Oregon
Portland Business Coalition Bets on High-Speed Rail to Reset Oregon’s Economic Trajectory
Mayor Keith Wilson, the Portland Metro Chamber and major institutional players are pressing Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council to make Cascadia rail a...
Pacific Northwest Power Grid Hurtles Toward 9 GW Shortfall by 2030 as Load Growth Outpaces New Builds
E3 study commissioned by 22 regional utilities warns that data centers, electrification and coal retirements are colliding with institutional barriers that have stalled...
Prosper Portland Considers Taking Back Two Old Town Buildings via Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure After $7MM Loan Default
The city’s economic development agency expects to assume control of 208 and 234 NW Fifth Avenue this week, ending a controversial 14-month bet...
PDX Activates South Baggage Claim Escalators, Closing in on End of $2.15B Terminal Overhaul
The Port of Portland switched on the south-side escalators May 8, leaving a north-side counterpart and final punch-list items between the airport and...
Oregon Community Foundation Commits $100MM to Build 10,000 Middle-Income Housing Units Statewide
The state’s largest grantmaker is moving beyond traditional philanthropy with an impact-investing vehicle targeting Oregon’s “missing middle.” Oregon Community Foundation is putting its...
Guardian and PCCP Acquire 332-Unit Ladd Tower for $63.3MM in Downtown Portland, 20% Below 2010 Trade
The 23-story Park Avenue high-rise marks the latest discounted bet on a downtown Portland comeback by Tom Brenneke’s Guardian Real Estate Services, and...
Related Northwest, Clackamas County Cut Ribbon on 275-Unit Hillside Park, Largest Metro Bond Project in County
The $41.6MM-backed opening marks the first phase of a 16-acre redevelopment that will ultimately deliver more than 500 income-restricted homes in Milwaukie’s Ardenwald...
Consolidated Supply Lands 276,000 SQFT Full-Building Lease at Trammell Crow’s Woodland Industrial Park
The fourth-generation plumbing distributor doubles down on the Pacific Northwest with a flagship I-5 distribution hub south of Portland. Consolidated Supply Co., the...
Oregon’s Retail Sector Bleeds Jobs at Five Times the National Rate as Portland’s Urban Core Falters
State retail employment has cratered nearly 6 percent since 2019 while the rest of the country barely flinched, exposing a localized contraction that...
Kotek Signs $365MM Bond Bill for Moda Center, Pressures Portland Council on $400MM Share
Oregon’s governor wants the city’s funding commitment locked in by early summer to keep the Trail Blazers tied to the 31-year-old arena through...
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
In-N-Out Opens Second Washington Restaurant in Vancouver, Targeting Portland Metro Demand
The Snyder family’s privately held burger chain plants its flag in Clark County eight months after debuting in Ridgefield, signaling a deliberate fill-in...
