Business Journal-Portland articles from October 1999

Business Journal-Portland archives from October 1999

250,000 HealthFirst records in limbo?(HealthFirst Medical Group)
October 29, 1999... HealthFirst Medical Group, one of the city's largest medical practices before its Sept. 1 collapse, is slogging through the gargantuan task of placing its remaining 250,000 patient files with area doctors who have taken over their care. In...

Lawyers: GST gave us ammo we needed.(GST Telecommunications Inc. in class action suit)
October 29, 1999... Two of the Northwest's top class-action litigation firms are among six firms going after GST Telecommunications Inc., claiming the Vancouver, Wash.-based company and a half-dozen former insiders misled investors by not disclosing the true...

The McMenamins vision sees gold in a pig farm.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Mike McMenamins' early sketches of the plan were crude. A theater here. A pub there. Grapes and raspberries around the perimeter. Months later, plans materialized for McMenamins' largest endeavor yet--the McMenamins Pig Farm. Across From...

Hollywood comeback tied to higher-density projects.(Hollywood, Oregon redevelopment)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... The Hollywood neighborhood is getting a new library with adjoining apartments on the same lot. Pairing a public library with a housing project may be an omen of Hollywood's future. Backers of the new Hollywood Sandy plan--the city's...

GM, independent auto dealers appear headed for a collision.(General Motors)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Over-heated by General Motors Corp.'s proposal to operate factory-owned stores, Oregon's auto dealers may face off against the giant automaker at the state's 2001 legislative session. GM dealers in Portland and statewide are steamed by...

Local ATMer cashing in on drug-ad trend.(Card Capture Services)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Pharmaceutical ads have invaded doctors' offices, television screens, even Major League Baseball games. Now, for the first time, ads for Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream and other over-the-counter products have begun appearing on automated...

U.S. Bank opens goodwill account in rural Oregon.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... When John Rickman joined a group of Portland business executives on a tour of the state's smaller towns last year, he got an earful from the local officials. While Portland's economy was booming, towns like Banks and Vernonia were being...

Frail Praegitzer closes merger deal with Tyco.
October 29, 1999... * Tyco International Ltd. agreed to buy ailing circuit-board maker Praegitzer Industries Inc. for $72 million in cash. The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2000, is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Tyco, a huge...

RadiSys Corp.(plans stock split)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... RadiSys Corp. of Hilisboro, announced a three-for-two stock split of its outstanding common shares, to take place on Nov. 29. The stock split will affect shareholders of record on Nov. 8. RadiSys, which produces embedded computers for many...

Oregon Emerging Business Initiative.(meets to discuss education and economic development in Oregon)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... In an effort to assist fledgling companies, a coalition of groups will conduct a summit Nov. 2 at Portland's Washington Park Zoo. Members of the Oregon Emerging Business Initiative will meet with 35 government officials, 25 venture...

Norm Thompson Outfitters Inc.(partners with lucy.com)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Local e-commerce start-up lucy.com finalized an agreement under which Hilisboro's Norm Thompson Outfitters Inc. will serve as its order fulfillment partner. The deal calls for Norm Thompson, a traditional catalog retailer, to handle all of...

Nike Inc.(ends title sponsorship of golf tour)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Nike Inc. ended a seven-year run as title sponsor of The Nike Tour, a qualifying tour for the Professional Golf Association. Nike gave way to Buy.com, an internet retailer that signed a five-year deal to sponsor the golf tour. Minimum purses...

Microsoft Corp.(and Intel Corp. added to the index of 30 manufacturing companies)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... The Dow Jones Industrial Average will gain some Pacific Northwest flair on Nov. 1, when Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. are added to the prestigious index of 30 manufacturing companies. Together, the two technology companies employ some...

Assis Tech Systems.(Student Safaris International and Romp & Rastle to compete for US West grant)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Three Oregon companies have been selected as finalists in US West's seed - money competition and will compete with 41 other firms for the $100,000 in capital to support growth and expansion opportunities. Finalists from Oregon for one of the...

DEQ group to sniff out all toxic air pollutants.(Department of Environmental Quality.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... In a rare agreement between industry and environmental interests, members of an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality consensus group have recommended a new approach to controlling toxic air pollutants. Smokestacks from industrial...

Powell's denies firing tied to union activities.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... The union representing Powell's City of Books workers claims the bookseller fired an employee for his outspoken union support. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union told the National Labor Relations Board that six-year employee...

