rose quarter Archive
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Rose Quarter Future Eyed
Posted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsBlazers have more time for planning The Portland City Council has approved a 6-month extension of development rights for Portland Arena Management for the Rose Quarter area in the vicinity... -
Michael Jackson Immortal Tour Joins Up With Cirque du Soleil
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsMicheal Jackson the Immortal world tour is scheduled to come to the Rose Garden next year. The estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil recently announced the launch of... -
Advocates want benefits if Rose Quarter developed
Posted on September 14, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the Portland Development Commission and the City of Portland hatched plans last year to expand urban renewal in the north and northeast parts of the city, possibly including the... -
A potential setback for Rose Quarter community benefits agreement
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen the Portland Development Commission and the City of Portland hatched plans last year to expand urban renewal in the north and northeast parts of the city, including the Rose... -
Stakeholders consider ideas for Rose Quarter re-development
Posted on January 27, 2010 | No CommentsMemorial Coliseum opened up its doors last night to hundreds of people wanting to catch a glimpse of some of the proposals to redevelop the Rose Quarter. The Stakeholder Advisory Committee took a look at some of these proposals. So did the Portland Observer. -
Rose Quarter proposals considered tonight
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsTonight the proposed re-development of the Rose Quarter lurches forward as Stakeholder Advisory Committee will listen to public presentations of the more than 95 different proposals. -
Rose Festival backs Blazers’ re-development of Rose Quarter
Posted on January 25, 2010 | No CommentsToday the Rose Festival (now the official festival of the City of Portland) announced its support for the Trail Blazers' concept for the re-development of the Rose Quarter. -
Cordish met minority hiring goals in Kansas City
Posted on January 15, 2010 | 4 CommentsStatistics from Kansas City back up the controversial real estate developer's claims. -
Midwestern minority business council on Cordish: ‘get it in writing’
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 3 CommentsLonnie Scott, the president and CEO of the Kansas City-based Mid America Minority Business Development Council, just got back to returning a request for comment on the Trail Blazer's plan to bring a controversial developer to the Rose Quarter. He did not have encouraging words. -
The Trail Blazers want you to imagine ‘Jumptown’
Posted on December 16, 2009 | 7 CommentsThe Portland Trail Blazers want to turn the Rose Quarter into "Jumptown," a year-round entertainment district. But the company the Blazers have enlisted to do the development has a controversial past, with strong allegations of racism leveled against it, and the project is surrounded by questions as to whether or not it will actually benefit the community it’s intended to honor.
