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Food (cart) fight: Portland vs. NYC

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

By Kimberly A.C. Wilson, The Oregonian November 10, 2009, 11:37AM Oh Portland, you scrappy food-loving paradise! Your charms are both fragrant and mobile, tidy and chic, yummy and correct. Enjoy this video love letter, courtesy of MSNBC: www.oregonlive.com

Brewpubs on tapRobust brewing industry expected to add another 15 brewpubs

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Even though it won’t open for two months, success could be on tap for Coalition Brewing. The new brewpub will occupy a neighborhood, near Portland’s East Burnside Street and 28th Avenue, known for innovative restaurants and bars. Coalition’s space is also well known because it formerly housed the popular Noble Rot wine bar. www.portland.bizjournals.com

Report: Blackstone buys stake in Lloyd Center

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Private equity giant Blackstone Group reportedly is buying a stake in the Lloyd Center shopping mall, one of three properties being marketed by Glimcher Realty Trust to raise approximately million. www.portland.bizjournals.com

Chase will lend more to small firms in 2010

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Chase bank said Monday it plans to increase its lending to small businesses by up to billion in 2010, and it will hire additional bankers to handle the work. www.portland.bizjournals.com

Melvin Mark wins first U.S. Green Globe rating

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Melvin Mark Cos. has earned the first Green Globes designation awarded in the nation for sustainable initiatives in an existing building. The Green Building Initiative on July 2 presented its Green Globes plaque to Melvin Mark for Columbia Square, a 313,000-square-foot Class A office building at 111 S.W. Columbia St. in downtown Portland. Green Globes debuted in Portland two years ago. The green rating system for buildings originated in Canada and is marketed locally as an affordable alternative to the popular U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. www.portland.bizjournals.com