| Businesses blast growth study (Portland Tribune) |
| A coalition of 10 business groups is sparring with Metro over the question of whether it is cheaper to concentrate future growth in urban centers instead of spreading it out through less-developed parts of the metropolitan area. At issue is a draft “Regional Infrastructure Analysis” ... |
| 11/20/2008 |
| Real estate roundup (BizJournals) |
| Multnomah County leased 27,243 square feet at Columbia Pacific Plaza, 2205 N.E. Columbia Blvd., Portland. Daniel Bessmer and Greg Nesting of Norris & Stevens Inc. brokered the deal between the county and the lessor, Columbia Watamull LLC. |
| 11/10/2008 |
| Metro-area home prices rise, but ... (The Oregonian) |
| The Regional Multiple Listing Service reported the median price in October was $275,000 for all sales closed in Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties. That figure is up 3 percent from a month earlier. |
| 11/13/2008 |
| Merkley says victory is part of ‘transformational change’ (Portland Tribune) |
| After two very tense days of watching election returns seesaw, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley claimed victory Thursday morning in his U.S. Senate race with Republican Gordon Smith. By Thursday morning, Merkley was leading Smith by slightly more than 40,000 votes, 773,358 to 732,771, with about ... |
| 11/04/2008 |
| County funding hits snag (The Gresham Outlook) |
| Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler has ordered his department managers to immediately trim spending – and suggest more cuts for next year – after county budget analysts presented a dour forecast of the county’s money picture. All county department managers were directed to ... |
| 10/24/2008 |
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