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Commercial real estate reporter @ Portland Business Journal | previously The Press Democrat, USA TODAY | NAHJ and NLGJA member | slow runner ~ weird earring enthusiast
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HOUSTON (AP) — Texas board denies parole for Yolanda Saldívar, who was convicted of killing Tejano music icon Selena in 1995.

The Made in Old Town project will welcome the first round of tenants to its campus later this year. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

The Waterfront Park Bowl is poised to get a makeover after Metro granted Portland Parks & Recreation $750,000 for its redevelopment. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Bob's Red Mill has listed the building that housed its grain store and cafe for sale. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

NEW: The day of its third-quarter earnings report, Nike confirmed that two of its C-level executives are no longer with the company. The exits are part of a broad executive shakeup that has occurred since Nike hired new CEO Elliott Hill. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

NEW: Newly unsealed court documents reveal names of high-ranking Nike employees who were accused of gender-based discrimination and inappropriate sexual behavior. This marks the first time in the nearly eight-year-long case that the names have been made public. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

OPB is hiring a photojournalist: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

My new PR was brought to you by listening to the Seamus Kennedy version of “Rattlin’ Bog” over and over again.

New Seasons Market has an opening date for its 22nd location. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

PNC is committing to downtown Portland by moving its offices just a few blocks up the road to Fox Tower. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

These are the 12 federal leases in Oregon terminated by DOGE in an attempt to "save money." Two of the leases were in Portland. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

The latest executive order from #Trump targets Perkins Coie LLP, Portland's 7th-largest law firm by looking to terminate contracts and security clearances. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

What a day for me to start listening to Dmitri Shostakovich's music again

The General Services Administration (GSA) has identified three #Portland buildings to sell in an effort to save costs. The buildings house offices for Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Maxine Dexter along with offices for other federal agencies. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

New renderings for the proposed Zidell Yards MLB stadium were revealed in a House Legislative committee yesterday morning. They show the Tilikum Crossing connecting the park to the city's Eastside, and a retractable roof. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Shari's closed all of its Oregon locations last year. Now some of the iconic, hexagonal shaped buildings are up for grabs: www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

☕💰👀 Dutch Bros Coffee co-founder and Executive Chairman Travis Boersma sold close to $200 million in the company’s stock last week over 10 different transactions, according to recent filings. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Proposed federal budget cuts have created uncertainty over the status of the $2B in funds already obligated to the Interstate Bridge replacement project between Portland and Vancouver. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

This nearly happened to me the last time I flew into San Diego in August. We were seconds from touching down before the plane took off again at the last second because another plane had made its way onto the runway.

Snagged the print editions of my first two Portland Business Journal cover stories. Seeing your name in ink never gets old

The chokehold this song had on me during COVID. I'd flown home to visit my parents for spring break and stayed indefinitely when the country shut down. I'd wake up in my childhood bedroom, throw on some old t-shirt and go for a run while blasting this song. Rest in peace Roberta

Sorry gang, taking the rest of the day off to watch the Andor trailer on repeat.

screaming crying throwing up April 22 CANNOT come fast enough

It's official: Seven years after filing a sexual harassment and gender pay inequity lawsuit against Nike, four plaintiffs agreed to settle their individual claims. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

i just finished reading Malcolm X's autobiography. i highly suggest, especially right now, everyone read it he was a prime example as to what it means to stick to your values, but to give yourself space and grace to change your mind along the way. rest in power

You're cordially invited to Powell's Books in downtown Portland on April 29 for a discussion of housing and land-use. 🏘️ 📘 Buy the fantastic "Fire at Eden's Gate" here: www.powells.com/book/fire-at... Preorder "High Desert, Higher Costs" here: www.powells.com/book/high-de...

NEW: Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, will be the face of the NWSL team with its team kits and around the team’s new practice facility and Providence Park. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Me, a flight anxious person, realizing I have to fly next week to a place too far to drive to

Sara and Peaches in the snow part 2 ❄️ Peaches only tried to hurt the snowman once (she ran away with and chewed off a piece of his arm)

Just a pup discovering her love for snow for the very first time

"Laura Hudson, executive director of the nonprofit South Carolina Victim Assistance Network, said she felt that Mace “set us back about 25 years” by not directing survivors of abuse to proper resources—whether it be law enforcement or hotlines with specially-trained, trauma-informed staff."

Prosper #Portland commissioners will vote tomorrow to approve a loan of up to $7 million for the team behind the Made in Old Town project. The loan will be used to acquire two vacant buildings as part of a planned sustainable manufacturing hub. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Are you in the market for an electric vehicle? I'm an EV reporter at Bloomberg and I'm interested in hearing what you're thinking as you shop Are tax credits a factor? Switching between brands? Holding off for a future model? Reach me here, ✉️[email protected] or let me know how to reach you

💪⚽🏀 Nike aired its first Super Bowl ad in nearly three decades Sunday night. Several women's sports stars, like Caitlin Clark, A'Ja Wilson, Jordan Chiles -- and narrator and Grammy-winning female rapper Doechii -- debuted in Nike’s campaign titled “So Win.” www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

Portland has joined at least four other cities and counties in a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s threat to pull federal funding from jurisdictions with sanctuary laws that limit cooperation with immigration officials.

The #Lovejoy, a Class A #office building in the #PearlDistrict, is at risk of being foreclosed on after defaulting on a loan last July. The building houses a Safeway location on the bottom floor along with other tenants in the office spaces above it. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

🏀⚽🏆 New this morning: The Portland Thorns and the city's incoming WNBA team will share a $150 million state-of-the-art practice facility, slated to open in 2026. The facility will be *the first ever* to serve two professional women's sports franchises. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library

BREAKING: This morning E.P.A. employees received an email notifying them of that the agencywide intranet was out of service. Without the internal agency network, employees cannot access documents or other information needed for their jobs, according to the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...

i love my workplace LMAOOOOO

Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

A decision to add nearly 1,300 acres to the #Sherwood urban growth boundary ( #UGB ) heads to state regulators following a Metro Council vote in December. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Someone is 3 years old today