Prosper Portland Launches $800K Grant Program to Fill Vacant Storefronts as Vacancy Nears 40%

Facing a combined 39 percent vacancy rate across its central city, Portland is offering matching grants of up to $100,000 to grocery stores, restaurants and retailers willing to sign long-term leases on empty ground-floor storefronts. Prosper Portland has opened applications for an $800,000 matching-grant program meant to pull grocery stores, restaurants and retailers into the […]