Nostalgia drives agency's national hardware ads.(Restoration Hardware )(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Beauty. Utility. Whimsy. Cult-followers of Restoration Hardware use the three words to describe their favorite store, as does Borders Perrin & Norrander Advertising Agency in capturing the mood of its new print-ad campaign for the...

New business group set to sail; AOI unimpressed.(Associated Oregon Industries.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... In August, a handful of company officials--upset with the course sailed by Associated Oregon Industries in the 1999 state legislative session--decided to build a new ship. And so, the skeleton of Businesses for a Competitive Oregon was...

Metro One's SPO expected to raise about $31M.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Metro One Telecommunications Inc. appears poised to go on a spending spree, with resources gained from public markets rather than by incurring additional debt. The local provider of enhanced directory assistance services recently filed a...

Hospitality is still Parsons' primary focus.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Bob Parsons, the Benson Hotel's former managing director, has launched his own hospitality company to serve hotels, restaurants and other companies needing food-service advice. His first foray as a new business owner was at the Oregon...

Deal aids coffee, chocolate stores.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... A three-way deal between local specialty-food retailers has left Marsee Baking's former operator facing liquidation, halved Moonstruck Chocolatier's revenue base and provided a new pastry business for coffee chain Caffe Diva. The Oct....

SEC filing aside, CEO says no delisting for Labtec.(Securities and Exchange Commission.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Labtec Inc. is trying to prop up its stock and keep Nasdaq happy by seeking shareholder approval for a reverse-stock split. The Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of computer peripherals, such as speakers, disclosed in an Oct. 25 filing with...

Leopold Ketel to market city's creative side.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Portlanders always knew they were a creative bunch, now they want the rest of the world to find out. Portland Creative Services, which includes the Portland Development Commission and eight core organizations, has picked Leopold Ketel &...

Nike may face Y2K problems internationally.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Despite spending $97 million on Y2K readiness, Nike Inc. cannot predict whether its financial operations will suffer because of the Year 2000 computer bug, the company reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...

Ron Wyden.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden Organization: U.S. Senate Title: U.S. Senator What we do: Advocate for Oregon and develop policies that empower citizens to use their individual talents Education: Palo...

Muscling up for war.
October 29, 1999... Despite a weak network lineup, KPTV thinks it can move up There's a renewed competitiveness inside KPTV, the once-complacent broadcaster of "Gilligan's Island" reruns and "Ramblin' Rod." Industry observers arch their eyebrows when...

Revision set for litigious affordable-housing rule.(Column)
October 29, 1999... A few columns back, I ducked the question of whether or not the polished gloss of urban rejuvenation comes at the expense of affordable housing. It's a question that has the Portland Development Commission musing like Sir Isaac Newton with...

Much is new at Pangea Medical, including its name.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Just weeks before release of its new cardiac monitoring device, Newberg-based Pangea Medical is changing its name to Inovise Medical Inc. Chief executive Patti White said the company chose the name because it reflected the spirit of its...

M&A ACTIVITY SLOWS DOWN.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Mergers and acquisitions in the health-care arena hit a low of 163 this past quarter, down 19 percent from the same period last year. That's the lowest market activity since 1995, according to the third-quarter 1999 Health Care Merger &...

HAPPINESS IS CHICKEN SOUP.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Marci Shimoff, who helped write the bestseller that warmed many a heart, "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul," is coming to town to speak at a Nov. 20 conference entitled, "A Day for You." Known for her quirky humor, Shimoff will talk...

HALLOWEEN PARTY.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Children at Doernbecher and Legacy Emanuel children's hospitals will get a visit from The Gauntlett Group this Halloween. The environmental consultants are donning Halloween costumes to pass out treats at this year's Halloween scavenger-treat...

RACE RAISED $1 MILLION.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... This year's Race for the Cure, which drew 38,800 people in September to Waterfront Park, raised a record-breaking $1 million to fight breast cancer through the Oregon and Southwest Washington affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer...

Ex-Nature's CEO, staff start up grocery rival.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Former Nature's Fresh Northwest executives have banded together to found a new grocery store company. Brian Rohter, previously CEO of Nature's, will lead the as yet unnamed company. Rohter said his team has leased the former Kienow's space at...

