About the CEIC
The Central Eastside Industrial Council is a non-profit, volunteer organization, responsible for representing businesses and property owners residing in the Central Eastside Industrial District (CEID) in Portland, Oregon. The 681-acre district encompassing property south of I-84 to Powell and the river to SE 12th contains 1,122 businesses and over 17,000 employees. This site includes information that is not only useful to our members by any business interested in locating to the CEID. This website includes information about our board, members, committees and calendar of events.
Mission Statement
As past President Earl Bolliger used to say, “the CEIC it isn’t a knife & fork club, it is a doer & planner organization for the betterment of Portland, its economy & its neighborhoods.”
For over 25 years, the CEIC has continued to represent the businesses in the district at all in all City Organizations. Our mission is simply this:
To maintain the Central Eastside Industrial District as an industrial sanctuary, ensure it continues to be a major employment zone for the city of Portland, and to protect the rights of property owners and businesses in the district.
Whether it’s tax increases, parking, street alignment or nuisance crime, our goal is to provide the businesses in the district a voice at city hall.
Here are just some of the topics that the CEIC and our Committees are working on:
* Burnside Bridgehead Project
* Burnside/Couch Couplet
* Parking (or lack of) in the District
* Graffiti
* Streetcar
* Urban Renewal Funding
* Land Use issues
* Trespassers and vagrancy
* Various tax increases for a variety of ‘City Issues’
But wait! There’s more!
Although we go toe-to-toe with city agencies and city hall on behalf of our members, we still know how to have fun. With a variety of networking events, our members have many ways to increase their own business, while learning more about the other businesses in the district. Check out our calendar to find our next upcoming event.
* Get-To-Know-Your-Neighbor Tours - These ‘backstage pass’ tours let our members see what other businesses in the district design and create in addition to how they operate. You won’t believe what your neighbors are doing!
* Special Events- Unwind and have some fun. Our golf and bowling tournaments are always much-anticipated, relationship-building events. A unique way to get more business – by playing!
* Quarterly Meetings- Whether it’s a luncheon or an early-evening event, you’ll learn what’s going on in the district, discuss issues and concerns with other business owners and meet new clients and customers in a relaxed atmosphere.
Reach 1,300 business the easy way! – We offer a variety of affordable advertising avenues so finding all the businesses in the district that need your product or service is simple. To learn more, contact Terry Taylor at terry@ceic.cc
As you can see, if you have a business or own property in the district, this is THE organization to belong to. Your opinions and ideas can help shape the future of our district and continue to make it a viable and strong area. Plus, your business has the opportunity to grow significantly no matter what you do, because companies in the district always look to do business with other companies in the district.
Protect your property rights. Protect your business rights. Get your voice heard at all city agencies. Succeed. The CEIC is the organization to help you achieve these. To become a member, download our short membership form and fax it back to us. Why, we’ll even bill you later if that makes it easier for you. Here’s the form CEIC Membership Application Do it Today!
A Brief History Of The CEIC
Following completion of the Industrial Revitalization Study in 1978, Mayor Neil Goldschmidt and representatives from local Eastside businesses designed the District Sanctuary.
The Central Eastside Council [CEIC] was created in 1980 and initially represented central eastside businesses, property owners, several City bureaus and a team of consultants. Since then, the CEIC has been a major catalyst for environmental and economic improvement in the district.
The CEIC is responsible for bringing OMSI and the Oregon Convention Center to their current locations and helped erase the possibility of a new jail being built in the current B & O Building.
We are consistently working with various city agencies to ensure that businesses in the district have their concerns heard and resolved. We work closely with the Portland Police Bureau to significantly reduce the amount of nuisance crimes and graffiti. The CEIC has also brought parking, traffic circulation and property development to public attention.
In 1983, CEIC worked with 1000 Friends of Oregon, a land use planning watchdog organization, to write a document further defining the role of the district. In 1986, an urban renewal plan for the district was proposed by the Portland Development Commission and approved by the City Council.
Since that time, the CEIC has worked closely with the PDC to foster economic development in the area. Achievements that arose out of the urban renewal designation are the development on Logus block and Barbur blocks, storefront and street improvements along Martin Luther King Boulevard, redevelopment at S. E. Taylor and Main as well as many other projects. Additionally, significant funds were used to build the Eastbank Esplanade Riverwalk, which in connection with the Waterfront Park on the west side, serves as a recreation area enjoyed by the entire city.
Contact:
Terry Taylor
CEIC Executive Director
Central Eastside Industrial Council
PO Box 14251
Portland, OR 97293-0251
email: terry@ceic.cc
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