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Portland Metro Chamber is the chamber of commerce for Portland, Oregon, United States. The organization was established as the Portland Trade Board in 1870, and was later known as the Portland Metropolitan Chamber (until 2001), and the Portland Business Alliance. [1] [2] Andrew Hoan is the chief executive officer. [3]
After more than a decade of successful exhibits and programs, the Museum once again needed a new space to accommodate growing interest. In 1991 a capital campaign was launched, and two years later in 1993 the Museum opened to the public in a grand new home, the former Chamber of Commerce building on Free Street in downtown Portland. Has since ...
In 1918 Perkins resigned his superintendency to become Executive Secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He was also President of the Portland Rotary Club (1916–17), a Four Minute Man during World War I , and a board member of United Americans, a super-patriotic, anti-communist organization.
Oct. 2—The Portland Museum of Art wants to create a "new cultural landmark" with a major expansion project. Historic preservationists say they'll be tearing down an existing one to do it. The ...
The Portland–South Portland, Maine, metropolitan statistical area is a region consisting of three counties in Maine, anchored by the city of Portland and the smaller city of South Portland. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 551,740. [ 2 ]
Greater Portland Landmarks is a preservation organization founded in 1964 and based in Portland, Maine, United States. It was formed three years after the demolition of the city's Union Station , during the Urban Renewal movement, with the intention of preventing further such losses.
In May 2024, the Portland City Council ignored the advice of the planning and historic preservation boards and voted 6-3 to remove the building's historic classification. [15] In June 2024, Greater Portland Landmarks sued in Cumberland County Superior Court seeking to reverse the Portland City Council's decision to reclassify the building. [16]
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. [4] The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people. Historically tied to commercial shipping, the marine economy ...