TAX BREAKS IN OHIO.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... In other grocery news, Associated Press recently reported that Kroger Co. will add 130 jobs at its Cincinnati headquarters during the next three years. Kroger spokesman Gary Rhodes said growth would include moving some positions from Portland...

HIRING BINGE.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... 800.com, the Portland-based e-tailer of consumer electronics, continues to hire heavily. The company is up to 150 employees, compared to about 50 late last year, said CEO Greg Drew. Expect the figure to rise to nearly 200 in time for the...

SET PHASERS ON BLEND.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... The latest entry in the local star, er, juice wars is Planet Smoothie, an Atlanta company that Entrepreneur Magazine named 1998's fastest-growing smoothie chain. The company recently launched a regional office in the Puget Sound sector to...

COMING SOON.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... The new Sears store in Lloyd Center will open Nov. 13, with a 9:45 a.m. ceremony. The three-story 145,000-square-foot store is located in the space formerly occupied by J.C. Penney. It will employ about 300 people, and is one of 19 full-line...

MELTING THE CHAINS.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Restaurateur Wade Fee has cut his ties with the Melting Pot Restaurant chain and changed the name of his Southwest Portland dining spot. Fee ended his status as a Melting Pot franchisee and renamed his 10-year-old restaurant Fondue Works. He...

TOYS ON PARADE.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Steve Reaume and wife Peggy this month relocated both of their Bridges toy and book stores. They moved one store just a couple blocks in Lake Oswego and moved another from the Bethany area to Raleigh Hills. The couple started Bridges in...

CHARITY CERTIFICATES.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Charity retailer Our Children's Store has introduced a gift-certificate program marketed toward corporations. The seasonal retail operation is urging companies to purchase gift certificates as holiday gifts for clients and employees. ...

InFocus' latest numbers don't disappoint observers.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... InFocus Systems Inc. showed Wall Street that it's back, and now is determined to show the rest of the competition that it's the company to beat. The Wilsonville projection-display device company recently reported third-quarter earnings...

ESI HONORS RETIRING BOARD MEMBER.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Electro Scientific Industries Inc. is bidding adieu to its founder, but not before making sure that Douglas Strain will always be associated with the company he founded some 55 years ago. The company's corporate headquarters will be...

NOT ALL BLUE SKIES FOR RADISYS.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Last week, we mentioned the strong financial showings of four local tech companies. Right after deadline, RadiSys Corp. released its Q3 numbers and they also were strong. But in RadiSys' case, the numbers are clouded by merger-related...

FULL FARE AT US WEST.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Remember King's Table? It was a chain of all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants that enjoyed a certain popularity in the 1970s, especially for teen-age boys going through growth spurts. Apparently, someone at US West remembers those days. The...

SWANSON JOINS CASCADE MICROTECH.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Cascade Microtech Inc. has a new chief financial officer. Craig Swanson will take over for recently departed Randall Sadewic, who will help with Cascade's international expansion in Japan. Swanson had served as vice president of finance,...

A word from the publisher...(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Look across the metropolitan cityscape and there is a repetitious image that tells the region's story: the construction crane. The Portland area is booming. Construction is proceeding at a breakneck pace, from the bustle of downtown Portland...

Hawthorne Bridge.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Spanning the Willamette River OWNER: Multnomah County DEVELOPER: Multnomah County DESIGNER: J.A.L. Waddell When the Hawthorne Bridge finally opened again, after a year and a month of repair, refurbishment and painting,...

Mia Hamm Building.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Nike World Headquarters campus Soccer sensation Mia Hamm gets points for building interest in U.S. women's soccer, all the while achieving celebrity status. Now, she's scored a local victory, with a new Nike building named in her honor....

PALMER HOUSE.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... A 110-year-old slice of history is up for sale in the Mississippi Historic District. History is up for sale in North Portland Richard and Mary Sauter, current owners of the John Palmer House--or "The Castle," as neighbors call...

Residential construction sales stay close to home.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... All in all, 1999 has been a pretty good year for Portland-area home builders. For some, it's been better than others. Take D.R. Horton, formerly known as RMP Properties. Marketing director Ken Ouderkirk said that when Dec. 31 rolls...

Fox Tower.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... 805 S. W. Broadway OWNER: TMT Development ARCHITECT: Thompson Viavoda & Associates GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hoffman Construction Co. DIMENSIONS: 27 floors above ground * Five floors offering 456 parking spots beneath ground...

