Prosper Portland Explained

Prosper Portland, formerly the Portland Development Commission (PDC), is the community development corporation created by the city of Portland, Oregon. It promotes development, housing projects and economic development within the city's eleven urban renewal districts.

It has controversially sought to establish measurable standards for workplace diversity among its contractors.^[1]

In May 2017, the Portland City Council voted to change PDC's name to Prosper Portland.^[2]

References

• News: Ryan . Frank . Foes suggest Portland Development Commission plan is illegal. Real estate interests threaten a plan to spend $50 million in Pearl revenues on urban projects outside the district . The Oregonian . May 15, 2008 . 2008-06-10 .

Notes and References

1. News: Libby . Tucker . Portland Development Commission Could Extend South Waterfront Contract to All Future Projects . Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR) via Black Enterprise . 2008-06-04 . 2008-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060623030757/http://blackenterprise.com/yb/ybopen.asp?section=ybsb . 2006-06-23 . dead .
2. News: Redden. Jim. PDC changes name to Prosper Portland. Business Tribune. May 10, 2017. Portland, Oregon. 2017-05-25.