Bureau of development services
Year-round farmers market coming to Springfield
An indoor, year-round farmers market may be coming to Springfield, in an effort dubbed the Community Food Hub Project.
Population growth slows
For the fourth year in a row, population growth has been sluggish in Oregon due to a slowed birthrate and fewer people moving to Oregon.
Portland could get new music venue
Portland lacks a music venue in between small clubs and large arenas, but a new proposal aims to fill that gap.
December ’08 transportation indicators
MARCH 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for December 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change TRANSPORTATION Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions $19.1 $23.0 $22.9 -16.8% Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge 18,207 18,959 21,374 -14.8% Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls … Read more
Significant water funding sinks
It was an ambitious plan felled by the collapsing economy. But since we’re talking water, contentiousness also played a hand.