Month: May 2012

ICTSI Oregon, Inc., the company responsible for container and breakbulk operations at the Port’s marine Terminal 6, received the Foreign Direct Investment Business Award at the Annual International Awards and Scholarship Dinner in Portland on May 15.   Presented by the Oregon Consular Corps and the City of Portland, the awards celebrate globally-focused businesses in…

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Over the next four months, the City of Portland is expected to determine whether West Hayden Island will be annexed into city boundaries. The property is currently part of unincorporated Multnomah County and annexation is necessary to facilitate future development. Metro brought WHI into the region’s Urban Growth Boundary in 1983 to fulfill a marine…

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On Oct. 3 and 4, the Port of Portland will host the Northwest Global Freight Conference at the Governor Hotel. Formerly known as the Northwest Intermodal Conference, the event covers all types and modes of global freight moving in, out and through the region. Focusing on the Pacific Northwest as a major gateway to and…

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  Each year, during the third full week in May, World Trade Week highlights the vital connection between the global economy and the prosperity of the country. That connection is especially vital in our region, where 1 in 13 jobs is connected to maritime and aviation activity. During May 14 to 18, Business Oregon and…

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