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Where Is Portland Made? The Complex Relationship Between Social Media And Place In The Artisan Economy Of Portland, Oregon (Usa), Stephen Marotta, Austin Cummings, Charles H. Heying

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Portland, Oregon (USA) has become known for an artisanal or ‘maker’ economy that relies on a resurgence of place specificity (Heying), primarily expressed and exported to a global audience in the notion of ‘Portland Made’ (Roy). Portland Made reveals a tension immanent in the notion of ‘place’: place is both here and not here, both real and imaginary. What emerges is a complicated picture of how place conceptually captures various intersections of materiality and mythology, aesthetics and economics. On the one hand, Portland Made represents the collective brand-identity used by Portland’s makers to signify a products’ material existence as handcrafted, …

Demographic Analysis Of The Healthcare, Manufacturing, And Skilled Trades Industries, Elizabeth Morehead, Sheila A. Martin

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

While the American economy has been characterized by increasing labor-market polarization over the past decade, recent growth in mid-wage, mid-skill jobs holds promise for workers looking for an opportunity to earn a self-sufficient wage.

By July of this year, the economy had added over 900,000 middle-income positions, matching the pace of growth in high-wage fi elds, and outpacing growth in low-wage occupations. Many of these mid-wage and mid-skill jobs can be found in healthcare, production, and the skilled trades, specifi cally construction and extraction, and installation, maintenance, and repair.

Many of these jobs off er an opportunity to earn higher …

Portland Made Collective Survey Report 2014, Charles H. Heying, Stephen Marotta

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

“Portland Made is a self-sustaining collective of makers, artisans and manufacturers that advocates and supports its members by providing education and marketing, a shared resource hub, and a brand that promotes their products locally and globally.” This report describes the results of a survey of the Portland Made Collective (PMC) members conducted spring 2014. The survey requested information about products and services, revenues, employment, growth, identity, markets, and challenges (see Appendix A for full text of survey). The report also includes preliminary observations from the Phase II of the project which expands the scope of the research to the …

Brew To Bikes: Portland's Artisan Economy, Charles H. Heying

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Brew to Bikes: Portland's Artisan Economy explains how post-industrial economic transformations have created a space for artisan enterprises to flourish. Dissatisfied with passive consumption, many residents of Portland, OR take matters into their own hands. Associate Professor of Urban Studies Charles Heying noticed these local artisans prospering all over the city and set out to study their thriving economy. Profiling hundreds of local businesses, and with an eye on Portland's unique penchant for sustainability and urban development, Brew to Bikes is about everything from bike manufacturers to microbreweries, from do-it-yourself to traditional crafts. A treatise to local, ethical business practices, …

Journal Building 1947-1977, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Notes: Portland Public Market, 1926-1933, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Notes And Chronology: Public Market, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Notes: Portland Public Market, 1931-1934, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Schematic Of Market, 1920-1926, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Creative Accounting: Are We A 21st Century Greenwich Village?, Michael Mcgregor

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

Examines the rise of the "creative class" in Portland, and attempts to answer the question of what makes Portland alluring to young creative people. Also looks into the economic and social impact of the creative class, and what the future may hold in store, and examines Portland's future as a creative services center.

Notes On Public Petition, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Email From Bud Clark To Bonner, Bud Clark

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Competition And Collaboration In The Central Eastside: A Study Of Three Industry Groups, Peter Bilton, Jenni Minner, Estee Segal, Chris Zahas

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

Since 1980 the Central Eastside Industrial Council has worked with stakeholders in the Central Eastside Industrial District to improve the local business environment, solve common problems, and work toward common goals. This project uses the concept of "industry clusters" to offer the Council new insights into how related businesses function, how they interact, and what their common needs are within the Central Eastside. It links key industries of the Central Eastside to larger regional clusters, examines the assets and constraints of the district in relation to these industries, and looks at how the Council and area businesses can partner with …

Demographic, Housing & Socioeconomic Profile Of The City Of Portland Neighborhoods, Portland State University. Center For Urban Studies, Portland State University. School Of Urban And Public Affairs, Steve R. Johnson

Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports

We are pleased to present the eighth edition of the Neighborhood Information Profiles. The Profiles were last published by the City of Portland's Office of Finance and Administration in 1986. This edition is based on the 1990 Census data.

This demographic report includes Census data compiled according to the boundaries of each of the 90 recognized neighborhood associations in Portland. The information about boundaries was gathered from neighborhood by-laws and interviews with neighborhood leaders. The boundaries are current as of August 31, 1992.

This report can be used for allocating needed resources and services, measure changes in conditions and populations, …

Reconstruction Finance Corporation (2), Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1), Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Statement By J. E. Bennett (2), J. E. Bennett

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Statement By J. E. Bennett (1), J. E. Bennett

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Council Hearing On Market, Portland (Or.). City Council

Ernie Bonner Collection

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My Reasons For Opposing Calendar 1953, W. Bennett

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Agreement: Public Market Co. And City, Public Market Company Of Portland

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Carey & Harlan Co. To Mayor, Kenneth Harlan

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Goddard To Baker, Henry Goddard

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Mann To Barbur, Special Committee On The Public Market

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Portland Market Co. On Cost Data, Unknown

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Herington To Mayor And Council, G. B. Herington

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Bigelow To Grant, Portland (Or.). Commisioner Of Public Affairs

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From Welsh To Bigelow, Portland (Or.). Department Of Public Safety

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Public Market Producers Association Letter, Yamhill Public Market Producer's Association

Ernie Bonner Collection

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Letter From President Of Portland Market, Frederick Strong

Ernie Bonner Collection

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