The Portland Business Journal reports that Venture Portland has given out $36K in neighborhood grants for the fall and winter holiday season, bolstering small business and holiday retail activity.

According to Think Progress, Portland City Council passed a resolution banning any new infrastructure that would transport or store fossil fuels within the City, or it's adjacent waterways.

The Portland Business Journal reports that Washington D.C. based Multi-Employer Property Trust will back the $103M Wizer Block Development, a three-building, mixed-use project to downtown Lake Oswego.

The Portland Tribune reports that just three weeks after declaring an affordable housing crisis in Portland, the City Council unanimously approved leveraging existing TIF programs to increase funding for urban renewal by fifty percent.

According to Justmeans, Keybank has announced it will be providing $13.8M to support the development of a 53-unit affordable housing complex in Eugene, OR.

Washington County Commissioners approved a nearly 1,100 acre urban renewal area for in north Hillsboro in order to create an industrial area that will attract high-tech jobs and firms.

CDFA is pleased to announce the selection of North South Government Strategies (NSGS) as the Council's legislative representation on Capitol Hill. Eric Silva, Founding Partner with NSGS, will continue his work as CDFA's legislative representative.

The Intro Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Finance WebCourse will delve into the process of creating a PACE program for a community from start to finish. Over the span of two days, all the pieces of PACE financing are analyzed including the bond issuance needed, enhancing investor appeal, discerning the regulatory matters, the realm of market potential and more. In the long run, the lowered utility bills and increased local jobs from PACE financing will benefit residents and businesses.

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