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Business Portland News & Event Round Up, April 13
Recent business stories of note:
- Portland carbon emissions are down 26 percent since 1990
Portlanders are now responsible for 26 percent fewer carbon emissions per person than they emitted in 1990
- America’s greenest city
Portland literally has you covered with green space
- A new biodiesel hub is setting up in Northwest Portland
Three companies will co-locate in the Northwest Industrial District in Portland
- Velo Cult completes move to Portland
On Jan. 1, he closed the doors of his five-year-old bike shop, Velo Cult in San Diego, California. Then Boyer packed up his staff and headed north to bike-crazed Portland
- An East Portland metal fabricator/bike builder has launched Lewd Bikes
When thinking about who we are and what we know and where we live, it didn’t really take us long to decide on bicycles
- Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed the Oregon Investment Act
The Oregon Investment Act is essential to help us leverage our limited public resources and get our local businesses the resources they need to grow
- Willamette Week is holding a... Tech Festival
Coordinated by Rick Turoczy, a co-founder of P.I.E.(Portland Incubator Experiment), the festival will be a sister event to MusicfestNW
- The Burnside Bridgehead project has found itself an anchor tenant
A fast-growing clean tech firm is providing the juice Portland needs to finally redevelop the Burnside Bridgehead
- Southwest Airlines is launching PDX to Austin summer nonstops
The flights fulfill the No. 3 priority of airport managers
- Entrepreneurs should think beyond Silicon Valley's borders
Denver, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Portland and Seattle are all making strides
- 10 things someone loves about Portland
You want to know what's even more fun than watching Fred Armisen make jokes about Portland, Oregon on your television? Tuning into the actual city itself!
Outdated rules 86 street food in Seattle and Vancouver while Portland thrives
- Rumor is that Portland is in the running for the next season of Top Chef
Word from the Left Coast is that Portland or Seattle will get the nod for the next season of Bravo’s popular cooking contest
- Upcoming Bowery Bagels on NW Broadway to include CruMarket, an artisan retail space
Old Town will soon get more than just boiled bagels
- Vitaly Paley is opening two restaurants in downtown's Hotel Lucia, both inspired by "Pacific NW heritage cookery"
Chef Vitaly Paley has finally revealed his long-stewing plans for a downtown expansion
- Tips on how to improve a business district
Thriving commercial districts are part of what makes Portland great
- Who is responsible for job creation?
Thinking Local: Job Creation Not Relocation
- Why job churn is essential for the economy
Good jobs news: more people are quitting
- New Pew report says Oregon leads way on evaluating effectiveness of tax incentives
Oregon is ahead of most states when it comes to evaluating how effective its tax incentives are
- More people commute from Salem to Portland than vice-versa
About 31,420 Salem-area residents reported that their primary job was in the Portland area, according to the 2010 Census
- Even in a down economy, the Northwest attracts new residents
The Northwest has long been a draw for people moving here from other parts of the United States
Some business announcements and events of note:
Twitter has a new guide, Twitter for Small Business
There is a Public Safety Business Summit April 16
Portland Industrial Land Supply, Ready... or Not? Is April 18
The Cleantech Open Is Coming To Portland on April 20
Portland Roasting is hosting coffeelandia, a celebration of coffee and Portland on April 20
Portland Startup Weekend Bootcamp is on April 21
An OEN Business Plan Development Seminar is April 24
Pinterest Primer for Small Business Owners is on April 24
Silicon Valley VCs Predict Top Trends for 2012 And Discuss Oregon Startups on April 26
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