Sustainability Center looks for private backers


Supporters of the Oregon Sustainability Center say they are looking for private investors to cover the $36 million they had hoped to get from state bonds.

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Supporters of the Oregon Sustainability Center say they are looking for private investors to cover the $36 million they had hoped to get from state bonds.

“We believe it can still be financed,” said Patrick Quinton, executive director of the Portland Development Commission.

Quinton pointed to the fact that 74 percent of the building’s space has been leased, something that should be attractive to potential backers, but acknowledged that the tenant mix might have to be adjusted.

Read more at Sustainable Business Oregon.

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