Homelessness Crisis: The Other One Percent
Why affordable housing can’t solve Oregon’s homelessness epidemic on its own, and how one organization is laying the groundwork for business to carry the torch.
- Published in Nonprofit
Why Businesses Employ the Homeless
Recruiting the homeless isn’t just good hearted; it’s good business.
- Published in Nonprofit
Editor's Note: 16,000 vacant apartments, redux
A short item I posted two days ago about 16 thousand vacant apartments in the Portland metro area has attracted an outsize amount of attention.
- Published in Real Estate
City kickstarts Joyce Hotel design and renovation process
Two years after the Portland Housing Bureau purchased the Joyce Hotel, a low cost housing option for homeless and low-income residents, the city is moving forward with plans to redevelop the property.
- Published in Real Estate
Opinion: Business leaders need to address root causes of homelessness
When Business for a Better Portland launched last year, our founders rallied around a simple idea: When our community thrives, business thrives.
- Published in Opinion
Council Watch: Oregon City tourism and tiny homes
Oregon City council members discuss tiny homes for veterans and strategic tourism plan.
- Published in Real Estate
Homelessness reaches crisis proportions in Eugene
Business owners say failure to address homelessness is crushing downtown.
- Published in Economy and Finance