Portland. It deserves your strong support. We need this plan! Portland boasts modern port facilities...
Posted by Sam Adams on November 25, 2005
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Filed Under Blog, Front Page, Jobs & Economy, Office of Transportation, Transportation
"Think Local, Buy Local, Be Local"
Warren JimenezWhen you patronize locally owned, independent businesses, up to 3 times more money stays in the local community, stated Sam at a press conference to encourage consumers to buy at locally owned businesses. Sustainable Business Network of Portland started the Think Local First campaign a year ago with 30 members....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on November 25, 2005
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