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Portland Family Entertainment(PFE)
a n n o u n c e d to d a y th a t it has
completed a deal giving it the right to
purchase the Albuquerque Dukes of
the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from
current owners Bob and Joan Lozinak.
“ W e ’re v ery p le a se d to have
successfully completed a binding
Agreement that allows us to acquire
a Triple-A baseball team, particularly
one with the outstanding reputation
o f the Albuquerque Dukes,” said
Mike Higgins, PFE general manager.
This is the critical component in
b rin g in g
a ffo rd a b le
fam ily
entertainm ent to Portland. This
m ile sto n e c o m p le te s the team
acquisition requirem ents o f the
Memorandum o f understanding with
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theC ity o f Portland
Portland Mayor Vera Katz said she is
pleased that PFE was able to acquire
a AAA baseball team before the 31 st
deadline. “This is a major milestone
in our partnership with Portland
Family Entertainment,” said Mayor
Vera Katz. “We have set a goal for
Portland to be a family friendly city,
and it we want tot achieve that goal,
we need to have activities that are
available and affordable to families.
Today’s announcement moves us
toward our vision of Civic Stadium as
an affordable, family-oriented, multi
use, community facility. Under our
plan, the revenues produced by
attendance at Triple-A baseball
games, along with proceeds from an
increase in the hotel/motel tax, will
renovate this facility at no additional
cost to property taxpayers.”
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Partnership nets huge success in Lloyd District
• 1st year review
shows substantial
decrease in
commuters driving
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tO R I H t PORTLAND OBSERVER
Thanks to the implementation o f a
unique public/private partnership,
more Lloyd District employees are
now taking transit, carpooling or
biking then ever before.
A report just released by Tri-Met
e n title d , “ T he L loyd D istric t
Partnership Plan Annual Review,”
shows that between August 1997
and August 1998:
Employees who participated in the
partnership showed a substantial
(72%) increase in their transit ridership
Drive alone commuter tips for this
group dropped by 72% over the same
time period
460 employee auto trips to the Lloyd
District were eliminated each day
during rush hour
“ More people are taking transit,
carpooling, bicycling or walking to
work rather than driving alone due to
the efforts o f this partnership,” said
Fred H ansen, T ri-M et G eneral
Manager. “The TMA has done an
excellent job o f working with Lloyd
D istrict em ployers to prom ote
alternatives to driving alone to work.”
“The real success o f the program has
been the partnership between the
business community, Tri-Met and the
City o f Portland,"said Rick Williams
Lloyd D istrict TM A E xecutive
Director. “Working together, we
achieved results that exceeded all o f
our expectations.”
The partnership is currently working
on setting new goals and objectives
for th e upcom ing y e a r and
determining what strategies will be
implemented to continue usage o f
alternative transportation modes.
The Lloyd District TMA is made up
o f m ore than 40 e m p lo y e rs,
representing about 6,000 employees
in the area.
Portland youth have more opportunities to build successful
careers, thanks to a $20 million grant just awarded to
worksystems inc. In the largest investment o f its kind, the
U.S. Department o f Labor awarded $223 million in “Youth
Opportunity Grants” to bring education and job training
to up to 44,000 young people between the ages o f 14-21
in 36 communities across the country.
This national effort to leverage the combined resources of
business, the non-profit sector, prominent public figures,
and government at all levels, aims to help at-risk youth
acquire skills and experience to transition into successful
adulthood, careers, and higher education. President
Clinton launched the Youth Opportunity Movement on
his New Markets Trip last July.
“We are thrilled at the opportunity to take existing
program s and partnership to new heights,” said
worksystems inc. Board Chair and Wells Fargo Senior
Vice President Janice Wilson. “The Youth Opportunity
Center will model the ability o f government and business
to work together to prepare young people for great
careers through life-long learning.
Worksystems inc. will use the grant to invest a wide range
o f educational and career related activities for young
p eo p le in P o rtla n d ’s E n te rp rise C om m unity
neighborhoods o f Downtown, North and Northeast
Portland, and a network o f partner organizations.
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those or other issues.
Auerbach said Oregon is a leader in
providing services to help senior and
p eople w ith d isab ilities live as
independently as possible. “We want
to know what more we can do and
how we can improve our system as
we prepare proposals for the 2001
Oregon Legislature. “ I urge seniors,
people with disabilities and persons
familiar with their issues to attend
one o f the meetings.”
The Milwaukie forum is part o f a
series being held throughout the state.
Nine meetings were held in November
and D ecem ber, and ad d itio n al
meetings are being scheduled in
various cities through May.
Arnica, which operates at 1500 SW
First Avenue in Portland, has been
writing insurance in Oregon since
1943. In recognition o f its exceptional
financial performance, Arnica has
received A M. Best com pany’s top
rating for the 77 years, earned and
AA+rating from Standard & Poor’s,
and been named to the W ard's
50Benchmark Group for five years.
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autom obiles. The company, with
corporate headquarters in Lincoln,
Rhode Island, is a national writer o f
automobile, homeowners, marine,
and personal umbrella insurance.
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