Oregon Humane Society.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd. ARCHITECT: Ankrom Moisan CONTRACTOR: Baugh Construction On Nov. 3, Oregon Humane Society staff and volunteers will move 70 to 90 dogs and 30 to 50 "pocket pets"--rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and miceuinto...

Hillsboro Stadium.(Oregon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Northwest 229th Avenue and Evergreen Road, Hillsboro OWNER: City of Hillsboro DESICNER: GBS Consultants, Portland CONTRACTOR: Hoffman Construction Co. COMPLETION: September 1999 The football team at Hillsboro's new...

Commercial market: what goes up comes down.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... For commercial builders and developers, 1999 has been anything but Dickensian. It wasn't the best of times. It wasn't the worst of times. "It hasn't been a boom year, but it hasn't been bad," said Bart Eberwein, vice president of Hoffman...

Industrial market steadies after mid-'90s boom.(contract construction industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Industry Overview)
October 29, 1999... When Cindy Catto joined the construction advocacy group Associated General Contractors in 1993, the group counted $28 million worth of industrial and commercial construction contracts in the Portland area, the highest yearly total ever. ...

Nature's Northwest.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... 17711 Jean Road, Lake Oswego OWNER: Wild Oats Market Inc. ARCHITECTS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Group Mackenzie, Portland. Seattle Architect: Robert E. Swain PROJECT COMPLETED: Fall 1998 COST: $15 million, including land...

Orenco Station.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Cornell Road, Hillsboro DEVELOPER: Orenco Station LLC, comprised of PacTrust, Portland, and Costa Pacific Homes, Beaverton LAND PLANNING TEAM: PacTrust, Portland; Costa Pacific Homes, Beaverton; Alpha Engineering, Portland; Fletcher...

Orenco Station.(Hillsboro, Oregon)(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... Cornell Road, Hillsboro Pedestrians are the primary focus at Orenco Station, and Main Street, U.S.A. is the model for the development's town center. It's an unusual focus for a suburban development, according to Bob Boileau,...

Northwest Veterans Affairs Cancer Research Center.(Portland, Oregon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... 3710 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland OWNER: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs DESIGN TEAM: Hoffman Construction Co. and Roger W. Yost ARCHITECT: Yost Grube Hall Architecture PROJECT COMPLETED: June 1999 ...

GABRIEL PARK.(Southwest Community Center in Oregon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Southwest Center welcomes Portlanders A whirlwind of activity envelopes the lobby of the new Southwest Community Center. The cross-section of recreators includes everyone from small children barely able to walk, clutching their mothers,...

River View Cemetery.(Oregon)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... 0300 S.W. Taylors Ferry Road OWNER: River View Cemetery Association LANDSCAPE DESIGNER: unknown DESIGNER: Charles Francis Adams Memorial Chapel designed by Pietro Belluschi, early 1940s. It would seem you can indeed take it...

Embassy Suites: ahh ... sweet restoration.(Embassy Suites renovates old Portland, Oregon hotel)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... LOCATION: Former Multnomah Hotel, 319 S.W. Pine St. OWNER: Promus Hotels Corp. of Memphis, Tenn. ARCHITECT: SERA Architects; William Bailey, chief architect for the project INTERIOR DESIGNER: Peggy Dye of Alabama CONTRACTOR:...

Port of Portland.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... 121 N.W. Everett St. OWNER: The Port of Portland DEVELOPER: Melvin Mark Development Co. ARCHITECT: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership INTERIOR DESIGNER: Bainbridge Design CONTRACTOR: Baugh Construction of Oregon SIZE:...

The Blazers' new practice facility fills a tall order.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... From floor to ceiling, there's nothing about the Blazers' new practice facility that its designers don't like. Starting at the bottom, indirect lighting schemes cast the same Rose Garden game-situation light on the large (two full courts)...

McMENAMINS.(Hamblin Hattan Architects hired to renovate new building sites)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... For architects, it's the job of a lifetime For Hamblin Hattan Architects, McMenamins is the client of a lifetime. The firm's work this decade on large-scale reincarnations of forsaken structures like Edgefield and the Kennedy School...

McRealism: Who's bringing whimsy to the walls?(McMenamins' artist Jennifer Joyce)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Artist Jennifer Joyce hasn't spent much time lately doctoring her resume or updating her portfolio. At 57, the Long Island, N.Y., native has landed a refreshing job creating what she calls "McRealism." After time spent trekking into...

