Representing Portland Businesses in the Central Eastside Industrial District Since 1980
Article #1 in mini-series “Boosting Business”
The most common corporate way of adding value to the bottomline involved mass layoffs. Downsizing, rightsizing, doing more with less… however it is translated means cutting back in labor. Cutting labor reduces payroll and other benefits to reduce the operating expenses of a business. Is this the right approach? Continue reading ‘Boosting Business: EDMs vs. Personnel’
As often as I have some spare time to write, I would like to begin a mini-series of articles under a “Boosting Business” heading. Continue reading ‘New Article Series: Boosting Business’
| December 5, 2008 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 2:00 pm |
Aboard the Portland Spirit
Boarding at 11:30am at the Portland Spirit offices at Caruthers Landing
110 SE Caruthers Street
Cruising from Noon-2:00pm
At the March 18th, CEIC Quarterly Meeting, 5 candidates running for Sam Adams seat were grilled on a variety of topics that affect the businesses in the district. Each candidate was given the list of questions discussing Burnside Bridgehead, how they would do about parking, their vision of the city and more. Here are the questions and the candidate’s answers:
Charles Lewis’ Answers
Jeff Bissonnette’s Answers
Chris Smith’s Answers
With the assistance of the students in ‘Steps to Success’ at Mt. Hood Community College, the CEIC created a survey to better understand the issues and concerns of the businesses in the district. Here are the results from the 2007 Central Eastside Business Census Survey, available as a pdf.
CENTRAL EASTSIDE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY POLICING ACTION COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING March 20, 2008
In Attendance: Gilly Burlingham – Buckman Community Association; Steve Kraten – Metro; Randy Reagan – Quadrant Systems; Bob Scott – Northwest Bank; Christina Albo – Resolutions Northwest; Jon Gaddis – Portland Police Bureau; Mike Castlio – Portland Police Bureau; Susan Lathrom – Parking Enforcement; Scott Westerman – Portland Police Bureau; Bob Heimbach – Portland Police Bureau; Max Rees – Resident; P. G. Davis – Resident; Jenna Plank – Multnomah County DA; Larry Graham – Portland Police Bureau; Marcia Dennis – ONI – Graffiti Abatement; Pamela Chapel; Coaxis, Rivereast, LLC – Max Margolis – O.N.I.; Katherine Anderson – O.N.I. Crime Prevention; Terry Taylor – CEIC; David Lorati – CEIC; Mark Warrington – Portland Parks & Rec; Anthony Amayer – Resident; Matt Engen – Portland Police Bureau; Bill Senate – Portland Police Bureau; Burt Geiger – CEIC; Karon Keup – American Medical Response
Continue reading ‘CPAC Meeting Minutes March 20th 2008′
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