Recent News for Portland Neighborhoods and St. Johns

Neighborhood fairs, festivals give residents reason to party

After enduring long, dark, wet winters, Portlanders traditionally celebrate the return of good weather each year with a series of outdoor neighborhood fairs that begin in early May and stretch into the fall. More than a dozen such events take place in all parts of town, giving residents an excuse ...xxx

A Doggie Dash, Gay & Grey and The Tubes: weekend entertainment options from Portland's neighborhoods

In Northwest, the fourth annual Gay & Grey Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, providing activities and resources for LGBT seniors.xxx

Albina Community Bancorp Earns $0.07 per Share in the First Quarter of 2012

Albina Community Bancorp , the holding company of Portland’s only certified community development bank, today reported earnings of $98,000, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to $161,000, or $0.12 per share in the first quarter a year ago.xxx

St. Petersburg surveillance camera reality check: Now that they're here, what next?

Drug crimes are the impetus. But what kind of system and where?xxx

St. Petersburg surveillance camera reality check: Now that we have them, what next?

By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 27, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — Video surveillance cameras are the municipal equivalent to the latest Apple product: everyone wants them and there's a mad rush to get them. Since March, Portland, Ore., Chicago and Colorado Springs have all moved ahead with them. Tampa is spending $2 million on a new network of surveillance cameras in time for ...xxx

Portland-Based ISM Among Top 100 Sage ERP VARs in 2012

ISM earns a spot on Bob Scott’s 2012 ‘Top 100 VAR’ listing of ERP, Accounting, CRM, and business software providers for the 5th consecutive year.Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) May 15, 2012 Information Systems Management (ISM) (http://www.goism.com), a Sage Authorized Partner specializing in Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP, Sage ERP X3, and Sage CRM, has again been named to Bob Scott’s ...

Bitter rift over family trusts splits prominent Portland real estate family, the Schlesingers

A three-year legal fight that reflected a bitter rift in the prominent Schlesinger family took a major turn this week when a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has sided with 25-year-old Jessica Schlesinger. She sued her father and two uncles, claiming the Portland real estate developers failed to adequately safeguard family trust funds. Judge Diana Stuart ruled in preliminary findings and ...

The NAR Power Broker Roundtable: Real Estate at Risk: The Potential Impact of Legislative Change

“As brokers, we need to ask ourselves what we can do to inspire ongoing growth—and how a fragile recovery might be impacted by legislative changes,” stated Rei Mesa, Special Liaison for Large Firm Relations, NAR, and President/CEO, Prudential Florida Real Estate Services, in this month’s Roundtable discussion in RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine. Read on to [...]

In downtown Portland, Business Alliance report says real estate, development is picking up

The report says downtown will grow, with strong employment, residential housing, a growing tourism base and retail sales. The report took note of the incoming cityTarget and the arrival of H&M, Sephora and the new Nike store.

In downtown Portland, Business Alliance report says real estate, development is picking up

The report says downtown will grow, with strong employment, residential housing, a growing tourism base and retail sales. The report took note of the incoming cityTarget and the arrival of H&M, Sephora and the new Nike store.

New version of United States Football League aims to succeed where others have failed

A proposed new professional football team in Portland would include NFL hopefuls from area colleges such as Oregon, Oregon State and Portland State

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