McMenamins Hotel Oregon.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... 310 N.W. Evans St., McMinnville LOCATION: 310 N.E. Evans St., in historic downtown McMinnvile OWNER: Old Oregon Hotel Partnership DEVELOPER: McMenamin Pubs and Breweries ARCHITECT: Tiland-Schmidt Architects, with Rick Tiland...

GUILD THEATRE.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... The Studio Building has a tangled past The history of The Studio Building--commonly known as The Guild--is a tangled one. According to news accounts in The Oregonian, The Studio Building at Southwest Ninth and Taylor was built either in...

Orenco inspired by Portland neighborhoods.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... If you build it, they will come. Though in this case the draw is a safe, walkable community rather than a baseball diamond, the adage has proved true. Orenco Station is a runaway success, judging by the people who have moved here and who...

Orenco Station: all in all, it stacks up pretty well.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... One sunny October morning, I drove out to Hillsboro in my capacity as freelancer-at-large, to walk around Orenco Station and talk to a few of the folks who live and work there. I must offer a full disclosure here. I have never lived in a...

Top 25 area business parks.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Top 25 area business parks Tam Jenkins Ranked by Square footage of buildings Number of ...

Freight-forwarders need to be flexible to stay in business.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Moving large, time-sensitive shipments out of Portland presents a challenge for freight-forwarders--such as Pilot Air's Portland station--that depend on other people's aircraft. Bill Lasater, owner of the local Pilot Air franchise, said...

Move it: Any size or shape.(Pilot Air, Portland.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... From the original Batman costume to submarine parts, Pilot Air Freight's Portland station has helped ship cargo to its destination for 15 years. The freight-forwarder is in the midst of a sales boom, which pleases Bill Lasater, the owner and...

Searching for a product online can be frustrating.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Have you ever walked into a store to buy something but couldn't persuade the salespeople to sell you what you need? If so, you can relate to the frustration I just had dealing with online sites and trying to do some honest-to-goodness...

SBA sets records, thanks to minorities.(Small Business Administration.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... The Small Business Administration set new records for total loans and venture capital financing in fiscal 1999, thanks in part to increased lending to minority- and women-owned businesses. The SBA approved 43,639 loans worth $10.15...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... ADVERTISING Tyee Media appointed Michael DiLembo director of broadcast services. Rachel Gilbert was hired as the regional sales director for Harte-Hanks DiMark, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harte-Hanks Direct Marketing. ...

And all the king's horses...(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Welcome to the Dark Ages. That's what we're going through in this country, at least as far as our once-vaunted health-care delivery system is concerned. The collapse of the HealthFirst medical group has been well chronicled. But the dust...

Business execs head to school.(Brief Article)
October 29, 1999... With concern rising that Portland public schools are in decline, some local business leaders have decided it's time for intervention. The Citizens Education Commission, founded in June 1997, is about to roll out an effort that has been...

Confessions of a real man: Why I'm not afraid of Y2K.(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Not always, but often enough, things that scare pretty much everybody come in three-word packages. World War Two, for example. The Black Plague. Open Heart Surgery. How about, "That's Sexual Harassment!" Or, "You're Under Arrest." You...

Insider Trading.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 29, 1999... Insider Trading The buying and selling of stock shares by area executives Peter Stott Director Crown Pacific Partners Shares bought: 1,000 Share price: $22.35...

Oregon Steel wants a break.(Brief Article)
October 22, 1999... State regulators have proposed making Oregon Steel Mills Inc.'s plant in North Portland exempt from federal air-pollution standards that the company has been required to follow for years. Portland-based Oregon Steel is attempting to get a...

Employers escalate health-plan cost war.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 22, 1999... A coalition of 25 employers seeking greater buying power in the health-care marketplace may adopt a radical model of health coverage that would spur more competition among Oregon health plans and doctors. The ultimate goal is to cut costs....

Three internet retailers racing for market share.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 22, 1999... Steve Wood had SO much fun--and made such a profit--building one electronic-commerce company that he wants to do it again. Earlier this decade, Wood guided the growth of Hood River software retailer Surplus Direct, selling the $100...

City, state land deal driven by PDC's east-side strategy.(Portland Development Commission.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 22, 1999... A pending land deal between the Oregon Department of Transportation and the city may spark redevelopment on the central east side. ODOT and the Portland Development. Commission are negotiating a deal that would allow the city to assume...